Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Control

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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Petrified Hamlet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grave Researcher
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Game Over
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion88 decks99 decks
74%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion74 decks99 decks
70%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
69%inclusion68 decks99 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion72 decks99 decks
64%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion74 decks99 decks
64%synergy
Mindcrank
72%inclusion71 decks99 decks
60%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
66%inclusion65 decks99 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
59%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion57 decks99 decks
56%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion56 decks99 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion63 decks99 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion57 decks99 decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion49 decks99 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion48 decks99 decks
31%synergy
The Ancient One
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
42%synergy
Traumatize
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion44 decks99 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
44%inclusion44 decks99 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Frost
43%inclusion43 decks99 decks
42%synergy
The Mindskinner
42%inclusion40 decks95 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
39%inclusion39 decks99 decks
37%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion32 decks99 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion31 decks99 decks
26%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
28%inclusion28 decks99 decks
21%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
22%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
15%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
22%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Hover Barrier
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Painter's Servant
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion43 decks99 decks
40%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion39 decks99 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion32 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Strike
28%inclusion28 decks99 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
-9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
-9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Into the Story
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-12%synergy
Opt
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
4%synergy
See Double
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Disallow
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
42%inclusion42 decks99 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Serum Visions
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
41%inclusion41 decks99 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
38%inclusion30 decks79 decks
29%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Bonehoard
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Grindstone
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Keening Stone
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion42 decks99 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
34%inclusion34 decks99 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
24%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion55 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion39 decks99 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion36 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion34 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
21%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-17%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion94 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion78 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion58 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion50 decks99 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion96 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion95 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion88 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion64 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion61 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion52 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion44 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
42%inclusion42 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion42 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion42 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion34 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy