Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Core 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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Ruin Crab
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
91%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
85%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
75%synergy
Singularity Rupture
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
71%synergy
Wall of Frost
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
69%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
69%synergy
Nighthowler
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Fractured Sanity
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
59%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
59%synergy
Psychic Strike
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
57%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Memory Erosion
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Dimir Doppelganger
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
The Mindskinner
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Hover Barrier
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tree of Perdition
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Avatar of Woe
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fog Bank
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Eater of the Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Manic Scribe
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ambling Stormshell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Viseling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx of Magosi
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fatestitcher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sinister Starfish
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Horrid Shadowspinner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fear of Impostors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Clever Conjurer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Ancient One
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Thought Collapse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Thought Scour
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Archive Trap
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Memory Plunder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Spiral
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Memory Lapse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Visions of Beyond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Into the Story
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
See Double
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Countermand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dash Hopes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Disallow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Filter Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Saw It Coming
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Didn't Say Please
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Trap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Induce Paranoia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Decree of Pain
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Pilfered Plans
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Whispering Madness
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Traumatize
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mathemagics
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Life's Finale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Relearn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spelltwine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Final Act
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Tome Scour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wash Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vicious Rumors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Compelling Argument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Drain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Tempest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Field Research
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Prosperity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Altar of the Brood
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Keening Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Howling Mine
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Millstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sculpting Steel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Font of Mythos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Library of Leng
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Folio of Fancies
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Profane Memento
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Iron Maiden
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Memory Jar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Court of Cunning
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Freed from the Real
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Unable to Scream
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Witness Protection
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Spider-Man No More
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Well of Ideas
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stay Hidden, Stay Silent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Underworld Connections
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utter Insignificance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Forced Fruition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Copy Enchantment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Redaction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Nowhere to Run
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Halimar Depths
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Echoing Deeps
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sky Diamond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Locket
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Darkslick Shores
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Ice Tunnel
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-20%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Morphic Pool
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Soured Springs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
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