Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive Control

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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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Eater of the Dead
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
89%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
84%synergy
Mindcrank
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
78%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
76%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Mana Drain
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
63%synergy
Drown in the Loch
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Ruin Crab
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Consuming Aberration
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Toxic Deluge
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Silent Arbiter
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Opposition Agent
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Swan Song
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
78%synergy
Rhystic Study
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
67%synergy
Demonic Tutor
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
71%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
75%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
72%synergy
Mystical Tutor
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
77%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
72%synergy
Force of Will
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Imperial Seal
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Mox Diamond
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
66%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Notion Thief
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Hedron Crab
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Mortivore
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Nighthowler
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
The Ancient One
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Painter's Servant
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Manic Scribe
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Shield Sphere
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
The Reality Chip
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Gilded Drake
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Quantum Riddler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thopter Assembly
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Trophy Mage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Peregrine Drake
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Withered Wretch
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cathartic Adept
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fleet Swallower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Nethergoyf
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Thought Courier
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
51%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Flusterstorm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Pact
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Pact of Negation
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Delay
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Consultation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Spider-Sense
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Whir of Invention
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shred Memory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Dizzy Spell
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Price of Fame
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Archive Trap
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Miscast
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Sunder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Damnation
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Singularity Rupture
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Tutor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Fabricate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Fractured Sanity
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Traumatize
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Terror Tide
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Final Act
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mind Grind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Massacre
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Isochron Scepter
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
The One Ring
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Folio of Fancies
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
The Water Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Obedience
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Time Sieve
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Bonehoard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mindslaver
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lantern of Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Necropotence
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Sanity
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Memory Erosion
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Counterbalance
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Copy Artifact
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Field of Dreams
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Cabal Coffers
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Multiversal Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dreadship Reef
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Vault
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Chrome Mox
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Opal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-18%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
87%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
93%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
67%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
92%synergy
Misty Rainforest
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
82%synergy
Morphic Pool
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Scalding Tarn
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
82%synergy
Marsh Flats
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
82%synergy
Flooded Strand
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
81%synergy
Swamp
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
-17%synergy
Island
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
-17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Mana Confluence
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
33%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Prismatic Vista
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-45%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-27%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
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