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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Exhibition Tidecaller
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Grave Researcher
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Chase Inspiration
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
79%inclusion48 decks61 decks
64%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
59%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Eater of the Dead
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
49%synergy
The Ancient One
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
48%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
45%synergy
Ruin Crab
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Tree of Perdition
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Mindcrank
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
39%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Windfall
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Animate Dead
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Frost
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
26%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
19%synergy
The Mindskinner
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Hover Barrier
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Undead Alchemist
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
The Scarab God
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Likeness Looter
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Havengul Lich
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Barrowgoyf
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Strike
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Collapse
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
See Double
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Aetherspouts
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Thought Scour
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Divergent Equation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Traumatize
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Dread Summons
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Terror Tide
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Brood
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Keening Stone
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Fraying Sanity
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Court of Cunning
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Memory Erosion
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Necromancy
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Tolaria West
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Echoing Deeps
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion52 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion57 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion57 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion54 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Pools
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
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