Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Persistent Petitioners

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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Persistent Petitioners
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
95%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Mindcrank
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
64%synergy
Ruin Crab
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
63%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Hedron Crab
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Aberration
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Traumatize
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
The Mindskinner
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
37%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Tree of Perdition
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
LABORATORY MANIAC
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Frost
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Silent Arbiter
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Eater of the Dead
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Hover Barrier
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
The Reality Chip
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Painter's Servant
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Manic Scribe
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Stitcher Geralf
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Riddlekeeper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Archive Trap
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Drown in the Loch
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Didn't Say Please
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Thought Scour
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Negation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-23%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Thought Collapse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Visions of Beyond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Mind Funeral
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Mind Grind
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Tome Scour
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Secret Salvage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Tunnel Vision
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Echo of Eons
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Drain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Thrumming Stone
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Box
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Temple Bell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Fraying Sanity
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Intruder Alarm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Forced Fruition
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-29%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
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