Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Midrange

Phenax, God of Deception
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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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North Pole Patrol
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Agna Qel'a
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruin Crab
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
83%synergy
Consuming Aberration
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
81%synergy
Tree of Perdition
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
77%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
77%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Intruder Alarm
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
65%synergy
The Water Crystal
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
60%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Fractured Sanity
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
51%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Visions of Beyond
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
48%synergy
The Mindskinner
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Hedron Crab
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Riddlekeeper
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
34%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
34%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Undead Alchemist
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Aegis Turtle
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Barrowgoyf
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Clever Conjurer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Hover Barrier
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Clever Impersonator
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Evil Twin
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Forensic Researcher
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Archive Trap
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
See Double
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Spider-Sense
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Opt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Magic Damper
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Compulsive Research
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Welcome the Dead
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Heist
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Altar of the Brood
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Bonehoard
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Freed from the Real
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Archway
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Underground Sea
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
River of Tears
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
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