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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Exhibition Tidecaller
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
2.5%inclusion2 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Mathemagics
1.3%inclusion2 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
1.2%inclusion1 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
1.2%inclusion1 decks82 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion354 decks396 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion317 decks396 decks
74%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion312 decks396 decks
68%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion316 decks396 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion297 decks396 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
66%inclusion260 decks396 decks
64%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion259 decks396 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion245 decks396 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion223 decks396 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion243 decks396 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion250 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
56%inclusion220 decks396 decks
51%synergy
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion216 decks396 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion208 decks396 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion176 decks341 decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion197 decks396 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
48%inclusion150 decks313 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
47%inclusion185 decks396 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion184 decks396 decks
40%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion179 decks396 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion199 decks396 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion198 decks396 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
46%inclusion184 decks396 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion129 decks396 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion127 decks396 decks
19%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion119 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion95 decks396 decks
13%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion83 decks396 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion81 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion60 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion174 decks396 decks
40%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
42%inclusion167 decks396 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
40%inclusion159 decks396 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion158 decks396 decks
39%synergy
The Ancient One
38%inclusion151 decks396 decks
35%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion148 decks396 decks
32%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion146 decks396 decks
30%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion78 decks218 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion133 decks396 decks
31%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion125 decks396 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
28%inclusion112 decks396 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion110 decks396 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion106 decks396 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion103 decks396 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion97 decks396 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion94 decks396 decks
22%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion89 decks396 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion80 decks392 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion79 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion78 decks396 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion77 decks396 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion72 decks396 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion69 decks396 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion65 decks396 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion65 decks396 decks
15%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
16%inclusion64 decks396 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion64 decks396 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion60 decks396 decks
14%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion59 decks396 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion59 decks396 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion57 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion56 decks396 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion55 decks396 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion55 decks396 decks
11%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion51 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion51 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
12%inclusion49 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion48 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion48 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion48 decks396 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion46 decks396 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion42 decks396 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion41 decks396 decks
-13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion41 decks396 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion40 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion39 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion39 decks396 decks
9%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.6%inclusion34 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.3%inclusion33 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Aegis Turtle
7.8%inclusion31 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion167 decks396 decks
38%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion147 decks396 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion131 decks396 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion121 decks396 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion115 decks396 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion101 decks396 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion100 decks396 decks
-1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion98 decks396 decks
20%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion93 decks396 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Collapse
23%inclusion92 decks396 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion87 decks396 decks
-9%synergy
Psychic Strike
21%inclusion83 decks396 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion75 decks396 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion67 decks396 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion60 decks396 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion56 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion55 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion20 decks156 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion49 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion48 decks396 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion46 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion44 decks396 decks
-0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion44 decks396 decks
-5%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion40 decks396 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion39 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion38 decks396 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
9.3%inclusion37 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion36 decks396 decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.8%inclusion35 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
8.1%inclusion32 decks396 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.8%inclusion31 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion30 decks396 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.3%inclusion29 decks396 decks
-4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.1%inclusion28 decks396 decks
-1%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.6%inclusion26 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion26 decks396 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion24 decks396 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
6.1%inclusion24 decks396 decks
-0%synergy
Murder
6.1%inclusion24 decks396 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.6%inclusion22 decks396 decks
-0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.3%inclusion21 decks396 decks
-11%synergy
Frantic Search
5.1%inclusion20 decks396 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
45%inclusion178 decks396 decks
40%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion147 decks396 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion138 decks396 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
35%inclusion138 decks396 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion116 decks396 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion107 decks396 decks
2%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion104 decks396 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion89 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion85 decks396 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion76 decks396 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion69 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion61 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion60 decks396 decks
-20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion59 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion52 decks396 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion44 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion43 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion40 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion39 decks396 decks
-6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.1%inclusion36 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.8%inclusion31 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.8%inclusion31 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.6%inclusion30 decks396 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.6%inclusion26 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion22 decks396 decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
5.6%inclusion22 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
5.3%inclusion21 decks396 decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.3%inclusion21 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.3%inclusion21 decks396 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion155 decks396 decks
38%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion142 decks396 decks
31%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion137 decks396 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion131 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion116 decks392 decks
26%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion96 decks396 decks
23%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion86 decks396 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion73 decks396 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion63 decks396 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion59 decks396 decks
-10%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion52 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion52 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion43 decks396 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion43 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
8.3%inclusion33 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.8%inclusion31 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.1%inclusion28 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.6%inclusion26 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion25 decks396 decks
-7%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.3%inclusion25 decks396 decks
-2%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.6%inclusion22 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.3%inclusion21 decks396 decks
-4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.1%inclusion20 decks396 decks
1%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.1%inclusion20 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion169 decks396 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion159 decks396 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion132 decks396 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion121 decks396 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion112 decks396 decks
13%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion99 decks396 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
21%inclusion82 decks392 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion76 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion63 decks396 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion56 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion51 decks396 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion48 decks396 decks
1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion43 decks396 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion42 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion42 decks396 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion39 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.1%inclusion36 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.1%inclusion20 decks396 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.1%inclusion20 decks396 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion98 decks396 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion92 decks396 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion64 decks396 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion51 decks396 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.1%inclusion36 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.8%inclusion23 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.6%inclusion22 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion191 decks396 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion173 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion150 decks396 decks
29%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion120 decks345 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion121 decks396 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion94 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion91 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion89 decks396 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion66 decks396 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion60 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion53 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion52 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion40 decks396 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion36 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion35 decks396 decks
-18%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.6%inclusion34 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.1%inclusion32 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.8%inclusion31 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion27 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.8%inclusion27 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.6%inclusion26 decks396 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.3%inclusion25 decks396 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion25 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.1%inclusion24 decks396 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.1%inclusion24 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.1%inclusion20 decks396 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion374 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion316 decks396 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion240 decks396 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion205 decks396 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion114 decks396 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion101 decks396 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion98 decks396 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion60 decks396 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion50 decks396 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.3%inclusion37 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.1%inclusion28 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion25 decks396 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.3%inclusion25 decks396 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.1%inclusion24 decks396 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.8%inclusion23 decks396 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.8%inclusion23 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.8%inclusion23 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.6%inclusion22 decks396 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion22 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.1%inclusion20 decks396 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion375 decks396 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion373 decks396 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion344 decks396 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion261 decks396 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion255 decks396 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion250 decks396 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion194 decks396 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion185 decks396 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion175 decks396 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion171 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion160 decks396 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion156 decks396 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion151 decks396 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion141 decks396 decks
-4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion139 decks396 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion135 decks396 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
31%inclusion121 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion107 decks396 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion97 decks396 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion84 decks396 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion84 decks396 decks
-11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion79 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion77 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion73 decks396 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion69 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion68 decks396 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion63 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion59 decks396 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion49 decks396 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion46 decks396 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion44 decks396 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion40 decks396 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion40 decks396 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion38 decks396 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion38 decks396 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion36 decks396 decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion36 decks396 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.8%inclusion35 decks396 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.6%inclusion34 decks396 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.6%inclusion34 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion33 decks396 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion33 decks396 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.1%inclusion32 decks396 decks
-0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.3%inclusion29 decks396 decks
-4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.8%inclusion27 decks396 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.6%inclusion26 decks396 decks
-0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion26 decks396 decks
-0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.8%inclusion23 decks396 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.8%inclusion23 decks396 decks
-0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.3%inclusion21 decks396 decks
-3%synergy
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