Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive Control

Phenax, God of Deception
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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
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
90%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
86%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
85%synergy
Mindcrank
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
79%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Mana Drain
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Mystic Remora
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Consuming Aberration
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Swan Song
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Opposition Agent
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Tree of Perdition
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Windfall
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
87%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
85%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
78%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
81%synergy
Rhystic Study
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
69%synergy
Force of Will
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
72%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Mox Diamond
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
78%synergy
Ancient Tomb
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
74%synergy
Imperial Seal
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
67%synergy
Creatures
Ruin Crab
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Silent Arbiter
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Notion Thief
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Undead Alchemist
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Painter's Servant
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Wall of Frost
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Gilded Drake
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Shield Sphere
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Mortivore
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Nighthowler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
The Ancient One
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crab
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Spellskite
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Quantum Riddler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thopter Assembly
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Guiltfeeder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Nethergoyf
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thought Courier
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Trophy Mage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Peregrine Drake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Force of Negation
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Visions of Beyond
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Pact
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Flusterstorm
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Pact of Negation
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Resculpt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Delay
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
SPELL PIERCE
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Demonic Consultation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Spider-Sense
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Stroke of Genius
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Whir of Invention
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Shred Memory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Capsize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dizzy Spell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Miscast
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Dismember
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sunder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Grim Tutor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Singularity Rupture
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Fractured Sanity
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Traumatize
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Fabricate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Dark Deal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Final Act
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
DOOMSDAY
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Time Stretch
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mind Grind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Personal Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Time Spiral
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Massacre
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Time Warp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
The One Ring
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Grindstone
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Isochron Scepter
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Folio of Fancies
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Altar of the Brood
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Codex Shredder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
The Water Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Static Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Obedience
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Winter Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Time Sieve
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Scroll Rack
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mindslaver
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Black Vise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lantern of Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Memory Jar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Awakening
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Counterbalance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Copy Artifact
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Memory Erosion
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Forced Fruition
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mind Over Matter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Field of Dreams
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Oubliette
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Coffers
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Strip Mine
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Multiversal Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-30%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
68%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Chrome Mox
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Mox Opal
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Lotus Petal
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-19%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
67%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Underground Sea
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
78%synergy
Morphic Pool
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Swamp
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
75%synergy
Island
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
74%synergy
Misty Rainforest
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Mana Confluence
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
67%synergy
Marsh Flats
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Flooded Strand
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Darkslick Shores
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Sunken Ruins
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
38%synergy
City of Brass
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Reflecting Pool
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Prismatic Vista
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-47%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-28%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Glimmervoid
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
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