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%inclusion36 decks37 decks
95%synergy
Ruin Crab
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
89%synergy
Hedron Crab
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
88%synergy
Ancient Crab
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
86%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
86%synergy
Scuttletide
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
84%synergy
Fortress Crab
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
78%synergy
Uchuulon
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
78%synergy
Mirrorshell Crab
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
78%synergy
Crystacean
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
76%synergy
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Canyon Crab
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
73%synergy
Iceberg Cancrix
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
73%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
67%synergy
Purple-Crystal Crab
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
68%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Skittering Crustacean
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
65%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Crabomination
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Chromeshell Crab
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
62%synergy
Wishcoin Crab
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Consuming Aberration
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
39%synergy
King Crab
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Vexing Scuttler
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Shorecomber Crab
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Thassa's Emissary
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
41%synergy
Dreadlight Monstrosity
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Drownyard Behemoth
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Tree of Perdition
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Jwari Scuttler
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Armored Cancrix
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Nighthowler
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Skitter Eel
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Giant Crab
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Eddymurk Crab
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Metallic Mimic
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
The Ancient One
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Wormfang Crab
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Frost
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Turtleshell Changeling
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Mistwalker
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Venomous Changeling
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%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
Nimbleclaw Adept
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Hightide Hermit
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Salvage Scuttler
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Silent Arbiter
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Wonder
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Littjara Kinseekers
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Didn't Say Please
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
52%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Collapse
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Thought Scour
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Drown in Dreams
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Incursion
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Psychic Strike
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Shore Up
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Engulf the Shore
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Into the Story
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Perplex
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Dive Down
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-21%synergy
High Tide
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Opt
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Shell Shield
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Reenact the Crime
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Dismember
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Hard Evidence
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Distant Melody
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Raise the Palisade
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Crippling Fear
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Dominance
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Traumatize
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Eldritch Pact
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Breaking Wave
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Haunting Voyage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Mindcrank
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
23%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Herald's Horn
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Bonehoard
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Door of Destinies
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Keening Stone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Crab Umbra
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Kindred Discovery
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Propaganda
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Sanity
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Memory Erosion
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Call to the Kindred
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Coastal Piracy
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Withering Wisps
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Pestilence
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Restless Reef
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Three Tree City
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion35 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Locket
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Paradise Mantle
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Island
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
-40%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
-45%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Cavern of Souls
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-18%synergy
Morphic Pool
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-21%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Frost Marsh
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
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