Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive

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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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24%synergy
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16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
12%synergy
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4.9%inclusion7 decks144 decks
5%synergy
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0.9%inclusion1 decks116 decks
1%synergy
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0.9%inclusion1 decks116 decks
1%synergy
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85%inclusion783 decks920 decks
79%synergy
Tree of Perdition
71%inclusion652 decks920 decks
69%synergy
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69%inclusion631 decks920 decks
67%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion745 decks920 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion689 decks920 decks
64%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion631 decks920 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion561 decks920 decks
60%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion657 decks920 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion509 decks920 decks
51%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
52%inclusion480 decks920 decks
51%synergy
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Mana Drain
64%inclusion588 decks920 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion526 decks920 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion523 decks920 decks
39%synergy
Fractured Sanity
54%inclusion501 decks920 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion389 decks729 decks
44%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion472 decks920 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion450 decks920 decks
36%synergy
Singularity Rupture
49%inclusion330 decks679 decks
36%synergy
The Ancient One
47%inclusion436 decks920 decks
44%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
46%inclusion248 decks537 decks
45%synergy
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Rhystic Study
70%inclusion645 decks920 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion572 decks920 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
61%inclusion565 decks920 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion453 decks920 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion440 decks920 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion382 decks920 decks
33%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion327 decks920 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
34%inclusion310 decks920 decks
21%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion207 decks920 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion205 decks920 decks
18%synergy
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Cruel Somnophage
46%inclusion424 decks920 decks
41%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion409 decks920 decks
38%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion387 decks920 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Frost
41%inclusion381 decks920 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion378 decks920 decks
37%synergy
Silent Arbiter
40%inclusion367 decks920 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion332 decks920 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion326 decks920 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion296 decks920 decks
20%synergy
Mortivore
28%inclusion260 decks920 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion235 decks832 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion247 decks920 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
24%inclusion217 decks920 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion202 decks920 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion194 decks920 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion194 decks920 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion188 decks920 decks
10%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
20%inclusion184 decks920 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion183 decks920 decks
17%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion181 decks920 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion171 decks920 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion165 decks920 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion163 decks920 decks
11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion161 decks920 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion154 decks920 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion145 decks920 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion143 decks920 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion139 decks920 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion137 decks920 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion137 decks920 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion137 decks920 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion137 decks920 decks
14%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion133 decks920 decks
11%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion127 decks920 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
14%inclusion125 decks920 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion124 decks920 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion120 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion119 decks920 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion115 decks920 decks
12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion106 decks920 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion102 decks920 decks
-13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion98 decks920 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion96 decks920 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion94 decks920 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion89 decks920 decks
-0%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
9.5%inclusion87 decks920 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
9.2%inclusion85 decks920 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.2%inclusion85 decks920 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.1%inclusion84 decks920 decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
8.7%inclusion80 decks920 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion379 decks920 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion355 decks920 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion306 decks920 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion297 decks920 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion285 decks920 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion278 decks920 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
28%inclusion253 decks920 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion242 decks920 decks
-0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion200 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion194 decks920 decks
-11%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion182 decks920 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion160 decks920 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion158 decks920 decks
12%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
15%inclusion64 decks435 decks
12%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion135 decks920 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion133 decks920 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion128 decks920 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion123 decks920 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion112 decks920 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion105 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion102 decks920 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion100 decks920 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion98 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion85 decks920 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
9.0%inclusion83 decks920 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.8%inclusion81 decks920 decks
3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.8%inclusion81 decks920 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.0%inclusion74 decks920 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion73 decks920 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.8%inclusion72 decks920 decks
4%synergy
Into the Story
7.6%inclusion70 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
7.4%inclusion68 decks920 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
7.2%inclusion66 decks920 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.8%inclusion63 decks920 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.7%inclusion62 decks920 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.6%inclusion61 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion60 decks920 decks
-9%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion56 decks920 decks
-10%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.8%inclusion53 decks920 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
5.7%inclusion52 decks920 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.2%inclusion48 decks920 decks
-5%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.2%inclusion48 decks920 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion420 decks920 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion399 decks920 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion378 decks920 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
40%inclusion372 decks920 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion351 decks920 decks
25%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion337 decks920 decks
31%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion320 decks920 decks
25%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion226 decks920 decks
19%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23%inclusion211 decks920 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion194 decks920 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion185 decks920 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion182 decks920 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion165 decks920 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion161 decks920 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion138 decks920 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion123 decks920 decks
-3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion107 decks920 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.4%inclusion77 decks920 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
7.9%inclusion73 decks920 decks
-2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion71 decks920 decks
-0%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion65 decks920 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.5%inclusion60 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.3%inclusion49 decks920 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion47 decks920 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.0%inclusion46 decks920 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.0%inclusion46 decks920 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion418 decks920 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion374 decks920 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion292 decks920 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion226 decks832 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion221 decks920 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion204 decks920 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion171 decks920 decks
16%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion163 decks920 decks
16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion131 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion112 decks920 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion106 decks920 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion94 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
9.0%inclusion83 decks920 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.7%inclusion71 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.3%inclusion67 decks920 decks
-1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion65 decks920 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.1%inclusion65 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion57 decks920 decks
-6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.1%inclusion56 decks920 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
5.8%inclusion53 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.7%inclusion52 decks920 decks
3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.7%inclusion52 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.0%inclusion46 decks920 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
45%inclusion416 decks920 decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
45%inclusion411 decks920 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion404 decks920 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion357 decks920 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion342 decks920 decks
33%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion330 decks920 decks
32%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion258 decks832 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion266 decks920 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion252 decks920 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion206 decks920 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion186 decks920 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion173 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion169 decks920 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion154 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion146 decks920 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion125 decks920 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion116 decks920 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion115 decks920 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.8%inclusion81 decks920 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
5.3%inclusion49 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion234 decks920 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion127 decks920 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion125 decks920 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion98 decks920 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.8%inclusion63 decks920 decks
4%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.2%inclusion57 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion615 decks920 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion483 decks920 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion461 decks920 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion460 decks920 decks
46%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion369 decks920 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
37%inclusion336 decks920 decks
24%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion245 decks737 decks
28%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
28%inclusion262 decks920 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion262 decks920 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion257 decks920 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion176 decks920 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion159 decks920 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion108 decks920 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion102 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion98 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion98 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion75 decks920 decks
-18%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.6%inclusion70 decks920 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.6%inclusion70 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.4%inclusion68 decks920 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.4%inclusion68 decks920 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.3%inclusion67 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.2%inclusion66 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion60 decks920 decks
-2%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.3%inclusion49 decks778 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.0%inclusion46 decks920 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.0%inclusion46 decks920 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion861 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion817 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion555 decks920 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion544 decks920 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion304 decks920 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion302 decks920 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion197 decks920 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion166 decks920 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion163 decks920 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion109 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion141 decks920 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion107 decks920 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion88 decks920 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.0%inclusion83 decks920 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.3%inclusion67 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
6.6%inclusion61 decks920 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion52 decks920 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.5%inclusion51 decks920 decks
-0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.0%inclusion46 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion857 decks920 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion854 decks920 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
92%inclusion848 decks920 decks
79%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion843 decks920 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion826 decks920 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion746 decks920 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
74%inclusion679 decks920 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion648 decks920 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion518 decks920 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion468 decks920 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion460 decks920 decks
-15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
48%inclusion438 decks920 decks
23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
47%inclusion433 decks920 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion397 decks920 decks
26%synergy
Undercity Sewers
40%inclusion372 decks920 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion291 decks920 decks
-13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
32%inclusion291 decks920 decks
23%synergy
Flooded Strand
30%inclusion277 decks920 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion273 decks920 decks
22%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion264 decks920 decks
23%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion249 decks920 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion243 decks920 decks
19%synergy
Reflecting Pool
26%inclusion238 decks920 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion237 decks920 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion232 decks920 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion227 decks920 decks
-14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion200 decks920 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion197 decks920 decks
-26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion185 decks920 decks
-12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion176 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion167 decks920 decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion160 decks920 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion150 decks920 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion149 decks920 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion148 decks920 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion115 decks920 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion108 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion107 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Lair
10%inclusion22 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion88 decks920 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion85 decks920 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.8%inclusion81 decks920 decks
-11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.5%inclusion78 decks920 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.4%inclusion77 decks920 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.5%inclusion69 decks920 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.0%inclusion64 decks920 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.0%inclusion55 decks920 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.4%inclusion50 decks920 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.2%inclusion48 decks920 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.2%inclusion48 decks920 decks
-11%synergy
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