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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11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Lair
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-0%synergy
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6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
4.8%inclusion5 decks105 decks
4%synergy
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4.8%inclusion5 decks105 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion765 decks890 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
71%inclusion633 decks890 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion608 decks890 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion676 decks890 decks
65%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion713 decks890 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion611 decks890 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion540 decks890 decks
59%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion629 decks890 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion492 decks890 decks
51%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
52%inclusion464 decks890 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
64%inclusion574 decks890 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion507 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion499 decks890 decks
38%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion486 decks890 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion353 decks654 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion457 decks890 decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
49%inclusion294 decks605 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion432 decks890 decks
36%synergy
The Ancient One
47%inclusion420 decks890 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion416 decks890 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion637 decks890 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion563 decks890 decks
45%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
63%inclusion563 decks890 decks
41%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion446 decks890 decks
35%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion444 decks890 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion385 decks890 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
37%inclusion327 decks890 decks
27%synergy
Mystical Tutor
35%inclusion314 decks890 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion209 decks890 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion208 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
46%inclusion216 decks465 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
46%inclusion412 decks890 decks
41%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion385 decks890 decks
36%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion376 decks890 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Frost
41%inclusion362 decks890 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion359 decks890 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
39%inclusion350 decks890 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion329 decks890 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion306 decks864 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion293 decks890 decks
21%synergy
Mortivore
28%inclusion249 decks890 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion210 decks763 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion237 decks890 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion205 decks890 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion203 decks890 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion193 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion192 decks890 decks
20%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion188 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion185 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion181 decks890 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
20%inclusion178 decks890 decks
15%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion175 decks890 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion172 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion164 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion159 decks890 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion155 decks890 decks
17%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
17%inclusion150 decks890 decks
15%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion141 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion141 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion138 decks890 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion137 decks890 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion133 decks890 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion133 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion131 decks890 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion128 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion126 decks890 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion122 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion114 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
13%inclusion114 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion113 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
12%inclusion109 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
12%inclusion108 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion102 decks890 decks
-12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion101 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion99 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion96 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion94 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion92 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion85 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion85 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion361 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion341 decks890 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion292 decks890 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion280 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion278 decks890 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion274 decks890 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
29%inclusion255 decks890 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion238 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion195 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion191 decks890 decks
-11%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion175 decks890 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion155 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
16%inclusion146 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion135 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion127 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion119 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion117 decks890 decks
-2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion46 decks357 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion109 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion103 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion101 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion94 decks862 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion94 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.1%inclusion81 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion77 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
8.4%inclusion75 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
8.2%inclusion73 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.1%inclusion72 decks890 decks
0%synergy
Into the Story
8.1%inclusion72 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.0%inclusion71 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.0%inclusion71 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion68 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion62 decks890 decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.7%inclusion60 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.6%inclusion59 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion59 decks890 decks
-7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.3%inclusion56 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.0%inclusion53 decks890 decks
-10%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.8%inclusion52 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
5.2%inclusion46 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Delay
5.2%inclusion46 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.1%inclusion45 decks890 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
42%inclusion378 decks890 decks
17%synergy
Traumatize
42%inclusion375 decks890 decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
40%inclusion357 decks890 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion345 decks890 decks
25%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion328 decks890 decks
32%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion324 decks890 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23%inclusion209 decks890 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion205 decks890 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion187 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion186 decks890 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion170 decks890 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion166 decks890 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion146 decks890 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Funeral
14%inclusion129 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion114 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion100 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.2%inclusion73 decks890 decks
-0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion71 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Fabricate
7.4%inclusion66 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion66 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.2%inclusion64 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.7%inclusion51 decks890 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion47 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion41 decks815 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion408 decks890 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion367 decks890 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion278 decks890 decks
26%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion199 decks763 decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion213 decks890 decks
23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion163 decks890 decks
15%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion160 decks890 decks
16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion123 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion114 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion101 decks890 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion86 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
9.0%inclusion80 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.4%inclusion75 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.6%inclusion68 decks890 decks
-1%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.1%inclusion63 decks890 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.0%inclusion62 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion61 decks890 decks
-6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.8%inclusion52 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.6%inclusion50 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.5%inclusion49 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
45%inclusion400 decks890 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion397 decks890 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion394 decks890 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion353 decks890 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion331 decks890 decks
33%synergy
Fraying Sanity
34%inclusion300 decks890 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion231 decks763 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
28%inclusion252 decks890 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion246 decks890 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion196 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion178 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion165 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion159 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion148 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion145 decks890 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion122 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion114 decks890 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion112 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion81 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.4%inclusion57 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion231 decks890 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion125 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion123 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion95 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.1%inclusion63 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.7%inclusion60 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion607 decks890 decks
49%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion473 decks890 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion450 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion449 decks890 decks
47%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion363 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion338 decks890 decks
26%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion215 decks662 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion260 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
28%inclusion248 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion245 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion179 decks890 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion156 decks890 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion110 decks890 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion103 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion101 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion98 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion77 decks890 decks
-18%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.1%inclusion72 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.0%inclusion71 decks890 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.5%inclusion67 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.4%inclusion66 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.2%inclusion64 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion63 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion59 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.1%inclusion43 decks707 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion46 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion831 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion793 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion538 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion529 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion301 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion291 decks890 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion200 decks890 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion160 decks890 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion160 decks890 decks
-10%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion98 decks576 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion144 decks890 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion108 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion85 decks890 decks
-7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion85 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.3%inclusion65 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion63 decks890 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion51 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.4%inclusion48 decks890 decks
-0%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.3%inclusion47 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.1%inclusion45 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion837 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion830 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion815 decks890 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion803 decks890 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion794 decks890 decks
76%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion714 decks890 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion648 decks890 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion627 decks890 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion503 decks890 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion455 decks890 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion439 decks890 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
48%inclusion427 decks890 decks
23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion400 decks865 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
44%inclusion389 decks890 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion349 decks890 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion285 decks890 decks
-12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
31%inclusion273 decks890 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion263 decks890 decks
22%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion260 decks890 decks
23%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion258 decks890 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion243 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Reflecting Pool
26%inclusion233 decks890 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion231 decks890 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion226 decks890 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion225 decks890 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion221 decks890 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion195 decks890 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion190 decks890 decks
-26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion171 decks890 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion163 decks890 decks
-17%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion162 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion155 decks890 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion152 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion150 decks890 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion143 decks890 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion104 decks890 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion104 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion100 decks890 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion85 decks890 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.0%inclusion80 decks890 decks
-11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion77 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.4%inclusion75 decks890 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion71 decks890 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.3%inclusion65 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion60 decks890 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion54 decks890 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.6%inclusion50 decks890 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.5%inclusion49 decks890 decks
-11%synergy
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