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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Charix, the Raging Isle
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
82%synergy
Consuming Aberration
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
76%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Tree of Perdition
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Fractured Sanity
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Visions of Beyond
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Drown in the Loch
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
54%synergy
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
The Ancient One
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
The Mindskinner
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Riddlekeeper
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Mortivore
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Silent Arbiter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Barrowgoyf
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Undead Alchemist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Hover Barrier
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Archive Trap
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Strike
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
See Double
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Collapse
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Disallow
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Negation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Octopus Form
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 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
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Grind
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Mathemagics
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Boomerang Basics
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Altar of the Brood
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Grindstone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Keening Stone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Sentinel Totem
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Freed from the Real
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Court of Cunning
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Restless Reef
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Arid Archway
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Clock
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Watery Grave
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Underground River
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Salt Marsh
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Serpent's Pass
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Hideout
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
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