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Phenax, God of Deception
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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
Landon Crispens
The Best MTG Sorceries of 2025 for Commander
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Decorum Dissertation
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wight of Precinct Six
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
80%synergy
Mindcrank
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
79%synergy
Fraying Sanity
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
76%synergy
Wall of Frost
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Fractured Sanity
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Keening Stone
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Bonehoard
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Negate
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Nighthowler
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Traumatize
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
59%synergy
The Water Crystal
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
51%synergy
Psychic Strike
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
The Mindskinner
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Eater of the Dead
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Hover Barrier
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Mortivore
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Fleet Swallower
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Tree of Perdition
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Hedron Crab
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Glacial Wall
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Guiltfeeder
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Fog Bank
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Riptide Turtle
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Manic Scribe
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Omni-Changeling
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
North Pole Patrol
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Runes
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Tide Drifter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
The Ancient One
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Shorecomber Crab
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Ambling Stormshell
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Pain Seer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Mist
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Air
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Loyal Drake
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Aegis Turtle
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Monastery Flock
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Crypt Incursion
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Countermand
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Careful Consideration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Doom Blade
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Dispel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Expel from Orazca
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Mana Leak
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Visions of Beyond
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Into the Story
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Overkill
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Voyage's End
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Essence Scatter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Consider
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Spiral
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Undermine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Opt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Turnabout
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Quick Study
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Miscalculation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Mind Grind
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Pilfered Plans
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Extract from Darkness
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Whispering Madness
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Profane Tutor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Tome Scour
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Mind Sculpt
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Startled Awake
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Aether Gale
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Brainspoil
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Breaking Wave
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Memories Returning
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fascination
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Memory Sluice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Strings
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Drain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Dark Deal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Macabre Waltz
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Profane Memento
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Jester's Cap
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Insight Engine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sentinel Totem
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Meekstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Navigation Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Aether Syphon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Codex Shredder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Court of Cunning
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Memory Erosion
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Freed from the Real
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Lost in the Maze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Extravagant Replication
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Liliana Vess
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Jace Reawakened
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Agna Qel'a
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Dreadship Reef
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Memorial to Folly
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-27%synergy
Drownyard Temple
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Dust Bowl
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-31%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Locket
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Star Compass
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Lens
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Isle
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Dismal Backwater
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Warped Landscape
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Salt Marsh
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-29%synergy
Waterfront District
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-31%synergy
Grixis Panorama
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Soured Springs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
Watery Grave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-39%synergy
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