Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized Control

Phenax, God of Deception
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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 Master of Lake-town
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Captain America's Shield
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mindcrank
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Tree of Perdition
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
70%synergy
Eater of the Dead
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Consuming Aberration
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Ruin Crab
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Windfall
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Fractured Sanity
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Mystical Tutor
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Notion Thief
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
The Ancient One
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Frost
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Crab
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Painter's Servant
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Nighthowler
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Mortivore
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Relic Golem
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Drake
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
The Scarab God
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Trinket Mage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Grave Researcher
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Guiltfeeder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Arcane Denial
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Pact of Negation
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Thought Collapse
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Didn't Say Please
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Disallow
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Pact
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Archive Trap
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Spider-Sense
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Whir of Invention
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Shred Memory
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Undermine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Tale's End
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Stifle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Damnation
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Mind Grind
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Whispering Madness
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Dark Deal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Flow State
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mathemagics
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Altar of the Brood
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Grindstone
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Helm of Obedience
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Magewright's Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Fraying Sanity
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Animate Dead
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Court of Cunning
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Copy Artifact
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Counterbalance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Academy Ruins
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
War Room
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Island
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Isle
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Misty Rainforest
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
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