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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Captain America's Shield
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tree of Perdition
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
73%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
73%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
73%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
68%synergy
Mindcrank
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
67%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
60%synergy
Ruin Crab
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
18%synergy
The Mindskinner
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Rhystic Study
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Force of Will
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Notion Thief
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Nighthowler
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Frost
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Painter's Servant
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mortivore
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Relic Golem
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Scarab God
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Trinket Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Grave Researcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Trophy Mage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Thought Collapse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Didn't Say Please
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Pact of Negation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Strike
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Disallow
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Spider-Sense
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Shred Memory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Undermine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tale's End
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Stifle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Grim Tutor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Singularity Rupture
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Grind
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Flow State
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Stock Up
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Mathemagics
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Altar of the Brood
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Bonehoard
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Helm of Obedience
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Magewright's Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Sanity
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Counterbalance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
War Room
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
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