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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Hydro-Channeler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
82%synergy
Ruin Crab
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
80%synergy
Consuming Aberration
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
77%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Tree of Perdition
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Visions of Beyond
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Fractured Sanity
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
13%synergy
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Mindcrank
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Intruder Alarm
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
44%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
The Mindskinner
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Hedron Crab
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Riddlekeeper
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Mortivore
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Silent Arbiter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Barrowgoyf
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Hover Barrier
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Guiltfeeder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Junk
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Archive Trap
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Strike
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
See Double
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-16%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
Perplex
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Entomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Disallow
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Octopus Form
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Sense
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Traumatize
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Mind Grind
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Boomerang Basics
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Altar of the Brood
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Grindstone
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bonehoard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Sentinel Totem
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Freed from the Real
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Restless Reef
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Archway
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Patriar's Seal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Watery Grave
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Underground River
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Serpent's Pass
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Hideout
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
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