Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Defenders

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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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Exhibition Tidecaller
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
89%inclusion65 decks73 decks
87%synergy
Wall of Frost
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
82%synergy
Tree of Perdition
73%inclusion53 decks73 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion62 decks73 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion53 decks73 decks
64%synergy
Hover Barrier
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
55%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
54%synergy
Nighthowler
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
52%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
48%synergy
Mindcrank
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
48%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
49%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion29 decks53 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
The Ancient One
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
46%synergy
Mortivore
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Will
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Fog Bank
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
40%synergy
Eater of the Dead
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Glacial Wall
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
33%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Manic Scribe
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Aegis Turtle
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Wall of Runes
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
20%synergy
The Mindskinner
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Mist
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Air
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Junk
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Coral Colony
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Doorkeeper
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Academy Wall
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Turtle
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Into the Story
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Incursion
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-18%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-20%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Doom Blade
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Opt
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Dream Harvest
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Startled Awake
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Bonehoard
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Keening Stone
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Court of Cunning
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-20%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion57 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion71 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion71 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion52 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Waterfront District
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-22%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
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