Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive

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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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The Master of Lake-town
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Istvan, Butcher of Eln
1.6%inclusion1 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Gustha Ebbasdotter
1.6%inclusion1 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Troop of Ponies
1.4%inclusion1 decks69 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
85%inclusion777 decks911 decks
79%synergy
Tree of Perdition
71%inclusion643 decks911 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion623 decks911 decks
66%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion736 decks911 decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion689 decks911 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion630 decks911 decks
61%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion649 decks911 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion549 decks911 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion501 decks911 decks
51%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion467 decks911 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
63%inclusion574 decks911 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion520 decks911 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion520 decks911 decks
39%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion500 decks911 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion380 decks701 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion467 decks911 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
49%inclusion320 decks651 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion444 decks911 decks
36%synergy
The Ancient One
48%inclusion433 decks911 decks
44%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
46%inclusion235 decks507 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
70%inclusion640 decks911 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion563 decks911 decks
43%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
62%inclusion561 decks911 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion438 decks911 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
47%inclusion429 decks911 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
41%inclusion374 decks911 decks
33%synergy
Force of Will
35%inclusion315 decks911 decks
25%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion299 decks911 decks
20%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion202 decks911 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion196 decks911 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
46%inclusion417 decks911 decks
40%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
45%inclusion409 decks911 decks
38%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion386 decks911 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Frost
42%inclusion380 decks911 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion376 decks911 decks
37%synergy
Silent Arbiter
40%inclusion362 decks911 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion330 decks911 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion321 decks904 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion290 decks911 decks
20%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion260 decks911 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion224 decks807 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion247 decks911 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion212 decks911 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion202 decks911 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion192 decks911 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion192 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
21%inclusion188 decks911 decks
16%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion187 decks911 decks
10%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion183 decks911 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion181 decks911 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion172 decks911 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion162 decks911 decks
11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion160 decks911 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion160 decks911 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion153 decks911 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion143 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
15%inclusion140 decks911 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion140 decks911 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion137 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion135 decks911 decks
14%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion135 decks911 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion134 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion132 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion128 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
13%inclusion121 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion119 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion116 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion116 decks911 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion116 decks911 decks
12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion107 decks911 decks
11%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion104 decks911 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion102 decks911 decks
-13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion99 decks911 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion99 decks911 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
9.4%inclusion86 decks911 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.4%inclusion86 decks911 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
9.3%inclusion85 decks911 decks
-1%synergy
Shield Sphere
9.3%inclusion85 decks911 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.2%inclusion84 decks911 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.9%inclusion81 decks911 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion366 decks911 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion347 decks911 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion299 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion287 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion279 decks911 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion277 decks911 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion244 decks911 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion242 decks911 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion198 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion189 decks911 decks
-12%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion185 decks911 decks
18%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion159 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion158 decks911 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion133 decks911 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion130 decks911 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion129 decks911 decks
9%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion55 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion120 decks911 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion113 decks911 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion105 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion104 decks911 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion100 decks902 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion99 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.1%inclusion83 decks911 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion83 decks911 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
8.8%inclusion80 decks911 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
8.0%inclusion73 decks911 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.9%inclusion72 decks911 decks
-0%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.9%inclusion72 decks911 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.7%inclusion70 decks911 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion68 decks911 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
7.5%inclusion68 decks911 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.1%inclusion65 decks911 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.0%inclusion64 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.7%inclusion61 decks911 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion61 decks911 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.6%inclusion60 decks911 decks
1%synergy
GO FOR THE THROAT
6.0%inclusion55 decks911 decks
-10%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.8%inclusion53 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
5.7%inclusion52 decks911 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.4%inclusion49 decks911 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion414 decks911 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion400 decks911 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
41%inclusion377 decks911 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion369 decks911 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion344 decks911 decks
24%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion342 decks911 decks
32%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion321 decks911 decks
25%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion221 decks911 decks
19%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23%inclusion211 decks911 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion195 decks911 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion183 decks911 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion174 decks911 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion157 decks911 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion155 decks911 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion137 decks911 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion118 decks911 decks
-3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion107 decks911 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.6%inclusion78 decks911 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.2%inclusion75 decks911 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
7.8%inclusion71 decks911 decks
-2%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion65 decks911 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.0%inclusion64 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.7%inclusion52 decks911 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion50 decks911 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion43 decks858 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion417 decks911 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion370 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion297 decks911 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion216 decks807 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion214 decks911 decks
22%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion164 decks911 decks
15%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion162 decks911 decks
16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion129 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion107 decks911 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion106 decks911 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion91 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
9.4%inclusion86 decks911 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.0%inclusion73 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.1%inclusion65 decks911 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.0%inclusion64 decks911 decks
-2%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.8%inclusion62 decks911 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion61 decks911 decks
-6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.5%inclusion59 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.7%inclusion52 decks911 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.7%inclusion52 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
5.5%inclusion50 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
45%inclusion412 decks911 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion407 decks911 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion405 decks911 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion352 decks911 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion348 decks911 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion323 decks911 decks
32%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion254 decks807 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion266 decks911 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion254 decks911 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion205 decks911 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion186 decks911 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion169 decks911 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion168 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion148 decks911 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion146 decks911 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion122 decks911 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion116 decks911 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion113 decks911 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.8%inclusion80 decks911 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
5.2%inclusion47 decks911 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion231 decks911 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion130 decks911 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion127 decks911 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion97 decks911 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.5%inclusion59 decks911 decks
4%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.0%inclusion55 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion607 decks911 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
51%inclusion469 decks911 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion456 decks911 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion455 decks911 decks
46%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
41%inclusion370 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion329 decks911 decks
24%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion242 decks709 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion270 decks911 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion262 decks911 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion249 decks911 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion172 decks911 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion162 decks911 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion104 decks911 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion101 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion98 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion97 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion77 decks911 decks
-18%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion70 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion70 decks911 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.5%inclusion68 decks911 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.5%inclusion68 decks911 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
7.2%inclusion66 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.1%inclusion65 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion59 decks911 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.4%inclusion48 decks751 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion47 decks911 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion850 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion809 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion549 decks911 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion539 decks911 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion302 decks911 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion296 decks911 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion196 decks911 decks
17%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion189 decks911 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion167 decks911 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion160 decks911 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion101 decks620 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion139 decks911 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion102 decks911 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion92 decks911 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.3%inclusion85 decks911 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
6.9%inclusion63 decks911 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.7%inclusion61 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion51 decks911 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.3%inclusion48 decks911 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion853 decks911 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion849 decks911 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
93%inclusion843 decks911 decks
79%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion835 decks911 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion820 decks911 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion735 decks911 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion669 decks911 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion643 decks911 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion512 decks911 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion462 decks911 decks
-15%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion460 decks911 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion428 decks911 decks
23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
47%inclusion421 decks905 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion394 decks911 decks
26%synergy
Undercity Sewers
40%inclusion367 decks911 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion290 decks911 decks
-12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
31%inclusion279 decks911 decks
22%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion267 decks911 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion265 decks911 decks
21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion257 decks911 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion242 decks911 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion235 decks911 decks
19%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion232 decks911 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion231 decks911 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion230 decks911 decks
-12%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion228 decks911 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion199 decks911 decks
-25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion198 decks911 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion183 decks911 decks
-12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion172 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion168 decks911 decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion158 decks911 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion149 decks911 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion146 decks911 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion145 decks911 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion114 decks911 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion103 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion101 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Lair
11%inclusion19 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.4%inclusion86 decks911 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion83 decks911 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.9%inclusion81 decks911 decks
-11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.9%inclusion81 decks911 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.6%inclusion78 decks911 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.6%inclusion69 decks911 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion62 decks911 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.0%inclusion55 decks911 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.6%inclusion51 decks911 decks
-11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.4%inclusion49 decks911 decks
-1%synergy
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