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
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Pull from the Grave
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
89%inclusion67 decks75 decks
87%synergy
Wall of Frost
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
83%synergy
Tree of Perdition
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Hover Barrier
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
56%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
56%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
55%synergy
Nighthowler
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Mindcrank
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
45%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
45%synergy
Mortivore
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
48%synergy
The Ancient One
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Fog Bank
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
44%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Glacial Wall
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
41%synergy
Eater of the Dead
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Manic Scribe
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
29%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Aegis Turtle
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Runes
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Mist
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Air
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
9%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Junk
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Coral Colony
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Doorkeeper
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Academy Wall
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Turtle
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Strike
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Incursion
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-19%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-22%synergy
Intellectual Offering
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Doom Blade
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Funeral
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Dream Harvest
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Aether Gale
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Bonehoard
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Keening Stone
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Memory Erosion
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-20%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion59 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Waterfront District
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-22%synergy
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