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%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
60%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
55%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
49%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Tree of Perdition
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Mindcrank
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
39%synergy
The Water Crystal
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Mind Grind
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
The Mindskinner
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Fog Bank
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Likeness Looter
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Barrowgoyf
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Body Double
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Hover Barrier
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhound
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Memory Plunder
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Thought Collapse
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-18%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-23%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Counterpoint
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Scour
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Traumatize
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Extract from Darkness
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Stitch Together
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Spelltwine
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Crux of Fate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Life's Finale
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Bonehoard
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Animate Dead
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Sanity
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Memory Erosion
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Necromancy
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Man No More
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Utter Insignificance
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Echoing Deeps
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Pit of Offerings
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Tolaria West
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Island
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Pools
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-18%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
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