Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized

Phenax, God of Deception
Rank #255
363decks
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecks
Bracket
All12345
Budget
Any$$$$
Background image for The Best MTG Sorceries of 2025 for Commander
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
New Cards
High Synergy Cards
Top Cards
Game Changers
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
1.0%inclusion1 decks102 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion321 decks363 decks
73%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion284 decks363 decks
72%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion283 decks363 decks
67%synergy
Mindcrank
79%inclusion288 decks363 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion272 decks363 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion235 decks363 decks
63%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
66%inclusion240 decks363 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion224 decks363 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion204 decks363 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion223 decks363 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion227 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
56%inclusion204 decks363 decks
52%synergy
Drown in the Loch
53%inclusion193 decks363 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion185 decks363 decks
38%synergy
The Water Crystal
49%inclusion150 decks304 decks
40%synergy
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion177 decks363 decks
45%synergy
Mind Grind
47%inclusion170 decks363 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion169 decks363 decks
40%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion125 decks271 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion167 decks363 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion182 decks363 decks
27%synergy
Rhystic Study
49%inclusion177 decks363 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion169 decks363 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
32%inclusion116 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion114 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion111 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion83 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion74 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion72 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion60 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion164 decks363 decks
43%synergy
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion159 decks363 decks
40%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion148 decks363 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion143 decks363 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion142 decks362 decks
32%synergy
The Ancient One
37%inclusion134 decks363 decks
34%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion133 decks363 decks
31%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion130 decks363 decks
29%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion126 decks363 decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
34%inclusion58 decks170 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion117 decks363 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
30%inclusion109 decks363 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion106 decks363 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion99 decks363 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion97 decks363 decks
24%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion89 decks363 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
23%inclusion85 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion80 decks363 decks
21%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
21%inclusion74 decks358 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion75 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion66 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion66 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion65 decks363 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion64 decks363 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion64 decks363 decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion61 decks363 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion60 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion58 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion56 decks363 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion56 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion54 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion53 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion52 decks362 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion51 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion48 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion48 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion48 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion47 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion46 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion45 decks362 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion43 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion41 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion41 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion38 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion38 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion37 decks363 decks
-13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.1%inclusion33 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Aegis Turtle
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
8.5%inclusion31 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion154 decks363 decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion140 decks363 decks
35%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion121 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion105 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion103 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion94 decks363 decks
21%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion90 decks363 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion90 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion88 decks363 decks
22%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion83 decks363 decks
-10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion77 decks363 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Strike
21%inclusion77 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion68 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion64 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion55 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion52 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion52 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
13%inclusion47 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion44 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion44 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion40 decks362 decks
-5%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion39 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion38 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion36 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
-6%synergy
Perplex
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion31 decks362 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion30 decks362 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion30 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.3%inclusion30 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.2%inclusion26 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.9%inclusion25 decks362 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion24 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
-10%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
5.2%inclusion19 decks363 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion138 decks363 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
34%inclusion123 decks363 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
34%inclusion123 decks363 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion109 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion101 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion93 decks363 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion84 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion81 decks363 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion72 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion67 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion59 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion57 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion56 decks363 decks
-20%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion47 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion41 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion41 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion37 decks363 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion36 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.1%inclusion33 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.0%inclusion29 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.6%inclusion24 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.6%inclusion24 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Tome Scour
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.2%inclusion19 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion18 decks360 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion141 decks363 decks
37%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion130 decks363 decks
31%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion126 decks363 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion121 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion98 decks358 decks
24%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion88 decks363 decks
23%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion81 decks363 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion71 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion56 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion47 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion47 decks363 decks
-12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion40 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion39 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
8.3%inclusion30 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion28 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.4%inclusion27 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.2%inclusion26 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.2%inclusion19 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.2%inclusion19 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion153 decks363 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
39%inclusion142 decks363 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion124 decks363 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion111 decks363 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion97 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion88 decks363 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion71 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion70 decks358 decks
17%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion55 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion43 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion42 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion40 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion38 decks363 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion37 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion36 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion97 decks363 decks
25%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion87 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion54 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion48 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion36 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion174 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion156 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion142 decks363 decks
30%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion105 decks309 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion110 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion90 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion84 decks363 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion83 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion63 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion53 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion46 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion36 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.5%inclusion31 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.5%inclusion31 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.5%inclusion31 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion31 decks363 decks
-19%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.3%inclusion30 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.0%inclusion29 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion340 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion289 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion220 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion183 decks363 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion103 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion94 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion88 decks363 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion58 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion46 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.4%inclusion34 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.7%inclusion28 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion344 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion342 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion318 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion241 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion239 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion224 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion177 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion169 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion159 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion159 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion144 decks363 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion144 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion142 decks363 decks
-8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion127 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion126 decks363 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion124 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion107 decks362 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion97 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion84 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion73 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion72 decks363 decks
-13%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion70 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion69 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion65 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion62 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion61 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion53 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion53 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion45 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion42 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion40 decks362 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion39 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion38 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion38 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion36 decks363 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
9.4%inclusion34 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion33 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion31 decks362 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.0%inclusion29 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion29 decks363 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
7.7%inclusion28 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.9%inclusion25 decks362 decks
-4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.6%inclusion24 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
1%synergy
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test