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%inclusion37 decks41 decks
84%synergy
Mana Drain
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
75%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
74%synergy
Mindcrank
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
73%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
72%synergy
Eater of the Dead
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
72%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
69%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
65%synergy
Tree of Perdition
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
64%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Bloodchief Ascension
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
61%synergy
Mystic Remora
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Imperial Seal
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
58%synergy
The One Ring
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
53%synergy
Toxic Deluge
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Force of Negation
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
79%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
80%synergy
Rhystic Study
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
68%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
68%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
65%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
72%synergy
Force of Will
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Chrome Mox
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
69%synergy
Mox Diamond
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
69%synergy
Mystical Tutor
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
58%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Painter's Servant
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Undead Alchemist
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Gilded Drake
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Notion Thief
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
18%synergy
The Ancient One
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Silent Arbiter
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Hedron Crab
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Nighthowler
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Frost
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Mortivore
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Manic Scribe
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Fog Bank
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fleet Swallower
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Fatestitcher
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Pact of Negation
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Drown in the Loch
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Pact
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Archive Trap
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Stifle
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Damnation
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Grim Tutor
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Traumatize
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Mind Grind
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Deal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Mathemagics
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Grindstone
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Altar of the Brood
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
32%synergy
The Water Crystal
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Bonehoard
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Skateboard
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Intruder Alarm
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Fraying Sanity
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Copy Artifact
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Memory Erosion
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Court of Cunning
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Counterbalance
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Mind Over Matter
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Urza's Saga
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
61%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
-0%synergy
Mox Opal
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Monolith
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Island
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
58%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Morphic Pool
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Underground Sea
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
62%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Ruins
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Prismatic Vista
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Mana Confluence
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
41%synergy
City of Brass
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Reflecting Pool
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-31%synergy
Marsh Flats
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Darkslick Shores
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-20%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-30%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-23%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-28%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Treno, Dark City
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
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