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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Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Master of Lake-town
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Calculations
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
87%inclusion73 decks84 decks
85%synergy
Wall of Frost
80%inclusion67 decks84 decks
78%synergy
Tree of Perdition
73%inclusion61 decks84 decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
79%inclusion66 decks84 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion71 decks84 decks
69%synergy
Hover Barrier
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
56%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
67%inclusion56 decks84 decks
56%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
55%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
52%synergy
Nighthowler
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
50%synergy
Singularity Rupture
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion46 decks84 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
The Ancient One
52%inclusion44 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
46%synergy
Fraying Sanity
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Will
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Fog Bank
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Eater of the Dead
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Glacial Wall
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Silent Arbiter
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
30%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Manic Scribe
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Aegis Turtle
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
26%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Runes
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Mist
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Doorkeeper
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Air
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Coral Colony
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Academy Wall
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Blight Pile
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Visions of Beyond
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Incursion
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-18%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-11%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-11%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
36%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
-0%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Aether Gale
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
39%synergy
Bonehoard
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Keening Stone
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Brood
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Memento
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Freed from the Real
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
34%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-18%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion73 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion67 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion46 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion82 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion82 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion70 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion59 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
-13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-18%synergy
Hidden Lair
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-0%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-12%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Waterfront District
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Warped Landscape
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
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