Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Core Mill

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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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The Master of Lake-town
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion84 decks109 decks
75%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion82 decks109 decks
67%synergy
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion89 decks109 decks
66%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
54%inclusion59 decks109 decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion56 decks109 decks
50%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
45%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion51 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Tree of Perdition
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Drown in the Loch
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Maddening Cacophony
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Mindcrank
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
34%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion36 decks79 decks
33%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
39%synergy
The Water Crystal
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
36%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Fractured Sanity
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
36%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
34%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Hedron Crab
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Manic Scribe
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion31 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Silent Arbiter
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Fog Bank
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Eater of the Dead
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Avatar of Woe
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Fleet Swallower
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
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
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
11%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Runes
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
-17%synergy
Visions of Beyond
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Strike
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Into the Story
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
13%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
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-26%synergy
Memory Lapse
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-6%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
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Charm
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
See Double
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-3%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
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion11 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
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Life's Finale
6.4%inclusion7 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
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Bonehoard
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-11%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
12%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
Sapphire Medallion
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Grindstone
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%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
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
27%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
11%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
Castle Locthwain
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion88 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion81 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion67 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion56 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Locket
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion103 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion103 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion86 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion70 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
-12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
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