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
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
71%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
52%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
52%synergy
Singularity Rupture
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
49%synergy
The Ancient One
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Mindcrank
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Eater of the Dead
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Nighthowler
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Tree of Perdition
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Mind Grind
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Will
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Mortivore
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Frost
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Likeness Looter
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion7 decks43 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 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Body Double
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Hover Barrier
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhound
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Kin
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
The Scarab God
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Strike
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Memory Plunder
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Thought Collapse
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion7 decks43 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 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
See Double
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Counterpoint
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Frantic Search
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Scour
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Traumatize
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Extract from Darkness
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Stitch Together
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Persist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Life's Finale
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Spelltwine
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Crux of Fate
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Animate Dead
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Fraying Sanity
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Court of Cunning
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Memory Erosion
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Necromancy
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Tortured Existence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 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 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Echoing Deeps
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Pit of Offerings
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Tolaria West
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Island
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Pools
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Port of Karfell
16%inclusion7 decks43 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 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
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