Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive 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
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
89%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
86%synergy
Eater of the Dead
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
83%synergy
Mindcrank
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
80%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
80%synergy
Mana Drain
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
69%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Imperial Seal
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Remora
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Necropotence
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Reanimate
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Force of Negation
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
80%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
84%synergy
Ancient Tomb
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
84%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Chrome Mox
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
86%synergy
Rhystic Study
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Mana Vault
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
79%synergy
Force of Will
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
74%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Mystical Tutor
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Creatures
Ruin Crab
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Opposition Agent
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Painter's Servant
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Notion Thief
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Undead Alchemist
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
The Ancient One
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Gilded Drake
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Shield Sphere
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Spellskite
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Nethergoyf
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
The Mindskinner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Silent Arbiter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Mortivore
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Spellseeker
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Fatestitcher
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Nighthowler
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Crab
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Frost
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Ghast
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Quantum Riddler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Barrowgoyf
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Pact of Negation
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Resculpt
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Flusterstorm
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Delay
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Pact
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Consultation
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Ugin's Binding
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Trickbind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Shred Memory
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Surgical Extraction
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Countersquall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Stifle
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Miscast
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Singularity Rupture
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Fabricate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Stock Up
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Extract
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Mind Grind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Massacre
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
47%synergy
Grindstone
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Isochron Scepter
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
The Water Crystal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Unwinding Clock
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Forge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Memory Erosion
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Copy Artifact
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Sanity
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Court of Cunning
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Zur's Weirding
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Urza's Saga
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
War Room
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Grim Monolith
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Coalition Relic
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
68%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Island
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Underground Sea
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
72%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Underground River
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Flooded Strand
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Misty Rainforest
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Scalding Tarn
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Sunken Ruins
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Darkslick Shores
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Mana Confluence
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Marsh Flats
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
46%synergy
City of Brass
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
47%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Undercity Sewers
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-35%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
River of Tears
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Treno, Dark City
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-32%synergy
Umara Wizard
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-40%synergy