Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Reanimator

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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Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
77%inclusion48 decks62 decks
62%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
58%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
49%synergy
Eater of the Dead
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
47%synergy
Ruin Crab
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
45%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
44%synergy
The Ancient One
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
43%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
42%synergy
Tree of Perdition
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
42%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Singularity Rupture
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Animate Dead
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Mortivore
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Frost
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
27%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Hedron Crab
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
20%synergy
The Mindskinner
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Hover Barrier
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Undead Alchemist
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
The Scarab God
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Likeness Looter
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Havengul Lich
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Body Double
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Strike
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-14%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-0%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
See Double
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Aetherspouts
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Thought Scour
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Negation
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Chase Inspiration
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Mind Grind
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Traumatize
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
-14%synergy
Extract from Darkness
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Dread Summons
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Terror Tide
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-0%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
27%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Brood
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Keening Stone
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-0%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Court of Cunning
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Memory Erosion
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Necromancy
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-14%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Tolaria West
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Echoing Deeps
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion53 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion46 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion58 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion58 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion55 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion43 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Pools
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Port of Karfell
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
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