Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Reanimator

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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
57%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
57%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
51%synergy
Ruin Crab
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
51%synergy
Singularity Rupture
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
49%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Mindcrank
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Nighthowler
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Tree of Perdition
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Frost
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Hedron Crab
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
12%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Likeness Looter
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Barrowgoyf
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
The Warring Triad
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Body Double
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Hover Barrier
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Dreadhound
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
The Scarab God
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Memory Plunder
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-19%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-21%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
See Double
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Into the Story
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Counterpoint
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Frantic Search
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Scour
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Traumatize
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Extract from Darkness
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Stitch Together
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Persist
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Life's Finale
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Spelltwine
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Crux of Fate
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Animate Dead
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Court of Cunning
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Memory Erosion
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Necromancy
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Dance of the Dead
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Utter Insignificance
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Echoing Deeps
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Tolaria West
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Signet
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion40 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Island
91%inclusion40 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Port of Karfell
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-19%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
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