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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89%inclusion68 decks76 decks
87%synergy
Wall of Frost
84%inclusion64 decks76 decks
83%synergy
Tree of Perdition
75%inclusion57 decks76 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion57 decks76 decks
67%synergy
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion62 decks76 decks
66%synergy
Hover Barrier
58%inclusion44 decks76 decks
57%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
67%inclusion51 decks76 decks
57%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
54%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion49 decks76 decks
53%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
58%inclusion44 decks76 decks
52%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion48 decks76 decks
45%synergy
Nighthowler
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
51%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
43%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion41 decks76 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
51%inclusion39 decks76 decks
47%synergy
The Ancient One
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
44%synergy
Mind Grind
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
46%inclusion35 decks76 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
44%synergy
Glacial Wall
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
43%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Fog Bank
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
41%synergy
Eater of the Dead
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
41%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion30 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
33%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
29%synergy
Hedron Crab
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
29%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Manic Scribe
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Aegis Turtle
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Runes
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Mist
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Junk
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Air
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
9%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Doorkeeper
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Coral Colony
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Academy Wall
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
41%synergy
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
37%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Psychic Strike
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
29%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Into the Story
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
-17%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
-13%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-8%synergy
Doom Blade
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-8%synergy
Pongify
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Cancel
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
39%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Mind Funeral
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
-11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Startled Awake
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Serum Visions
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Aether Gale
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
39%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of the Brood
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
-11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Profane Memento
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion35 decks76 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
33%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Intruder Alarm
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
32%synergy
Freed from the Real
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
31%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Witness Protection
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
-7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-20%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion66 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion61 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion41 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
-0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion74 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion74 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion63 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion54 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion41 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion30 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
-15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Pools
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-8%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-0%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Waterfront District
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-0%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
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