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
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
97%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
68%synergy
Mindcrank
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Ruin Crab
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
47%synergy
Court of Cunning
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Consuming Aberration
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
The Mindskinner
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
39%synergy
The Ancient One
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Drown in the Loch
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Tree of Perdition
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Frost
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Eater of the Dead
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Dreadwing Scavenger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Silent Arbiter
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Ambassador Laquatus
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Nighthowler
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Hover Barrier
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Painter's Servant
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Riddlekeeper
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Wall of Junk
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Wall of Mist
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Thought Scour
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Visions of Beyond
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-20%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Frantic Search
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Psychic Strike
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Dream Twist
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%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
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Mind Grind
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Tome Scour
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Secret Salvage
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Tunnel Vision
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Drain
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Brainspoil
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Thrumming Stone
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Grindstone
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Codex Shredder
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Keening Stone
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Bonehoard
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Temple Bell
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Fraying Sanity
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Memory Erosion
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Forced Fruition
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Reef
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Dreadship Reef
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-31%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-25%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion47 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion37 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 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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