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 Walls of Ba Sing Se
45%inclusion54 decks119 decks
44%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
3.8%inclusion5 decks131 decks
1%synergy
North Pole Patrol
2.3%inclusion3 decks131 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
87%inclusion695 decks803 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion562 decks803 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
69%inclusion554 decks803 decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
77%inclusion621 decks803 decks
67%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion652 decks803 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion556 decks803 decks
61%synergy
Mindcrank
73%inclusion585 decks803 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
59%inclusion475 decks803 decks
58%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion444 decks803 decks
51%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion421 decks803 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
62%inclusion500 decks803 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion470 decks803 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
58%inclusion464 decks803 decks
39%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion452 decks803 decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion199 decks367 decks
45%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion400 decks803 decks
48%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion391 decks803 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion385 decks803 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion382 decks803 decks
42%synergy
The Ancient One
47%inclusion381 decks803 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion575 decks803 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion516 decks803 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
64%inclusion514 decks803 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion404 decks803 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
49%inclusion395 decks803 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion325 decks803 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
38%inclusion308 decks803 decks
24%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion291 decks803 decks
25%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion184 decks803 decks
18%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion173 decks803 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion342 decks803 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion335 decks803 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion322 decks803 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion311 decks803 decks
37%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion297 decks803 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
37%inclusion296 decks803 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion216 decks612 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion268 decks803 decks
21%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion235 decks803 decks
28%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion142 decks495 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion226 decks803 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion200 decks803 decks
17%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion185 decks803 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion182 decks803 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion174 decks803 decks
21%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion172 decks803 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion163 decks803 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion163 decks803 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion162 decks803 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion161 decks803 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
19%inclusion134 decks703 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
19%inclusion153 decks803 decks
14%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion153 decks803 decks
7%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion150 decks803 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion147 decks803 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion145 decks803 decks
10%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion143 decks803 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion139 decks803 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion136 decks803 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion128 decks803 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion127 decks803 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion107 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion117 decks803 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion106 decks735 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion114 decks803 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion106 decks803 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
13%inclusion106 decks803 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion100 decks803 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion99 decks803 decks
4%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
12%inclusion99 decks803 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion98 decks803 decks
12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion98 decks803 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion97 decks803 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion93 decks803 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion84 decks803 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion82 decks803 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion81 decks803 decks
-13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion79 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion79 decks803 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion77 decks803 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion294 decks803 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion273 decks803 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion261 decks803 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion248 decks803 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion234 decks803 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion216 decks803 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion209 decks803 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
26%inclusion207 decks803 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion172 decks803 decks
20%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion164 decks803 decks
15%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion158 decks803 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion136 decks700 decks
4%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion141 decks803 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion114 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion115 decks803 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion113 decks803 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion104 decks803 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion76 decks610 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion100 decks803 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Strike
12%inclusion96 decks803 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion95 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion88 decks803 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
10%inclusion78 decks803 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion64 decks699 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
9.1%inclusion73 decks803 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
9.0%inclusion72 decks803 decks
-2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.7%inclusion70 decks803 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.6%inclusion69 decks803 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
8.3%inclusion67 decks803 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.8%inclusion63 decks803 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.8%inclusion63 decks803 decks
-8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.7%inclusion62 decks803 decks
-1%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.6%inclusion61 decks803 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.5%inclusion60 decks803 decks
2%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.0%inclusion48 decks803 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion47 decks803 decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
5.9%inclusion47 decks803 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.9%inclusion47 decks803 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.5%inclusion44 decks803 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
5.5%inclusion44 decks803 decks
3%synergy
Delay
5.5%inclusion44 decks803 decks
3%synergy
Disallow
5.4%inclusion43 decks803 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
47%inclusion141 decks302 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion361 decks803 decks
19%synergy
Traumatize
45%inclusion358 decks803 decks
40%synergy
Mind Grind
44%inclusion352 decks803 decks
38%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
40%inclusion323 decks803 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion316 decks803 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion304 decks803 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
36%inclusion289 decks803 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion215 decks803 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
26%inclusion207 decks803 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
21%inclusion166 decks803 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion166 decks803 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion156 decks803 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion151 decks803 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion148 decks803 decks
-18%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion147 decks803 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion104 decks803 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion102 decks803 decks
-4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion78 decks803 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.0%inclusion61 decks764 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.6%inclusion61 decks803 decks
1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.8%inclusion55 decks803 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion54 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.7%inclusion54 decks803 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion33 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.9%inclusion47 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
5.6%inclusion45 decks803 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.5%inclusion44 decks803 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion43 decks803 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion368 decks803 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion325 decks803 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion251 decks803 decks
26%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion198 decks803 decks
24%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion109 decks495 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion171 decks803 decks
14%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion161 decks803 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion145 decks803 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion108 decks803 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion94 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
11%inclusion87 decks803 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion86 decks803 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion85 decks803 decks
-14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion84 decks803 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion57 decks803 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.1%inclusion57 decks803 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.1%inclusion49 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion49 decks803 decks
-8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.9%inclusion47 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.5%inclusion44 decks803 decks
-2%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.1%inclusion41 decks803 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion356 decks803 decks
37%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion343 decks803 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion341 decks803 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion291 decks803 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Sanity
33%inclusion269 decks803 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion265 decks803 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion147 decks495 decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion205 decks803 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion205 decks803 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion154 decks803 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion149 decks803 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion148 decks803 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion132 decks803 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion120 decks803 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion108 decks803 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion99 decks803 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion90 decks803 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion79 decks803 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.0%inclusion48 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.4%inclusion43 decks803 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion237 decks803 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion137 decks803 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion128 decks803 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion94 decks803 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.0%inclusion64 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.3%inclusion59 decks803 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.1%inclusion41 decks803 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion519 decks803 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion400 decks803 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
48%inclusion387 decks803 decks
30%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
47%inclusion375 decks803 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion327 decks803 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
34%inclusion275 decks803 decks
21%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion264 decks803 decks
24%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion109 decks377 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion231 decks803 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion222 decks803 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion141 decks803 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion141 decks803 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion115 decks803 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion97 decks803 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion86 decks803 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion82 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion78 decks803 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.5%inclusion76 decks803 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.0%inclusion72 decks803 decks
-19%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.4%inclusion36 decks428 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion67 decks803 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.0%inclusion64 decks803 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.7%inclusion62 decks803 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.6%inclusion61 decks803 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion58 decks803 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.0%inclusion48 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.7%inclusion46 decks803 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.5%inclusion44 decks803 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.2%inclusion42 decks803 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion746 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion709 decks803 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion493 decks803 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion485 decks803 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion250 decks803 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion242 decks803 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion151 decks803 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion138 decks803 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion42 decks265 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion124 decks803 decks
11%synergy
Mana Crypt
13%inclusion107 decks803 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion85 decks803 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion77 decks803 decks
-9%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.5%inclusion76 decks803 decks
2%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.5%inclusion60 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion51 decks803 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
6.2%inclusion50 decks803 decks
0%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.6%inclusion45 decks803 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion43 decks803 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.1%inclusion41 decks803 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion743 decks803 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion740 decks803 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion736 decks803 decks
45%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion724 decks803 decks
77%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion710 decks803 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion648 decks803 decks
50%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion567 decks803 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion563 decks803 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion467 decks803 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion413 decks803 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion404 decks803 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion380 decks803 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
46%inclusion367 decks803 decks
31%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion262 decks613 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion283 decks792 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion246 decks803 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion234 decks803 decks
-15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion233 decks803 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion227 decks803 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion227 decks803 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion219 decks803 decks
-12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion210 decks803 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion205 decks803 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion204 decks803 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion204 decks803 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion194 decks803 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion176 decks803 decks
-26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion175 decks803 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion166 decks803 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion136 decks700 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion143 decks803 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion140 decks803 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion137 decks803 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion136 decks803 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion114 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion114 decks803 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion101 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion99 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion87 decks803 decks
-12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion81 decks803 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion64 decks699 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.5%inclusion59 decks692 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
8.3%inclusion67 decks803 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion67 decks803 decks
-9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.6%inclusion61 decks803 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion49 decks803 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion42 decks694 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.0%inclusion48 decks803 decks
-5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.1%inclusion41 decks803 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.1%inclusion41 decks803 decks
-1%synergy
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