Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive 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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
22xlift
Eater of the Dead
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33xlift
Ruin Crab
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
13xlift
Painter's Servant
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
16xlift
Duskmantle Guildmage
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
9.3xlift
Dauthi Voidwalker
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
2.4xlift
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
5.0xlift
Nethergoyf
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
16xlift
Silent Arbiter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Thassa's Oracle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.2xlift
Opposition Agent
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.0xlift
Dark Confidant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
8.1xlift
Snapcaster Mage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
4.1xlift
Avatar of Woe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Mortivore
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Disciple of Deceit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
The Ancient One
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Dreamborn Muse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Drift of Phantasms
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Hedron Crab
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Gilded Drake
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2.7xlift
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Pollywog Prodigy
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
4.1xlift
Consuming Aberration
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
8.1xlift
Talion, the Kindly Lord
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.3xlift
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
Dimir Infiltrator
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
16xlift
Psychic Frog
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
8.1xlift
Ledger Shredder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2.7xlift
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.8xlift
Sire of Stagnation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
16xlift
Quantum Riddler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
25xlift
Instants
Deadly Rollick
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.4xlift
Muddle the Mixture
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
3.8xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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1.5xlift
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.3xlift
Swan Song
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1.3xlift
Fierce Guardianship
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1.1xlift
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.2xlift
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.1xlift
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.5xlift
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.4xlift
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
3.3xlift
Shred Memory
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
16xlift
Tainted Pact
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.5xlift
Entomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
4.1xlift
Brainstorm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.1xlift
Mana Drain
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.6xlift
Bitter Triumph
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6.5xlift
Infernal Grasp
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
4.6xlift
Force of Will
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.6xlift
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.5xlift
Force of Negation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.7xlift
Baleful Mastery
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
16xlift
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
11xlift
Counterspell
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.9xlift
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
4.1xlift
Pact of Negation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.4xlift
Dismember
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2.0xlift
Sorceries
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.1xlift
Reanimate
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
2.7xlift
Toxic Deluge
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.8xlift
Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
9.3xlift
Windfall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.9xlift
Imperial Seal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.9xlift
Yawgmoth's Will
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
5.4xlift
Fabricate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
8.1xlift
Blasphemous Edict
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
8.1xlift
Mnemonic Betrayal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
3.6xlift
Dark Deal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
8.1xlift
Damnation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
3.3xlift
Grim Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
3.6xlift
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
13xlift
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
33xlift
Grindstone
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
16xlift
Mindcrank
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
5.0xlift
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6.5xlift
Tormod's Crypt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
16xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33xlift
The One Ring
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.8xlift
Isochron Scepter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
3.3xlift
Codex Shredder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
16xlift
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
9.2xlift
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.1xlift
Necropotence
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
4.1xlift
Necromancy
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
8.1xlift
Copy Artifact
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6.5xlift
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.7xlift
Animate Dead
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
4.1xlift
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2.2xlift
Leyline of the Void
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
8.1xlift
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
3.4xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
2.2xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.6xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.3xlift
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.7xlift
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.3xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2.3xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.0xlift
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.4xlift
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.5xlift
Grim Monolith
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2.0xlift
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.8xlift
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.7xlift
Mana Vault
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.0xlift
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.1xlift
Mox Opal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.8xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
8.1xlift
Lands
Prismatic Vista
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
2.4xlift
Command Tower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.0xlift
Undercity Sewers
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.5xlift
Misty Rainforest
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.7xlift
Clearwater Pathway
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
2.2xlift
Underground Sea
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.1xlift
Swamp
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.0xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
2.2xlift
Verdant Catacombs
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
2.0xlift
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.0xlift
Morphic Pool
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.1xlift
Mana Confluence
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
2.0xlift
Marsh Flats
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.8xlift
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.1xlift
Flooded Strand
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.6xlift
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.6xlift
Watery Grave
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
1.0xlift
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2.3xlift
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.4xlift
Fabled Passage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
5.4xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2.3xlift
Snow-Covered Island
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.4xlift
Reflecting Pool
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.9xlift
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.1xlift
Underground River
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.6xlift
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0.9xlift
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.0xlift
Snow-Covered Swamp
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.4xlift
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.2xlift
City of Brass
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1.2xlift
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