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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Loki, God of Mischief
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Lair
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Valeria Richards, Precocious
3.4%inclusion2 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
3.3%inclusion2 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
3.3%inclusion2 decks60 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion764 decks888 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion626 decks888 decks
69%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion677 decks888 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion602 decks888 decks
66%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion708 decks888 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion614 decks888 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion539 decks888 decks
59%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion628 decks888 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion490 decks888 decks
51%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion455 decks888 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
63%inclusion558 decks888 decks
45%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion506 decks888 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion502 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion487 decks888 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion338 decks629 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion454 decks888 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion434 decks888 decks
36%synergy
Singularity Rupture
48%inclusion281 decks580 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion421 decks888 decks
42%synergy
The Ancient One
47%inclusion417 decks888 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion636 decks888 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion562 decks888 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
62%inclusion554 decks888 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion438 decks888 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
49%inclusion433 decks888 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion378 decks888 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion320 decks888 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
35%inclusion312 decks888 decks
22%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion204 decks888 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion201 decks888 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
46%inclusion201 decks437 decks
45%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion391 decks888 decks
37%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion376 decks888 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion363 decks888 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
41%inclusion362 decks888 decks
39%synergy
Silent Arbiter
39%inclusion350 decks888 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion331 decks888 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion294 decks838 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion287 decks888 decks
21%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion255 decks888 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion205 decks737 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion241 decks888 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
24%inclusion209 decks888 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion198 decks888 decks
20%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion198 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion193 decks888 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion188 decks888 decks
20%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion188 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
20%inclusion180 decks888 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion177 decks888 decks
17%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion174 decks888 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion170 decks888 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion162 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion160 decks888 decks
15%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion159 decks888 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion151 decks888 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion145 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion145 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion143 decks888 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion138 decks888 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion136 decks888 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion135 decks888 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion131 decks888 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion126 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion126 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion118 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion117 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
13%inclusion115 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion112 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion111 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
12%inclusion110 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion104 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion103 decks888 decks
-12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion100 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion93 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion93 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion93 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion85 decks888 decks
3%synergy
Shield Sphere
9.5%inclusion84 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Guiltfeeder
9.1%inclusion81 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion347 decks888 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion340 decks888 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion284 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion276 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion272 decks888 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion266 decks888 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
28%inclusion248 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion234 decks888 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion187 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion183 decks888 decks
-12%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion180 decks888 decks
18%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion156 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion152 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion132 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion127 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion124 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion45 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion116 decks888 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion110 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion109 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion98 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion92 decks836 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion97 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.2%inclusion82 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion80 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
8.6%inclusion76 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
8.4%inclusion75 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.3%inclusion74 decks888 decks
0%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.1%inclusion72 decks888 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.0%inclusion71 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.8%inclusion69 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
7.7%inclusion68 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.0%inclusion62 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.8%inclusion60 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.8%inclusion60 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.8%inclusion60 decks888 decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion58 decks888 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.0%inclusion53 decks888 decks
-10%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.6%inclusion50 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.4%inclusion48 decks888 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
5.1%inclusion45 decks888 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion402 decks888 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion382 decks888 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion372 decks888 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
41%inclusion360 decks888 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion341 decks888 decks
25%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion328 decks888 decks
32%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion317 decks888 decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion215 decks888 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion212 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion185 decks888 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion181 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion172 decks888 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion165 decks888 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion142 decks888 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion134 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion113 decks888 decks
-4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion107 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.6%inclusion76 decks888 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion71 decks888 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.4%inclusion66 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion65 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion63 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.7%inclusion51 decks888 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion47 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion407 decks888 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion366 decks888 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion282 decks888 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion194 decks737 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion216 decks888 decks
23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion163 decks888 decks
15%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion156 decks888 decks
16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion124 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion110 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion100 decks888 decks
-13%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion86 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.2%inclusion82 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.4%inclusion75 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion65 decks888 decks
-6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion63 decks888 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.9%inclusion61 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.9%inclusion61 decks888 decks
-2%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.0%inclusion53 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.6%inclusion50 decks888 decks
3%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.4%inclusion48 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
5.3%inclusion47 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion399 decks888 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion394 decks888 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion392 decks888 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion349 decks888 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion341 decks888 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
34%inclusion301 decks888 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion229 decks737 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion259 decks888 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion245 decks888 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion198 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion173 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion172 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion159 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion152 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion142 decks888 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion115 decks888 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion111 decks888 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion111 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion85 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.0%inclusion53 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion229 decks888 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion128 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion127 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion95 decks888 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.0%inclusion62 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.5%inclusion58 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion600 decks888 decks
48%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
52%inclusion458 decks888 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion445 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
49%inclusion435 decks888 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion358 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
37%inclusion330 decks888 decks
25%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion214 decks637 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion260 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion255 decks888 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion245 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion170 decks888 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion153 decks888 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion110 decks888 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion104 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion99 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion91 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.6%inclusion76 decks888 decks
-18%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.9%inclusion70 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.5%inclusion67 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion66 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.4%inclusion66 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.3%inclusion65 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.2%inclusion64 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion57 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.2%inclusion42 decks680 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion46 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion824 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion787 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion535 decks888 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion526 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion297 decks888 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion294 decks888 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion198 decks888 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion163 decks888 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion160 decks888 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion91 decks550 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion141 decks888 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion101 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.2%inclusion82 decks888 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.0%inclusion80 decks888 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.5%inclusion67 decks888 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
6.8%inclusion60 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion49 decks888 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.1%inclusion45 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion835 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion830 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion816 decks888 decks
44%synergy
Underground Sea
91%inclusion805 decks888 decks
77%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion798 decks888 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion709 decks888 decks
47%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion649 decks888 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion623 decks888 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion500 decks888 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion454 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion433 decks888 decks
-17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion413 decks888 decks
22%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion388 decks839 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion382 decks888 decks
26%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion345 decks888 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
31%inclusion278 decks888 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion273 decks888 decks
-14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion266 decks888 decks
22%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion264 decks888 decks
24%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion261 decks888 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion242 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion236 decks888 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion232 decks888 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion225 decks888 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion222 decks888 decks
-13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion222 decks888 decks
-14%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion192 decks888 decks
-26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion187 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion173 decks888 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion162 decks888 decks
-17%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion161 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion152 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion152 decks888 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion152 decks888 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion142 decks888 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion103 decks888 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion100 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion97 decks888 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion88 decks888 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion80 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.9%inclusion79 decks888 decks
-11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.4%inclusion75 decks888 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion71 decks888 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.3%inclusion65 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.4%inclusion57 decks888 decks
-0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.2%inclusion55 decks888 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.1%inclusion54 decks888 decks
-10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.4%inclusion48 decks888 decks
-1%synergy
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