Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive 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
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
100%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Imperial Seal
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Mana Vault
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Chrome Mox
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Consuming Aberration
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Ambassador Laquatus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mortivore
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Eater of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Frost
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ruin Crab
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Hover Barrier
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Force of Negation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Whir of Invention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mental Misstep
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Intuition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Perplex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Commandeer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Eat to Extinction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Misdirection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Visions of Beyond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Reenact the Crime
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Fabricate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Grim Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Brainspoil
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Profane Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Extract
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Infinite Obliteration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Reshape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Echoing Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Necrotic Fumes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Argivian Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Transmute Artifact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Soul Strings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Mindcrank
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Thrumming Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lithoform Engine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Helm of Obedience
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mirage Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Helm of the Host
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grindstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Incubator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Intruder Alarm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Discovery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Counterbalance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Court of Cunning
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Power Artifact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
As Foretold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Memory Erosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Inventors' Fair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mana Crypt
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-34%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Lotus Bloom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-44%synergy
Sol Talisman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Paradise Mantle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mox Tantalite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
69%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Swamp
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Morphic Pool
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Underground Sea
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Mana Confluence
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
City of Brass
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-27%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-49%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
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