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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14%synergy
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1%synergy
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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1%synergy
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Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion401 decks451 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion360 decks451 decks
74%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion355 decks451 decks
68%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion360 decks451 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion333 decks451 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion294 decks451 decks
63%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion294 decks451 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
61%inclusion275 decks451 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion253 decks451 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion272 decks451 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion285 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion247 decks451 decks
37%synergy
Traumatize
54%inclusion245 decks451 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion240 decks451 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion208 decks397 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion186 decks370 decks
37%synergy
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion222 decks451 decks
45%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion213 decks451 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion209 decks451 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion202 decks451 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion228 decks451 decks
29%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion224 decks451 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion210 decks451 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion150 decks451 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion141 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion138 decks451 decks
18%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion102 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion97 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion93 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion70 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion201 decks451 decks
42%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
43%inclusion192 decks451 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
41%inclusion184 decks451 decks
39%synergy
The Mindskinner
40%inclusion182 decks451 decks
33%synergy
The Ancient One
40%inclusion179 decks451 decks
36%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion169 decks451 decks
31%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion164 decks451 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion157 decks451 decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
34%inclusion94 decks279 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion143 decks451 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion122 decks451 decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion122 decks451 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion119 decks451 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion119 decks451 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion110 decks451 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion107 decks451 decks
22%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion103 decks451 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
21%inclusion95 decks447 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion86 decks451 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion86 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion85 decks451 decks
18%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion82 decks451 decks
17%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion76 decks451 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion75 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion73 decks451 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion71 decks451 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion71 decks451 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion70 decks451 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion69 decks451 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion67 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion65 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion64 decks451 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion60 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion58 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion58 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion57 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion56 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion54 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
-13%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion47 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion47 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion45 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion44 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Aegis Turtle
8.9%inclusion40 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.4%inclusion38 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion188 decks451 decks
38%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion163 decks451 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion149 decks451 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion143 decks451 decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion130 decks451 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion117 decks451 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion112 decks451 decks
-1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
24%inclusion109 decks451 decks
19%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion105 decks451 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Collapse
23%inclusion104 decks451 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion100 decks451 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Strike
20%inclusion91 decks451 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion83 decks451 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion80 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
16%inclusion35 decks221 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion67 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion62 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion60 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion54 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion53 decks451 decks
0%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion52 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion52 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion52 decks451 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion46 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion44 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion43 decks451 decks
-6%synergy
Pact of Negation
9.3%inclusion42 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion41 decks451 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion36 decks451 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.5%inclusion34 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.3%inclusion33 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
7.3%inclusion33 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.7%inclusion30 decks451 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
6.4%inclusion29 decks451 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.2%inclusion28 decks451 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.2%inclusion28 decks451 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
5.8%inclusion26 decks451 decks
-0%synergy
Frantic Search
5.5%inclusion25 decks451 decks
-14%synergy
Murder
5.5%inclusion25 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.1%inclusion23 decks451 decks
-0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.1%inclusion23 decks451 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
44%inclusion198 decks451 decks
39%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion160 decks451 decks
30%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
35%inclusion157 decks451 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion151 decks451 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion131 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion128 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion125 decks451 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion106 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion95 decks451 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion87 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion74 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion70 decks451 decks
-19%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion67 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion65 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion60 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion47 decks451 decks
-6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion47 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion45 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion43 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.6%inclusion39 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.2%inclusion37 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.2%inclusion37 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion33 decks451 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
6.9%inclusion31 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.2%inclusion28 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.8%inclusion26 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.8%inclusion26 decks451 decks
-0%synergy
Startled Awake
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion23 decks449 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.1%inclusion23 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion181 decks451 decks
39%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion161 decks451 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion152 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion148 decks451 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion143 decks447 decks
28%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion113 decks451 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
21%inclusion94 decks451 decks
19%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion88 decks451 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion69 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion63 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion62 decks451 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion58 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion49 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion46 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
8.4%inclusion38 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.5%inclusion34 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.7%inclusion30 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.4%inclusion29 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion28 decks451 decks
-6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.5%inclusion25 decks451 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
-4%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.1%inclusion23 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion191 decks451 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion180 decks451 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion153 decks451 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion140 decks451 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion127 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion110 decks451 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion102 decks447 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion80 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion76 decks451 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
15%inclusion68 decks451 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion55 decks451 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion54 decks451 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion50 decks451 decks
0%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion48 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
9.3%inclusion42 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.3%inclusion42 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion112 decks451 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion101 decks451 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion76 decks451 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion56 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.6%inclusion39 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.0%inclusion27 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.1%inclusion23 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion218 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion195 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion162 decks451 decks
27%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion138 decks401 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion142 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion106 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion106 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion98 decks451 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion77 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion65 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion61 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion60 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion45 decks451 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.3%inclusion42 decks451 decks
-17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion41 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion39 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.4%inclusion38 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.3%inclusion33 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion32 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion30 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.4%inclusion29 decks451 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.4%inclusion29 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.8%inclusion26 decks451 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.8%inclusion26 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.8%inclusion26 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.5%inclusion25 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion425 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion361 decks451 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion269 decks451 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion241 decks451 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion128 decks451 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion117 decks451 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion113 decks451 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion67 decks451 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion58 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion43 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.3%inclusion33 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion29 decks451 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.2%inclusion28 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.0%inclusion27 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.0%inclusion27 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.8%inclusion26 decks451 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.5%inclusion25 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.1%inclusion23 decks451 decks
-3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.1%inclusion23 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion23 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion429 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion428 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion392 decks451 decks
-0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion302 decks451 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion290 decks451 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion289 decks451 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion221 decks451 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion211 decks451 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion202 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion198 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion185 decks451 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion178 decks451 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion176 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion165 decks451 decks
-3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion157 decks451 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion153 decks451 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion134 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion125 decks451 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion105 decks451 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion100 decks451 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion100 decks451 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion90 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion89 decks451 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion87 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion79 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion74 decks451 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion70 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion69 decks451 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion54 decks451 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion52 decks451 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion51 decks451 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
9.3%inclusion42 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.3%inclusion42 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion41 decks451 decks
-7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.1%inclusion41 decks451 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.9%inclusion40 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.9%inclusion40 decks451 decks
-0%synergy
River of Tears
8.2%inclusion37 decks451 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.2%inclusion37 decks451 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.2%inclusion37 decks451 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.2%inclusion37 decks451 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.0%inclusion36 decks451 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion35 decks451 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.2%inclusion28 decks451 decks
-0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.2%inclusion28 decks451 decks
-0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.2%inclusion28 decks451 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.5%inclusion25 decks451 decks
-0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
-3%synergy
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