Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Optimized Midrange

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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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Rhystic Study
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
98%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Hedron Crab
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Ruin Crab
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Wall of Frost
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Riddlekeeper
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Mortivore
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Spellseeker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Stuffy Doll
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Nighthowler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Barrowgoyf
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Painter's Servant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Ledger Shredder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
81%synergy
Psychic Strike
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Visions of Beyond
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
See Double
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Pact
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Perplex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Demonic Consultation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Force of Negation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Drown in Dreams
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Sorceries
Scheming Symmetry
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
89%synergy
Traumatize
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Mind Grind
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Fractured Sanity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Mind Funeral
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Cut Your Losses
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Dread Summons
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Grindstone
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Altar of the Brood
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
39%synergy
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Profane Memento
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Memory Erosion
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Fraying Sanity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Mistrise Village
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Underground River
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Darkslick Shores
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Port of Karfell
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
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