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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
84%synergy
Mana Drain
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
73%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
73%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
71%synergy
Eater of the Dead
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
66%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
65%synergy
Tree of Perdition
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
63%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Imperial Seal
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Remora
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
55%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
44%synergy
The One Ring
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
80%synergy
Demonic Tutor
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
77%synergy
Rhystic Study
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
66%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
64%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
65%synergy
Ancient Tomb
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
70%synergy
Force of Will
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
69%synergy
Chrome Mox
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
70%synergy
Mox Diamond
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
70%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Painter's Servant
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Undead Alchemist
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Gilded Drake
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
21%synergy
The Ancient One
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
24%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Notion Thief
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Nighthowler
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Frost
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Mortivore
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fleet Swallower
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Manic Scribe
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Fog Bank
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Visions of Beyond
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
51%synergy
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Drown in the Loch
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Pact of Negation
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Vapor
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Demonic Consultation
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Pact
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Delay
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Stifle
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Fractured Sanity
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Damnation
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Grim Tutor
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Singularity Rupture
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Traumatize
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Mind Grind
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Deal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mathemagics
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Grindstone
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
44%synergy
The Water Crystal
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Bonehoard
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Skateboard
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Copy Artifact
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Memory Erosion
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Counterbalance
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mind Over Matter
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
51%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Saga
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
57%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Opal
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Grim Monolith
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
49%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Island
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Morphic Pool
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
49%synergy
Underground Sea
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
65%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Prismatic Vista
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
44%synergy
City of Brass
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Mana Confluence
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Reflecting Pool
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-27%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Darkslick Shores
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-30%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-18%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-25%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Treno, Dark City
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Hideout
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
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