Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized

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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
31%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
2.3%inclusion2 decks88 decks
0%synergy
North Pole Patrol
2.3%inclusion2 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
1.9%inclusion3 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
1.3%inclusion1 decks76 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion259 decks291 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion226 decks291 decks
71%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion232 decks291 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
77%inclusion223 decks291 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion214 decks291 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion188 decks291 decks
62%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
66%inclusion192 decks291 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion183 decks291 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion162 decks291 decks
54%synergy
Traumatize
56%inclusion163 decks291 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
64%inclusion185 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion175 decks291 decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
53%inclusion153 decks291 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion146 decks291 decks
37%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion145 decks291 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion144 decks291 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion138 decks291 decks
41%synergy
The Water Crystal
46%inclusion105 decks227 decks
37%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion87 decks191 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion132 decks291 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion150 decks291 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion147 decks291 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion140 decks291 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion102 decks291 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion93 decks291 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion91 decks291 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion64 decks291 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion60 decks291 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion58 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion50 decks291 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion128 decks291 decks
40%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
43%inclusion124 decks291 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion114 decks291 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
38%inclusion110 decks291 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion109 decks289 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion105 decks291 decks
33%synergy
Nighthowler
35%inclusion102 decks291 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion101 decks291 decks
28%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion97 decks291 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion94 decks291 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
30%inclusion88 decks291 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
28%inclusion81 decks291 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion79 decks291 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion75 decks291 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion70 decks291 decks
19%synergy
Hover Barrier
24%inclusion69 decks291 decks
23%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion67 decks291 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion58 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion56 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion56 decks291 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
19%inclusion55 decks291 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion54 decks291 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion52 decks291 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion51 decks291 decks
15%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion49 decks291 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion48 decks291 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion47 decks291 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion47 decks291 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion46 decks291 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion45 decks291 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion43 decks291 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion41 decks291 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion40 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion39 decks291 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion37 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion37 decks291 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion36 decks291 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion35 decks291 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion32 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion32 decks291 decks
10%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion31 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion31 decks291 decks
-12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion30 decks291 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion29 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.3%inclusion27 decks291 decks
1%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.3%inclusion27 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.3%inclusion27 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
8.9%inclusion26 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion119 decks291 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion109 decks291 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion96 decks291 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion81 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion78 decks291 decks
-8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion77 decks291 decks
21%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion73 decks291 decks
22%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion71 decks291 decks
23%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion70 decks291 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion65 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion64 decks291 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion53 decks291 decks
-12%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion52 decks291 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion49 decks291 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion48 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion45 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion44 decks291 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion42 decks291 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion37 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion34 decks291 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion33 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion31 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion28 decks289 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion28 decks291 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion24 decks289 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.2%inclusion24 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.9%inclusion23 decks291 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion22 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Perplex
7.6%inclusion22 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
7.6%inclusion22 decks291 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.2%inclusion21 decks291 decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
7.2%inclusion21 decks291 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion20 decks291 decks
-9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.9%inclusion20 decks291 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.5%inclusion19 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.5%inclusion19 decks291 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion19 decks291 decks
-9%synergy
Murder
5.8%inclusion17 decks291 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion108 decks291 decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion97 decks291 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion96 decks291 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion86 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion74 decks291 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion74 decks291 decks
1%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion69 decks291 decks
20%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion64 decks291 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion55 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion54 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion46 decks291 decks
-20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion46 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion42 decks291 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion40 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion36 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion33 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion32 decks291 decks
-5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion30 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion28 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.2%inclusion24 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion23 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.2%inclusion21 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.9%inclusion20 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.8%inclusion17 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Tome Scour
5.8%inclusion17 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
-2%synergy
Startled Awake
5.5%inclusion16 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.5%inclusion16 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion15 decks291 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.2%inclusion15 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion113 decks291 decks
37%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion104 decks291 decks
31%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion103 decks291 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion97 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion74 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion72 decks291 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion63 decks291 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion55 decks291 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion42 decks291 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion41 decks291 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion38 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion36 decks291 decks
-12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion34 decks291 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion31 decks291 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion28 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.3%inclusion27 decks291 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.2%inclusion21 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
7.2%inclusion21 decks291 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion19 decks291 decks
-8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.5%inclusion19 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.2%inclusion18 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.8%inclusion17 decks291 decks
2%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.5%inclusion16 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.2%inclusion15 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.2%inclusion15 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.2%inclusion15 decks291 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion124 decks291 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion117 decks291 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion100 decks291 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion91 decks291 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion78 decks291 decks
11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
22%inclusion65 decks291 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion58 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion52 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion47 decks291 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion40 decks291 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion36 decks291 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion35 decks291 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion33 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion33 decks291 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion32 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion30 decks291 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion29 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.8%inclusion17 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion84 decks291 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion74 decks291 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion47 decks291 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion38 decks291 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion31 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.2%inclusion18 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.5%inclusion16 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion142 decks291 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion131 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion120 decks291 decks
32%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion74 decks233 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion91 decks291 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion79 decks291 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion68 decks291 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion64 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion53 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion40 decks291 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion38 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion37 decks291 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion29 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.3%inclusion27 decks291 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion27 decks291 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion25 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.9%inclusion23 decks291 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.6%inclusion22 decks291 decks
-20%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.6%inclusion22 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.2%inclusion21 decks291 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
7.2%inclusion21 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.2%inclusion21 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.8%inclusion17 decks291 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.5%inclusion16 decks291 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.5%inclusion16 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.2%inclusion15 decks291 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.2%inclusion15 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion275 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion235 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion179 decks291 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion151 decks291 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion83 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion76 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion70 decks291 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion51 decks291 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion38 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion28 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.9%inclusion23 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion20 decks291 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.2%inclusion18 decks291 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.8%inclusion17 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.5%inclusion16 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion16 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.5%inclusion16 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion16 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.2%inclusion15 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.2%inclusion15 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion275 decks291 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion272 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion254 decks291 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion193 decks291 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion190 decks291 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion178 decks291 decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
51%inclusion147 decks291 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion134 decks291 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion130 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion121 decks291 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion115 decks291 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion111 decks291 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion108 decks291 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion101 decks291 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion99 decks291 decks
-6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion98 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion84 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion75 decks291 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion70 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion60 decks291 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion55 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion53 decks291 decks
-15%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion52 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion51 decks291 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion49 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion48 decks291 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion45 decks291 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion40 decks291 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion36 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion34 decks291 decks
7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion34 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion33 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion30 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion30 decks291 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion28 decks289 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.3%inclusion27 decks291 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.9%inclusion26 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.6%inclusion25 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.2%inclusion24 decks291 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
8.2%inclusion24 decks291 decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.2%inclusion24 decks291 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.9%inclusion23 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.6%inclusion22 decks291 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.9%inclusion20 decks291 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.9%inclusion20 decks291 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion19 decks291 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.2%inclusion18 decks291 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.2%inclusion15 decks291 decks
0%synergy
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