Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized

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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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Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
1.1%inclusion1 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
0.8%inclusion1 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion330 decks372 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
79%inclusion294 decks372 decks
73%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion297 decks372 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion291 decks372 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion279 decks372 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion241 decks372 decks
63%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
66%inclusion246 decks372 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion232 decks372 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion209 decks372 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
62%inclusion229 decks372 decks
52%synergy
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Counterspell
63%inclusion233 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
56%inclusion209 decks372 decks
52%synergy
Drown in the Loch
54%inclusion201 decks372 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion193 decks372 decks
39%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion157 decks314 decks
41%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion185 decks372 decks
46%synergy
Propaganda
47%inclusion175 decks372 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion173 decks372 decks
40%synergy
Mind Grind
46%inclusion172 decks372 decks
41%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
46%inclusion170 decks372 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion187 decks372 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
49%inclusion184 decks372 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion173 decks372 decks
27%synergy
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion119 decks372 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
32%inclusion118 decks372 decks
16%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion113 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion85 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion74 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion73 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion59 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion165 decks372 decks
40%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion153 decks372 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion150 decks372 decks
39%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion144 decks372 decks
32%synergy
The Ancient One
37%inclusion138 decks372 decks
34%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion136 decks372 decks
31%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion135 decks372 decks
29%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion66 decks184 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion131 decks372 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion120 decks372 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
30%inclusion111 decks372 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion109 decks372 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion103 decks372 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion98 decks372 decks
23%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion93 decks372 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion88 decks372 decks
19%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion86 decks372 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
21%inclusion78 decks368 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion74 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion71 decks372 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion68 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion67 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion66 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion64 decks372 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion61 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion60 decks372 decks
15%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
16%inclusion59 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion58 decks372 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion58 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion56 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion54 decks372 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion54 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion51 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion51 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion50 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion46 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion46 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion46 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion43 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion41 decks372 decks
-13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion40 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion38 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.4%inclusion35 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.4%inclusion35 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Aegis Turtle
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.1%inclusion30 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion157 decks372 decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion142 decks372 decks
35%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion121 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion110 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion105 decks372 decks
-8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion97 decks372 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion95 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion93 decks372 decks
23%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion91 decks372 decks
21%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion87 decks372 decks
-9%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion80 decks372 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion79 decks372 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion72 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion64 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion57 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion55 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion54 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
13%inclusion48 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion44 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion42 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion40 decks372 decks
-5%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion40 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion38 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion38 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion34 decks372 decks
-6%synergy
Perplex
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.1%inclusion30 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
7.8%inclusion29 decks372 decks
-8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.5%inclusion28 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion128 decks283 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion140 decks372 decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
35%inclusion132 decks372 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
34%inclusion127 decks372 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion111 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion101 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion97 decks372 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion85 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion81 decks372 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion72 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion69 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion59 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion58 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion58 decks372 decks
-19%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion51 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion44 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion41 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion38 decks372 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion37 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.4%inclusion35 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.1%inclusion30 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Tome Scour
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion19 decks370 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion145 decks372 decks
38%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion132 decks372 decks
31%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion131 decks372 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion126 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion102 decks368 decks
24%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion92 decks372 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion81 decks372 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion71 decks372 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion60 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion52 decks372 decks
-11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion49 decks372 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion40 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.5%inclusion28 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.0%inclusion26 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
-8%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
-4%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion157 decks372 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
39%inclusion146 decks372 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion129 decks372 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion118 decks372 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion101 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion91 decks372 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion72 decks368 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion69 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion57 decks372 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion51 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion51 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion44 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion42 decks372 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion38 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion37 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.4%inclusion35 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion96 decks372 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion91 decks372 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion58 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion48 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion36 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion179 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion160 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion143 decks372 decks
30%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion110 decks319 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion113 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion90 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion85 decks372 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion82 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion61 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion56 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion51 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion37 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
-18%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.0%inclusion26 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion350 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion297 decks372 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion227 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion192 decks372 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion108 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion98 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion89 decks372 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion60 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.5%inclusion28 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion352 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion350 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion325 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion244 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion242 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion232 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion180 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion174 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion165 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion162 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion147 decks372 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion147 decks372 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion144 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion132 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion129 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion129 decks372 decks
-5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion111 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion100 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion90 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion75 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion75 decks372 decks
-12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion74 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion71 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion69 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion65 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion65 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion59 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion56 decks372 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion46 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion42 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion42 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion40 decks372 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion37 decks372 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion36 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
-7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.1%inclusion30 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.8%inclusion29 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.0%inclusion26 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
0%synergy
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