Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive Reanimator

Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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 Ancient One
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
97%synergy
Eater of the Dead
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
82%synergy
Visions of Beyond
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Reanimate
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
71%synergy
Sheoldred
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Ruin Crab
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Consuming Aberration
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Silent Arbiter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Mortivore
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Hunted Horror
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Frost
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Ghast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Patron of the Moon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Thing in the Ice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
The Speed Demon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Warring Triad
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Displacer Kitten
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Wonder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mulldrifter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Mindskinner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Haughty Djinn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Shred Memory
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Memory Plunder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Aetherspouts
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Drown in Dreams
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Counterpoint
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
See Double
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Oona's Grace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Price of Fame
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wake the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Intellectual Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Tale's End
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rewind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Long-Term Plans
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Abjure
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Evacuation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Edict
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Singularity Rupture
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Call to Mind
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Will of the Abzan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Terror Tide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Bribery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Prosperity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
From the Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtseize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Mindcrank
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Eye of Ojer Taq
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Altar of the Brood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Profane Memento
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grinning Totem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Tortured Existence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Intruder Alarm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Forced Fruition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fraying Sanity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Memory Erosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Echoing Deeps
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Tolaria West
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Academy Ruins
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Palace
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Agna Qel'a
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Vale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dreadship Reef
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tomb Fortress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Terrain Generator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Drownyard Temple
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Guildless Commons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-34%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Underground Sea
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
87%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Swamp
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Island
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-21%synergy
Undercity Sewers
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Fetid Pools
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-28%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Horizon of Progress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-24%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-31%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Port of Karfell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy