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
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
72%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
52%synergy
Ruin Crab
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Mindcrank
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
46%synergy
The Ancient One
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Singularity Rupture
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Nighthowler
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Reanimate
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Tree of Perdition
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Mind Grind
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Hedron Crab
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
16%synergy
The Mindskinner
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Hover Barrier
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Likeness Looter
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Barrowgoyf
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Body Double
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
The Warring Triad
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
The Scarab God
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Memory Plunder
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Pongify
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Shred Memory
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Counterpoint
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Traumatize
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Extract from Darkness
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Stitch Together
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Terror Tide
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Life's Finale
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Spelltwine
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Persist
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Crux of Fate
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of the Brood
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Animate Dead
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Court of Cunning
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Memory Erosion
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Necromancy
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Restless Reef
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Echoing Deeps
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Tolaria West
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Island
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Fetid Pools
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Morphic Pool
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
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