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%inclusion21 decks21 decks
98%synergy
Hedron Crab
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
91%synergy
Scuttletide
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
90%synergy
Ruin Crab
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
87%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
86%synergy
Ancient Crab
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
81%synergy
Uchuulon
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
80%synergy
Mirrorshell Crab
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
75%synergy
Fortress Crab
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
71%synergy
Crystacean
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Mirelurk Queen
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
71%synergy
Canyon Crab
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
71%synergy
Iceberg Cancrix
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
71%synergy
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Crabomination
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Chromeshell Crab
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
62%synergy
Skittering Crustacean
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
62%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Purple-Crystal Crab
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
62%synergy
Wishcoin Crab
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
King Crab
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Vexing Scuttler
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Consuming Aberration
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Thassa's Emissary
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Shorecomber Crab
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Dreadlight Monstrosity
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Giant Crab
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Armored Cancrix
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Jwari Scuttler
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Eddymurk Crab
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Nighthowler
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Skitter Eel
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Drownyard Behemoth
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Tree of Perdition
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Wormfang Crab
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Salvage Scuttler
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Hightide Hermit
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Mistwalker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Gilded Scuttler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wonder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
The Ancient One
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Frost
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Venomous Changeling
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Soul-Shackled Zombie
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Silent Arbiter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Metallic Mimic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mortivore
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Oraxid
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Turtleshell Changeling
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Collapse
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Strike
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Visions of Beyond
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Hero's Downfall
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Shore Up
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Into the Story
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Dive Down
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Engulf the Shore
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
High Tide
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Shell Shield
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Induce Paranoia
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Hard Evidence
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Distant Melody
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Crippling Fear
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Funeral
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Extract from Darkness
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Pilfered Plans
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Dominance
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Traumatize
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Raise the Palisade
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-0%synergy
Breaking Wave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Mindcrank
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
31%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Herald's Horn
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Bonehoard
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Insight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Intruder Alarm
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Crab Umbra
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Kindred Discovery
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Sanity
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Coastal Piracy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Call to the Kindred
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Withering Wisps
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Locket
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Patriar's Seal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Paradise Mantle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Island
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-44%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Swamp
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-54%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
Ice Tunnel
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Underground Sea
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Morphic Pool
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-30%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-17%synergy
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