Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized

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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Hidden Lair
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
A.I.M. Labs
2.8%inclusion2 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Captain America's Shield
2.5%inclusion2 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
2.5%inclusion2 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
81%inclusion343 decks426 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion380 decks426 decks
74%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion335 decks426 decks
68%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion340 decks426 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion313 decks426 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
64%inclusion273 decks426 decks
62%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion279 decks426 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
61%inclusion261 decks426 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion241 decks426 decks
55%synergy
Traumatize
55%inclusion235 decks426 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
64%inclusion271 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion255 decks426 decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
54%inclusion232 decks426 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion223 decks426 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
51%inclusion191 decks371 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion170 decks343 decks
37%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion211 decks426 decks
46%synergy
Propaganda
47%inclusion201 decks426 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion198 decks426 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion190 decks426 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion216 decks426 decks
29%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion213 decks426 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion202 decks426 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion144 decks426 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion134 decks426 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion132 decks426 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion101 decks426 decks
13%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion93 decks426 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion87 decks426 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion64 decks426 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
44%inclusion188 decks426 decks
42%synergy
The Mindskinner
41%inclusion174 decks426 decks
34%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion174 decks426 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion172 decks426 decks
39%synergy
The Ancient One
39%inclusion165 decks426 decks
35%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion157 decks426 decks
31%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion157 decks426 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion144 decks426 decks
31%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
34%inclusion84 decks249 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion136 decks426 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion116 decks426 decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion115 decks426 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion114 decks426 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion109 decks426 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion104 decks426 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion103 decks426 decks
22%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion94 decks426 decks
21%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion85 decks422 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion83 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion81 decks426 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion78 decks426 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion78 decks426 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion72 decks426 decks
13%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion71 decks426 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion67 decks426 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion67 decks426 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion67 decks426 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion66 decks426 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion65 decks426 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion63 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion61 decks426 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion58 decks426 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion56 decks426 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion55 decks426 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion55 decks426 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion55 decks426 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
12%inclusion53 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion52 decks426 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion50 decks426 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion50 decks426 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion49 decks426 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion46 decks426 decks
-13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion46 decks426 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion45 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion44 decks426 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion43 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion42 decks426 decks
9%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.7%inclusion37 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Aegis Turtle
8.5%inclusion36 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.5%inclusion36 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion174 decks426 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion155 decks426 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion141 decks426 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion135 decks426 decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion121 decks426 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion112 decks426 decks
24%synergy
Didn't Say Please
24%inclusion102 decks426 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion102 decks426 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Collapse
23%inclusion100 decks426 decks
21%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion95 decks426 decks
-10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion92 decks426 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Strike
20%inclusion84 decks426 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion79 decks426 decks
-0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion76 decks426 decks
-2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
16%inclusion30 decks190 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion62 decks426 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion57 decks426 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion56 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion53 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion51 decks426 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion49 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion48 decks426 decks
-0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion47 decks426 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion43 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion42 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion41 decks426 decks
-6%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion41 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion38 decks426 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion34 decks426 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
8.0%inclusion34 decks426 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.7%inclusion33 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
7.7%inclusion33 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.5%inclusion32 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion32 decks426 decks
-4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.8%inclusion29 decks426 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion26 decks426 decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
6.1%inclusion26 decks426 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.9%inclusion25 decks426 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion25 decks426 decks
-0%synergy
Frantic Search
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
-14%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
-0%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.2%inclusion22 decks426 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
44%inclusion186 decks426 decks
38%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion152 decks426 decks
31%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
35%inclusion149 decks426 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
34%inclusion145 decks426 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion123 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion121 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion118 decks426 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion101 decks426 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion88 decks426 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion82 decks426 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion71 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion65 decks426 decks
-20%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion64 decks426 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion62 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion57 decks426 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion46 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion45 decks426 decks
-6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion42 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion41 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.2%inclusion35 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.0%inclusion34 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.0%inclusion34 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion31 decks426 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.6%inclusion28 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion27 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.6%inclusion24 decks426 decks
-0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.2%inclusion22 decks424 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.2%inclusion22 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Tome Scour
5.2%inclusion22 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion170 decks426 decks
39%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion150 decks426 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion145 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion142 decks426 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
31%inclusion129 decks422 decks
27%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion106 decks426 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
21%inclusion90 decks426 decks
19%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion82 decks426 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion66 decks426 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion59 decks426 decks
-11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion57 decks426 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion55 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion47 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion44 decks426 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
8.2%inclusion35 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.7%inclusion33 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.5%inclusion32 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.3%inclusion27 decks426 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion26 decks426 decks
-7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.1%inclusion26 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
-4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
1%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.2%inclusion22 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion181 decks426 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion169 decks426 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion142 decks426 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion125 decks426 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion119 decks426 decks
13%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion105 decks426 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion92 decks422 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion78 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion67 decks426 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion59 decks426 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion52 decks426 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion52 decks426 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion47 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion45 decks426 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion44 decks426 decks
-0%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion41 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.2%inclusion39 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.2%inclusion22 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion104 decks426 decks
22%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion100 decks426 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion69 decks426 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion54 decks426 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.9%inclusion38 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.6%inclusion24 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion208 decks426 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion186 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion156 decks426 decks
28%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion128 decks375 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion134 decks426 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion101 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion100 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion94 decks426 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion72 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion63 decks426 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion57 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion57 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion42 decks426 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.9%inclusion38 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.5%inclusion36 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.5%inclusion36 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion36 decks426 decks
-18%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.0%inclusion34 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion29 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.6%inclusion28 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.6%inclusion28 decks426 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.3%inclusion27 decks426 decks
-0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion25 decks426 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion24 decks426 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.6%inclusion24 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.6%inclusion24 decks426 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion401 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion341 decks426 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion256 decks426 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion226 decks426 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion119 decks426 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion108 decks426 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion107 decks426 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion64 decks426 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion55 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion42 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.7%inclusion33 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.3%inclusion27 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
6.3%inclusion27 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion27 decks426 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.9%inclusion25 decks426 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.6%inclusion24 decks426 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion24 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion405 decks426 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion403 decks426 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion370 decks426 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion286 decks426 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion275 decks426 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion273 decks426 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion212 decks426 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion198 decks426 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion189 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion188 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion171 decks426 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion166 decks426 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion166 decks426 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion159 decks426 decks
-2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion151 decks426 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion144 decks426 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
31%inclusion131 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion121 decks426 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion101 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion93 decks426 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion91 decks426 decks
-11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion86 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion84 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion81 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion74 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion72 decks426 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion70 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion64 decks426 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion52 decks426 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion50 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion47 decks426 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion41 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.4%inclusion40 decks426 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.4%inclusion40 decks426 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.2%inclusion39 decks426 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion38 decks426 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
8.7%inclusion37 decks426 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.5%inclusion36 decks426 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.5%inclusion36 decks426 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.5%inclusion36 decks426 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.5%inclusion36 decks426 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.2%inclusion35 decks426 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion34 decks426 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion32 decks426 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.6%inclusion28 decks426 decks
-0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion28 decks426 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.3%inclusion27 decks426 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.9%inclusion25 decks426 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.6%inclusion24 decks426 decks
-0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.4%inclusion23 decks426 decks
-3%synergy
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