Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Persistent Petitioners

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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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Persistent Petitioners
99%inclusion68 decks69 decks
98%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
54%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
52%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
46%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Consuming Aberration
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Court of Cunning
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
39%synergy
The Mindskinner
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
36%synergy
Traumatize
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Drown in the Loch
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
25%synergy
The Ancient One
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Tree of Perdition
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Frost
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Silent Arbiter
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Eater of the Dead
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Wall
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Nighthowler
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Hover Barrier
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Manic Scribe
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Aegis Turtle
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Mortivore
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Ambassador Laquatus
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Thought Scour
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Visions of Beyond
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Thought Collapse
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Pongify
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Charm
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Opt
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherize
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Archmage's Charm
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
High Tide
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-11%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Mind Grind
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-22%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Startled Awake
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Tome Scour
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Secret Salvage
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Thrumming Stone
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Keening Stone
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Codex Shredder
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Bonehoard
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Millstone
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Memory Erosion
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion61 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
-33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-19%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-21%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
-17%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Isle
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-17%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-26%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-26%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
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