Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5.2xlift
Top Cards
Vampiric Tutor
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Demonic Tutor
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
7.7xlift
Mana Drain
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
1.3xlift
Mindcrank
86%inclusion42 decks49 decks
5.1xlift
Maddening Cacophony
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
6.1xlift
Rhystic Study
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Cyclonic Rift
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Force of Will
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Duskmantle Guildmage
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
9.1xlift
High Lift Cards
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
30xlift
Wall of Frost
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
29xlift
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
29xlift
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
29xlift
Hover Barrier
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
29xlift
The Haunt of Hightower
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
27xlift
Charix, the Raging Isle
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
27xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
26xlift
Tree of Perdition
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
25xlift
Mortivore
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
25xlift
Creatures
Consuming Aberration
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
7.4xlift
Eater of the Dead
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
24xlift
Ruin Crab
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
7.0xlift
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
7.8xlift
Dauthi Voidwalker
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
1.3xlift
Painter's Servant
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
13xlift
Thassa's Oracle
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
0.9xlift
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
6.1xlift
Undead Alchemist
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
16xlift
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
4.2xlift
The Ancient One
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
17xlift
Hedron Crab
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
5.3xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
21xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
2.0xlift
Gilded Drake
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
2.0xlift
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20xlift
Opposition Agent
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Silent Arbiter
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
18xlift
Notion Thief
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Wight of Precinct Six
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
24xlift
Sire of Stagnation
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
6.5xlift
Nighthowler
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
7.0xlift
Cruel Somnophage
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
8.9xlift
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0.4xlift
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
1.5xlift
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0.8xlift
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11xlift
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7.8xlift
Fleet Swallower
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11xlift
Ioreth of the Healing House
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
22xlift
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Crashing Drawbridge
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
18xlift
Pollywog Prodigy
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2.3xlift
Nemesis of Reason
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2.1xlift
Captain N'ghathrod
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5.0xlift
Manic Scribe
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
13xlift
Riddlekeeper
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
16xlift
Spellskite
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Urza, Lord High Artificer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2.6xlift
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Elrond, Moon-Reader
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
31xlift
The Master of Lake-town
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2.0xlift
Abyssal Harvester
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
12xlift
Avatar of Woe
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
16xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0.5xlift
Baleful Strix
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Soulless Jailer
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
19xlift
Faerie Mastermind
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0.4xlift
Laboratory Maniac
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1.2xlift
Sewer Nemesis
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2.7xlift
Instants
Fierce Guardianship
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
0.9xlift
Mystical Tutor
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
0.8xlift
Counterspell
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
1.4xlift
Force of Negation
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
0.8xlift
Visions of Beyond
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
11xlift
Deadly Rollick
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
0.7xlift
Drown in the Loch
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
3.1xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
0.8xlift
Muddle the Mixture
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
2.8xlift
Brainstorm
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
0.8xlift
Swan Song
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Pact of Negation
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
0.8xlift
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
2.8xlift
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
1.7xlift
Demonic Consultation
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Chain of Vapor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
1.2xlift
Negate
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
1.9xlift
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Lim-Dûl's Vault
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Resculpt
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
2.6xlift
Tainted Pact
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0.5xlift
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Delay
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
2.2xlift
Archive Trap
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7.5xlift
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2.5xlift
Withering Torment
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1.3xlift
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5.1xlift
Entomb
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0.4xlift
Pongify
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Frantic Search
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0.4xlift
Flusterstorm
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0.2xlift
Perplex
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4.3xlift
Baleful Mastery
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2.1xlift
Stifle
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1.8xlift
Didn't Say Please
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6.6xlift
Crypt Incursion
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
11xlift
Drown in Dreams
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3.8xlift
Sorceries
Windfall
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
2.3xlift
Imperial Seal
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Reanimate
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
1.2xlift
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
6.2xlift
Damnation
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
3.0xlift
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
2.6xlift
Singularity Rupture
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
6.9xlift
Traumatize
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
7.1xlift
Mind Grind
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
4.4xlift
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
3.9xlift
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
3.5xlift
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0.8xlift
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
2.3xlift
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
2.9xlift
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5.8xlift
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Fabricate
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2.3xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
0.5xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2.9xlift
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0.5xlift
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2.1xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0.5xlift
Ponder
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0.4xlift
Dark Deal
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3.5xlift
Sign in Blood
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4.0xlift
Doomsday
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0.7xlift
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1.6xlift
Preordain
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Beseech the Queen
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5.8xlift
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
1.2xlift
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
1.8xlift
Grindstone
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
13xlift
Altar of the Brood
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
4.7xlift
The Water Crystal
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
5.0xlift
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
3.5xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
23xlift
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
1.7xlift
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
4.1xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0.3xlift
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
12xlift
Wizard's Staff
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4.7xlift
Wishclaw Talisman
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0.5xlift
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
23xlift
Tormod's Crypt
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5.1xlift
Helm of Obedience
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3.6xlift
Bolas's Citadel
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0.4xlift
Bonehoard
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
22xlift
Expedition Map
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2.5xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Keening Stone
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
14xlift
Codex Shredder
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3.6xlift
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Bloodchief Ascension
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
3.4xlift
Necropotence
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
1.8xlift
Intruder Alarm
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
17xlift
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
10xlift
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
4.7xlift
Propaganda
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
3.3xlift
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
1.5xlift
Unstoppable Plan
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
11xlift
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15xlift
Pemmin's Aura
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
21xlift
Copy Artifact
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
4.1xlift
No Mercy
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
4.3xlift
Memory Erosion
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
4.9xlift
Sphinx's Tutelage
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5.6xlift
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2.7xlift
Animate Dead
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
0.7xlift
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
3.3xlift
Necromancy
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1.3xlift
Counterbalance
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1.2xlift
Mind Over Matter
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5.5xlift
Phyrexian Arena
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
4.2xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
1.6xlift
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5.4xlift
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6.0xlift
Jace, Memory Adept
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6.1xlift
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1.4xlift
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1.7xlift
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
3.7xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
1.2xlift
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
1.8xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
1.2xlift
Urza's Saga
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
11xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
2.0xlift
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
1.4xlift
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
3.3xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
1.3xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
7.8xlift
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
2.0xlift
Strip Mine
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
1.7xlift
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
13xlift
Nephalia Drownyard
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2.4xlift
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1.9xlift
Scavenger Grounds
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3.1xlift
Inventors' Fair
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2.0xlift
Mistrise Village
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1.1xlift
Vault of Whispers
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0.7xlift
Wasteland
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1.3xlift
Creeping Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2.5xlift
Maze of Ith
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2.4xlift
Seat of the Synod
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5.1xlift
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Mishra's Workshop
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1.8xlift
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2.1xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Chrome Mox
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Mox Diamond
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Vault
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
1.3xlift
Mox Opal
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
1.4xlift
Grim Monolith
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
1.4xlift
Lotus Petal
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
0.4xlift
The Soul Stone
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
1.8xlift
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
0.5xlift
Mox Amber
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
0.3xlift
Mind Stone
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1.3xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1.3xlift
Basalt Monolith
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1.2xlift
Gilded Lotus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3.0xlift
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Watery Grave
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Island
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Swamp
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
0.9xlift
Morphic Pool
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Underground Sea
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
0.8xlift
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
1.5xlift
Underground River
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
0.9xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
1.5xlift
Clearwater Pathway
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
1.2xlift
Prismatic Vista
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
1.5xlift
Mana Confluence
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Sunken Ruins
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
1.4xlift
City of Brass
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
0.8xlift
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
1.1xlift
Flooded Strand
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
0.7xlift
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
1.4xlift
Reflecting Pool
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
2.2xlift
Misty Rainforest
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Marsh Flats
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
0.8xlift
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
1.4xlift
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Darkslick Shores
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
1.5xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
1.4xlift
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Snow-Covered Island
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0.6xlift
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0.5xlift
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
2.1xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
1.8xlift
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
1.2xlift
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1.5xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
0.5xlift
Temple of Deceit
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1.5xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0.5xlift
Cavern of Souls
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0.2xlift
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0.4xlift
River of Tears
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Gemstone Caverns
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0.1xlift
Treno, Dark City
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
12xlift
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