Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Pillow Fort

Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Tree of Perdition
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
77%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
76%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
66%synergy
Propaganda
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Silent Arbiter
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Visions of Beyond
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Mindcrank
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Intruder Alarm
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Eater of the Dead
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Nighthowler
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
26%synergy
The Ancient One
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Avatar of Woe
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Fleet Swallower
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Aegis Turtle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Painter's Servant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Endbringer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Pestered Wellguard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Knacksaw Clique
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Uchuulon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Clone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Into the Story
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Thought Collapse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Strike
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Katara's Reversal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Opt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Induce Paranoia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Scour for Scrap
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Magic Damper
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Fractured Sanity
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Traumatize
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Singularity Rupture
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Mind Grind
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Pilfered Plans
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Life's Finale
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Rise from the Grave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Baral's Expertise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mind Funeral
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
The Water Crystal
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Crawlspace
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Grindstone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
The Everflowing Well
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sentinel Totem
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bonehoard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Memory Erosion
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Freed from the Real
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Restless Reef
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Tolaria West
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Detection Tower
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Locket
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Pools
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy