Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Crabs

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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Charix, the Raging Isle
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
98%synergy
Hedron Crab
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
91%synergy
Scuttletide
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
91%synergy
Ruin Crab
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
87%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
86%synergy
Ancient Crab
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
82%synergy
Uchuulon
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
81%synergy
Mirrorshell Crab
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
77%synergy
Fortress Crab
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
73%synergy
Crystacean
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Mirelurk Queen
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
72%synergy
Canyon Crab
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
73%synergy
Iceberg Cancrix
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
73%synergy
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Crabomination
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Skittering Crustacean
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Chromeshell Crab
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Wishcoin Crab
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Purple-Crystal Crab
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Vexing Scuttler
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Consuming Aberration
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
35%synergy
King Crab
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Thassa's Emissary
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Shorecomber Crab
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Dreadlight Monstrosity
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Giant Crab
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Jwari Scuttler
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Armored Cancrix
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Eddymurk Crab
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Tree of Perdition
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Fleet Swallower
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Nighthowler
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Skitter Eel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Drownyard Behemoth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Wormfang Crab
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Salvage Scuttler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Hightide Hermit
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Mistwalker
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Scuttler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Soul-Shackled Zombie
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wonder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
The Ancient One
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Frost
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Venomous Changeling
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Silent Arbiter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Metallic Mimic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mortivore
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Oraxid
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Turtleshell Changeling
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Collapse
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Strike
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Thought Scour
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Hero's Downfall
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Engulf the Shore
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Shore Up
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Into the Story
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Dive Down
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
High Tide
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Shell Shield
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Induce Paranoia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Hard Evidence
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Distant Melody
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Fractured Sanity
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Mind Grind
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Eldritch Pact
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Kindred Dominance
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Extract from Darkness
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Pilfered Plans
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Raise the Palisade
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Wash Out
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Breaking Wave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Mindcrank
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
29%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Herald's Horn
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Incubator
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bonehoard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Insight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Crab Umbra
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Kindred Discovery
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Memory Erosion
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Court of Cunning
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Fraying Sanity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Coastal Piracy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Call to the Kindred
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Withering Wisps
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Paradise Mantle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Island
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-47%synergy
Swamp
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-56%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Watery Grave
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Cavern of Souls
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Underground Sea
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Morphic Pool
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-30%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-17%synergy
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