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%inclusion24 decks24 decks
98%synergy
Hedron Crab
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
92%synergy
Scuttletide
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
92%synergy
Ruin Crab
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
87%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
87%synergy
Ancient Crab
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
83%synergy
Uchuulon
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
82%synergy
Mirrorshell Crab
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
78%synergy
Fortress Crab
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Crystacean
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
75%synergy
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Mirelurk Queen
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Iceberg Cancrix
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Canyon Crab
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Skittering Crustacean
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
67%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
63%synergy
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Chromeshell Crab
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
62%synergy
Wishcoin Crab
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
62%synergy
Purple-Crystal Crab
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
62%synergy
Crabomination
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Vexing Scuttler
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
54%synergy
King Crab
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Consuming Aberration
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Thassa's Emissary
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Shorecomber Crab
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Dreadlight Monstrosity
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Jwari Scuttler
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Armored Cancrix
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Giant Crab
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Drownyard Behemoth
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Eddymurk Crab
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Tree of Perdition
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Skitter Eel
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Nighthowler
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Wormfang Crab
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Salvage Scuttler
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Metallic Mimic
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Hightide Hermit
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Mistwalker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Scuttler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Shackled Zombie
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Ancient One
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Frost
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Venomous Changeling
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Silent Arbiter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mortivore
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Oraxid
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Turtleshell Changeling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Collapse
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Thought Scour
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Strike
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Shore Up
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Incursion
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Engulf the Shore
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Hero's Downfall
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
High Tide
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Dive Down
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Shell Shield
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Induce Paranoia
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Hard Evidence
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Fractured Sanity
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Distant Melody
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Crippling Fear
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Raise the Palisade
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Eldritch Pact
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Pilfered Plans
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Extract from Darkness
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Breaking Wave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Mindcrank
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
30%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Herald's Horn
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Incubator
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Door of Destinies
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Bonehoard
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Brood
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Lantern of Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Kindred Discovery
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Crab Umbra
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Memory Erosion
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Call to the Kindred
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Withering Wisps
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Paradise Mantle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Island
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
-43%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Swamp
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-51%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-31%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-17%synergy
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