Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Control

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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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Silvergill Peddler
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Dream Harvest
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
91%inclusion87 decks96 decks
76%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
78%inclusion75 decks96 decks
74%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
70%inclusion67 decks96 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion71 decks96 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion73 decks96 decks
66%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
69%inclusion66 decks96 decks
63%synergy
Mindcrank
73%inclusion70 decks96 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion56 decks96 decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion56 decks96 decks
57%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion52 decks96 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion60 decks96 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion55 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion55 decks96 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
39%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion46 decks96 decks
41%synergy
Nighthowler
45%inclusion43 decks96 decks
39%synergy
The Ancient One
45%inclusion43 decks96 decks
41%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
47%inclusion45 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Rhystic Study
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion29 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
40%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
37%synergy
Hedron Crab
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
33%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
26%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
22%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
19%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Hover Barrier
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Strix
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Spellseeker
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Strike
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
25%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Murder
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
0%synergy
See Double
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Opt
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Disallow
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Serum Visions
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Startled Awake
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
43%inclusion41 decks96 decks
41%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
32%synergy
The Water Crystal
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Grindstone
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Keening Stone
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Profane Memento
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion41 decks96 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
32%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
25%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Halimar Depths
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-19%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion90 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion73 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion59 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion51 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion91 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Island
95%inclusion91 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion87 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion61 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion57 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion57 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion43 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion41 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion41 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion37 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-6%synergy