Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Combo

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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
The Best MTG Sorceries of 2025 for Commander
Our 2025 reviews are chugging along. Today we're bringing you our picks for the best sorceries of the year for Commander players.
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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion120 decks133 decks
75%synergy
Eater of the Dead
74%inclusion98 decks133 decks
72%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion109 decks133 decks
71%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion100 decks133 decks
71%synergy
Mindcrank
82%inclusion109 decks133 decks
70%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
71%inclusion95 decks133 decks
69%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
75%inclusion100 decks133 decks
69%synergy
Tree of Perdition
65%inclusion87 decks133 decks
64%synergy
Ruin Crab
65%inclusion87 decks133 decks
57%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion80 decks133 decks
50%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
65%inclusion86 decks133 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion78 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
53%inclusion71 decks133 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion71 decks133 decks
40%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion66 decks133 decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion64 decks133 decks
42%synergy
The Water Crystal
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Visions of Beyond
45%inclusion60 decks133 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion58 decks133 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion64 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion64 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion62 decks133 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
37%inclusion49 decks133 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion47 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion41 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion32 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion31 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
43%inclusion57 decks133 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
42%inclusion56 decks133 decks
36%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
39%inclusion52 decks133 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion50 decks133 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
35%inclusion47 decks133 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Frost
33%inclusion44 decks133 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion43 decks133 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion41 decks133 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion41 decks133 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion34 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion36 decks133 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion35 decks133 decks
26%synergy
Fleet Swallower
26%inclusion35 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Hedron Crab
26%inclusion34 decks133 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion33 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion32 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
21%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
20%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
18%synergy
Hover Barrier
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
18%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion54 decks133 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion49 decks133 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion44 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion43 decks133 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion39 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion34 decks133 decks
21%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
24%inclusion32 decks133 decks
19%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
-11%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Strike
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
-3%synergy
Frantic Search
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-11%synergy
Delay
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion56 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Mind Grind
39%inclusion52 decks133 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion50 decks133 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion50 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion45 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion42 decks133 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion36 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
26%inclusion34 decks133 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion33 decks133 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion28 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
-5%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-4%synergy
Ravenform
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion49 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion47 decks133 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion42 decks133 decks
27%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion30 decks133 decks
22%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion28 decks133 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
-11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
-6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
41%inclusion54 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion53 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion50 decks133 decks
33%synergy
Fraying Sanity
37%inclusion49 decks133 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion47 decks133 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
28%inclusion37 decks133 decks
25%synergy
Court of Cunning
26%inclusion34 decks133 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion32 decks133 decks
23%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion35 decks133 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion69 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
39%inclusion30 decks76 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion52 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion48 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
32%inclusion43 decks133 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
32%inclusion43 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
32%inclusion42 decks133 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion35 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
-19%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
3%synergy
War Room
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion126 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion117 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion81 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion78 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion42 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion40 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion36 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion130 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion130 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion125 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion98 decks133 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion90 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion83 decks133 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion72 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion68 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion65 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion63 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion61 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion52 decks133 decks
-9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion51 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
34%inclusion45 decks133 decks
19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion45 decks133 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion44 decks133 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion41 decks133 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion31 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
-11%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
1%synergy
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