Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Crabs

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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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Charix, the Raging Isle
97%inclusion38 decks39 decks
95%synergy
Ruin Crab
97%inclusion38 decks39 decks
89%synergy
Hedron Crab
92%inclusion36 decks39 decks
89%synergy
Ancient Crab
87%inclusion34 decks39 decks
87%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
87%inclusion34 decks39 decks
87%synergy
Scuttletide
82%inclusion32 decks39 decks
82%synergy
Fortress Crab
79%inclusion31 decks39 decks
79%synergy
Uchuulon
85%inclusion33 decks39 decks
79%synergy
Mirrorshell Crab
79%inclusion31 decks39 decks
79%synergy
Crystacean
77%inclusion30 decks39 decks
77%synergy
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Canyon Crab
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
73%synergy
Iceberg Cancrix
72%inclusion28 decks39 decks
72%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
69%inclusion27 decks39 decks
65%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Skittering Crustacean
64%inclusion25 decks39 decks
64%synergy
Wishcoin Crab
64%inclusion25 decks39 decks
64%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
64%inclusion25 decks39 decks
54%synergy
Purple-Crystal Crab
64%inclusion25 decks39 decks
64%synergy
Crabomination
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Chromeshell Crab
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
48%synergy
Vexing Scuttler
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
54%synergy
Consuming Aberration
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
39%synergy
King Crab
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
51%synergy
Shorecomber Crab
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
41%synergy
Dreadlight Monstrosity
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
41%synergy
Thassa's Emissary
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
41%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
35%synergy
Drownyard Behemoth
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
36%synergy
Jwari Scuttler
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
33%synergy
Tree of Perdition
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
29%synergy
Armored Cancrix
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Eddymurk Crab
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Metallic Mimic
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
24%synergy
Nighthowler
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Skitter Eel
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Giant Crab
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
The Ancient One
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Wormfang Crab
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Venomous Changeling
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Hightide Hermit
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Frost
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Turtleshell Changeling
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Mistwalker
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Scuttler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Shackled Zombie
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Salvage Scuttler
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Homarid Explorer
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Silent Arbiter
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Wonder
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
54%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
48%synergy
Thought Collapse
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Scour
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
37%synergy
Aetherize
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Drown in Dreams
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Incursion
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
29%synergy
Shore Up
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Strike
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Engulf the Shore
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-12%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Perplex
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Dive Down
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-22%synergy
High Tide
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Shell Shield
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Opt
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Reenact the Crime
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Dismember
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
46%synergy
Hard Evidence
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
44%synergy
Distant Melody
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
33%synergy
Crippling Fear
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Raise the Palisade
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Dominance
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Eldritch Pact
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Cut Your Losses
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Wash Out
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Breaking Wave
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Haunting Voyage
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
33%synergy
Herald's Horn
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Mindcrank
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
21%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
29%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
24%synergy
Door of Destinies
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Altar of the Brood
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Coat of Arms
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Keening Stone
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Crab Umbra
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
54%synergy
Intruder Alarm
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
45%synergy
Kindred Discovery
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Sanity
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Memory Erosion
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Call to the Kindred
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Coastal Piracy
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Withering Wisps
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Pestilence
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
69%inclusion27 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
42%synergy
Restless Reef
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Three Tree City
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion37 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion35 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
74%inclusion29 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Locket
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Paradise Mantle
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
87%inclusion34 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
72%inclusion28 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Island
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
-40%synergy
Swamp
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
-45%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
44%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
39%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
-22%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
-14%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-22%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Frost Marsh
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-23%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-10%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
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