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
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruin Crab
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
83%synergy
Tree of Perdition
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
81%synergy
Consuming Aberration
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
81%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
76%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
74%synergy
Intruder Alarm
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Mindcrank
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
62%synergy
The Water Crystal
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
54%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Visions of Beyond
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Hedron Crab
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
The Mindskinner
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
40%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Riddlekeeper
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
36%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Mortivore
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Manic Scribe
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Barrowgoyf
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Clever Conjurer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Clever Impersonator
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Evil Twin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Forensic Researcher
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
See Double
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Spider-Sense
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Opt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Magic Damper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Compulsive Research
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Welcome the Dead
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Heist
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Altar of the Brood
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Grindstone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Bonehoard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Memory Erosion
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Freed from the Real
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Archway
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Morphic Pool
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Choked Estuary
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Underground Sea
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
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