Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Mill

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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
27%inclusion40 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
2.7%inclusion4 decks146 decks
2%synergy
North Pole Patrol
2.4%inclusion4 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
1.8%inclusion3 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
1.4%inclusion2 decks146 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion1.49K decks1.68K decks
74%synergy
Ruin Crab
76%inclusion1.27K decks1.68K decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion1.28K decks1.68K decks
66%synergy
Mindcrank
75%inclusion1.26K decks1.68K decks
63%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
68%inclusion1.15K decks1.68K decks
62%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
63%inclusion1.06K decks1.68K decks
59%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
61%inclusion1.02K decks1.68K decks
59%synergy
Fractured Sanity
66%inclusion1.10K decks1.68K decks
56%synergy
Traumatize
59%inclusion997 decks1.68K decks
55%synergy
Mind Grind
60%inclusion1K decks1.68K decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion1.04K decks1.68K decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion998 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
57%inclusion956 decks1.68K decks
50%synergy
Memory Erosion
54%inclusion907 decks1.68K decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion897 decks1.68K decks
40%synergy
Singularity Rupture
53%inclusion194 decks365 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
52%inclusion879 decks1.68K decks
47%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion875 decks1.68K decks
46%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
52%inclusion873 decks1.68K decks
50%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion839 decks1.68K decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion585 decks1.68K decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
32%inclusion545 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion420 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion319 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion281 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion272 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion218 decks1.68K decks
-6%synergy
Force of Will
8.4%inclusion141 decks1.68K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.6%inclusion127 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.0%inclusion118 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
47%inclusion783 decks1.68K decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
44%inclusion742 decks1.68K decks
41%synergy
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion739 decks1.68K decks
40%synergy
Fleet Swallower
44%inclusion734 decks1.68K decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
41%inclusion689 decks1.68K decks
40%synergy
Eater of the Dead
41%inclusion688 decks1.68K decks
40%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
40%inclusion678 decks1.68K decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
40%inclusion409 decks1.03K decks
33%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
40%inclusion664 decks1.68K decks
38%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
39%inclusion659 decks1.68K decks
32%synergy
Wall of Frost
37%inclusion613 decks1.68K decks
35%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
35%inclusion585 decks1.68K decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion541 decks1.68K decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
31%inclusion528 decks1.68K decks
28%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion493 decks1.68K decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion164 decks597 decks
27%synergy
Manic Scribe
26%inclusion433 decks1.68K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion426 decks1.68K decks
24%synergy
Guiltfeeder
23%inclusion389 decks1.68K decks
18%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion372 decks1.68K decks
21%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion365 decks1.68K decks
21%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion350 decks1.68K decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion342 decks1.68K decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion277 decks1.42K decks
18%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion323 decks1.68K decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion318 decks1.68K decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
19%inclusion246 decks1.30K decks
18%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion312 decks1.68K decks
18%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion272 decks1.68K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion256 decks1.68K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion244 decks1.68K decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion241 decks1.68K decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion234 decks1.68K decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
13%inclusion214 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion140 decks1.21K decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion187 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion181 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion179 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion170 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion168 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
10%inclusion162 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion160 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.1%inclusion153 decks1.68K decks
-14%synergy
Shadow Kin
8.9%inclusion150 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.9%inclusion149 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
8.5%inclusion143 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion127 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Glacial Wall
8.1%inclusion136 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
7.9%inclusion133 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.8%inclusion131 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion716 decks1.68K decks
39%synergy
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion670 decks1.68K decks
35%synergy
Thought Collapse
35%inclusion588 decks1.68K decks
32%synergy
Psychic Strike
34%inclusion573 decks1.68K decks
31%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
34%inclusion571 decks1.68K decks
30%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion437 decks1.68K decks
24%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion419 decks1.68K decks
-8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
24%inclusion406 decks1.68K decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion394 decks1.68K decks
-7%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion382 decks1.68K decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion353 decks1.68K decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion327 decks1.68K decks
-15%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion311 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion285 decks1.68K decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion282 decks1.68K decks
-9%synergy
Into the Story
16%inclusion268 decks1.68K decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion254 decks1.68K decks
-15%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion223 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion206 decks1.68K decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion124 decks1.02K decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion198 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion188 decks1.68K decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion135 decks1.29K decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion134 decks1.29K decks
-5%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion165 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.5%inclusion122 decks1.29K decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion135 decks1.68K decks
-11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.9%inclusion132 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion132 decks1.68K decks
-8%synergy
Pongify
7.8%inclusion131 decks1.68K decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion126 decks1.68K decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.2%inclusion120 decks1.68K decks
-9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.7%inclusion113 decks1.68K decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.3%inclusion106 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion106 decks1.68K decks
-8%synergy
Murder
5.7%inclusion95 decks1.68K decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.4%inclusion90 decks1.68K decks
-3%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.4%inclusion90 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.3%inclusion89 decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
42%inclusion707 decks1.68K decks
37%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
39%inclusion655 decks1.68K decks
34%synergy
Cut Your Losses
35%inclusion594 decks1.68K decks
31%synergy
Mind Funeral
34%inclusion574 decks1.68K decks
31%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion487 decks1.68K decks
20%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion444 decks1.68K decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion370 decks1.68K decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion369 decks1.68K decks
-4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
21%inclusion353 decks1.68K decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion321 decks1.68K decks
-17%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion319 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion313 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion265 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
15%inclusion258 decks1.68K decks
15%synergy
Pilfered Plans
15%inclusion252 decks1.68K decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion201 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion184 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion168 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion167 decks1.68K decks
-6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion162 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
9.1%inclusion138 decks1.52K decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.8%inclusion148 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.7%inclusion146 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
8.0%inclusion135 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.6%inclusion127 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
7.1%inclusion119 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.1%inclusion103 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.8%inclusion49 decks847 decks
-1%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.7%inclusion96 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.5%inclusion93 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.0%inclusion84 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion206 decks429 decks
39%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
40%inclusion676 decks1.68K decks
35%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion604 decks1.68K decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion516 decks1.68K decks
29%synergy
Bonehoard
31%inclusion516 decks1.68K decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion434 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion152 decks600 decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
24%inclusion407 decks1.68K decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
15%inclusion248 decks1.68K decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion228 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion219 decks1.68K decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion209 decks1.68K decks
-12%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion173 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion160 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.4%inclusion157 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.5%inclusion143 decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion129 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.6%inclusion127 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.3%inclusion122 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.4%inclusion108 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
6.2%inclusion104 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.0%inclusion101 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.5%inclusion92 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.1%inclusion86 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
45%inclusion750 decks1.68K decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
43%inclusion722 decks1.68K decks
37%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
42%inclusion703 decks1.68K decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion532 decks1.68K decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion148 decks600 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
20%inclusion335 decks1.68K decks
18%synergy
Intruder Alarm
18%inclusion309 decks1.68K decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion306 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion256 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion250 decks1.68K decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion207 decks1.68K decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion172 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion167 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion164 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.6%inclusion144 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.0%inclusion134 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.6%inclusion128 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.4%inclusion90 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
34%inclusion573 decks1.68K decks
32%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion497 decks1.68K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
21%inclusion347 decks1.68K decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion181 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
8.6%inclusion144 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.0%inclusion135 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
7.0%inclusion117 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.7%inclusion96 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion822 decks1.68K decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
48%inclusion799 decks1.68K decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion662 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion145 decks440 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion416 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
24%inclusion397 decks1.68K decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion351 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion233 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion231 decks1.68K decks
-14%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion223 decks1.68K decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion214 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion213 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion213 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion190 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion182 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion164 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion161 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.6%inclusion128 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.7%inclusion113 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.4%inclusion107 decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.7%inclusion95 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.1%inclusion86 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion1.50K decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion1.31K decks1.68K decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion1.03K decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion813 decks1.68K decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion438 decks1.68K decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion435 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion429 decks1.68K decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion341 decks1.68K decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion169 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.4%inclusion141 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.4%inclusion124 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.7%inclusion113 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.6%inclusion111 decks1.68K decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion106 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion105 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.1%inclusion103 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion1.61K decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion1.60K decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion1.41K decks1.68K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion1.12K decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion1.01K decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion867 decks1.68K decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion783 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion731 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion722 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion706 decks1.68K decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion617 decks1.68K decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion603 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion577 decks1.68K decks
-10%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion568 decks1.68K decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion522 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion440 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
26%inclusion436 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion264 decks1.03K decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion417 decks1.68K decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion346 decks1.68K decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion314 decks1.68K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion313 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion311 decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion300 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion288 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion276 decks1.62K decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion247 decks1.68K decks
8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion214 decks1.68K decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion192 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion190 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion178 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion135 decks1.29K decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion134 decks1.29K decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.5%inclusion122 decks1.29K decks
-6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.6%inclusion144 decks1.68K decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.9%inclusion133 decks1.68K decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion90 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.0%inclusion117 decks1.68K decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion88 decks1.28K decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.7%inclusion113 decks1.68K decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.6%inclusion110 decks1.68K decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.1%inclusion103 decks1.68K decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.0%inclusion101 decks1.68K decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion97 decks1.68K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.8%inclusion97 decks1.68K decks
-22%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.7%inclusion96 decks1.68K decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.5%inclusion93 decks1.68K decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion91 decks1.68K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.2%inclusion88 decks1.68K decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.0%inclusion84 decks1.68K decks
-3%synergy