Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Devotion

Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
76%synergy
Ruin Crab
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Tree of Perdition
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Mindcrank
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
58%inclusion11 decks19 decks
45%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
50%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Nighthowler
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Hover Barrier
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Fog Bank
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Manic Scribe
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Aegis Turtle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Undead Alchemist
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fleet Swallower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Uchuulon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Trickbind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-24%synergy
Triton Tactics
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Szat's Will
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Traumatize
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Mind Grind
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Life's Finale
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Brood
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Grindstone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Magewright's Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Bonehoard
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Insight Engine
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Freed from the Real
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Court of Cunning
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Restless Reef
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Dreadship Reef
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Choked Estuary
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Deceit
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Grixis Panorama
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy