Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive 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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Rhystic Study
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
76%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
80%synergy
Opposition Agent
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
31%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
87%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
The Mindskinner
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
93%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
93%synergy
Ruin Crab
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
85%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Baleful Strix
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
27%synergy
Undead Alchemist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fleet Swallower
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Fatestitcher
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Clever Conjurer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Thief of Sanity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
The Reality Chip
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Forensic Researcher
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Kelpie Guide
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Phantasmal Image
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Manic Scribe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
82%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
65%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
See Double
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
17%synergy
Memory Plunder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Thought Scour
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Didn't Say Please
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Archive Trap
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Narset's Reversal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Sorceries
Scheming Symmetry
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
96%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
93%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
89%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Heist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Extract from Darkness
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Mindcrank
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
88%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
96%synergy
The Water Crystal
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
91%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Moonsilver Key
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Expedition Map
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Grindstone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Unable to Scream
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Animate Dead
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
89%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Memory Erosion
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
96%synergy
Dance of the Dead
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Necromancy
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Witness Protection
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
80%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
31%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Thought Vessel
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
68%synergy
Mana Crypt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Dimir Locket
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
21%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
67%synergy
Temple of Deceit
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
64%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
87%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Underground River
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
61%synergy
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
63%synergy
Sunken Hollow
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
77%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
69%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
53%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Fetid Pools
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Spire of Industry
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
35%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
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