Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Core Mill

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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100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
The Master of Lake-town
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion84 decks109 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion91 decks109 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion82 decks109 decks
67%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
55%inclusion60 decks109 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
49%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
51%inclusion56 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
45%synergy
Tree of Perdition
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Mindcrank
47%inclusion51 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
32%synergy
The Water Crystal
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
35%synergy
The Ancient One
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Fractured Sanity
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
36%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Eater of the Dead
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Undead Alchemist
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
23%synergy
The Mindskinner
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Avatar of Woe
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Aegis Turtle
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Wall
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
7%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Runes
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Into the Story
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
-20%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-26%synergy
Memory Lapse
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-20%synergy
Doom Blade
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Spiral
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Charm
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
See Double
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Ravenous Trap
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Startled Awake
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Life's Finale
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Altar of the Brood
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-11%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Fraying Sanity
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion87 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion81 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion68 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Locket
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion104 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion104 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion87 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
-11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
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