Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Combo

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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Hama, the Bloodbender
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
1.9%inclusion1 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion120 decks134 decks
75%synergy
Eater of the Dead
74%inclusion99 decks134 decks
73%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion109 decks134 decks
71%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion101 decks134 decks
71%synergy
Mindcrank
83%inclusion111 decks134 decks
71%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion96 decks134 decks
69%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
75%inclusion100 decks134 decks
68%synergy
Tree of Perdition
65%inclusion87 decks134 decks
63%synergy
Ruin Crab
63%inclusion85 decks134 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion81 decks134 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
68%inclusion91 decks134 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion79 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
54%inclusion73 decks134 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion69 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion64 decks134 decks
42%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
47%inclusion63 decks134 decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion60 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Visions of Beyond
44%inclusion59 decks134 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion67 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
49%inclusion66 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion64 decks134 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Force of Will
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
36%synergy
The Ancient One
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Undead Alchemist
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Frost
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion39 decks134 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Hedron Crab
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Hover Barrier
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
-12%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Strike
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-13%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-11%synergy
Delay
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Mind Grind
40%inclusion53 decks134 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
40%inclusion53 decks134 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion37 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
-15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Ravenform
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion48 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Grindstone
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
-11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-7%synergy
Profane Memento
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
34%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion39 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion37 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion69 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion54 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
32%inclusion43 decks134 decks
28%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-20%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
3%synergy
War Room
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion128 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion118 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion80 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion78 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion131 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion131 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion126 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
73%inclusion98 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion91 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion83 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion73 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion68 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion67 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Morphic Pool
49%inclusion66 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion62 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion54 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion53 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
-9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion32 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
-11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
0%synergy