Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Graveyard

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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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Charix, the Raging Isle
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
79%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
70%synergy
Mindcrank
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Ruin Crab
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Mind Grind
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Frost
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Silent Arbiter
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
The Ancient One
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Wall
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Guiltfeeder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Relic Golem
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Junk
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Kin
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Manic Scribe
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Crab
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Visions of Beyond
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Magic Damper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
See Double
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Shred Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Countermand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Triton Tactics
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Spoils of Evil
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Ravenous Trap
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Windfall
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Life's Finale
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fell
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Bonehoard
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Profane Memento
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mana Web
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Fraying Sanity
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Zur's Weirding
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Underwater Tunnel // Slimy Aquarium
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Restless Reef
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mystifying Maze
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Isle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Locket
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
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