Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive 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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Eater of the Dead
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
99%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
94%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
81%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
80%synergy
Reanimate
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
76%synergy
Counterspell
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
91%synergy
Force of Will
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
64%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
51%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
26%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
31%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
60%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
37%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Hunted Horror
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Fog Bank
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Ruin Crab
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Sheoldred
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Patron of the Moon
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Thing in the Ice
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Displacer Kitten
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Mortivore
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Haughty Djinn
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Nighthowler
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Fear of Impostors
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Frost
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Reality Chip
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Shadow Kin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Archivist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Skirge Familiar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Instants
Memory Plunder
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
69%synergy
Mana Drain
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
58%synergy
Swan Song
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
57%synergy
Visions of Beyond
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
71%synergy
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
31%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
31%synergy
Shred Memory
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Aetherspouts
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Force of Negation
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Drown in Dreams
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Evacuation
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
See Double
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Mental Misstep
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-5%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-6%synergy
Oona's Grace
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Flare of Denial
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Price of Fame
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Intellectual Offering
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Flusterstorm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Disallow
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Incursion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Long-Term Plans
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Counterpoint
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Abjure
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
64%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
66%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
36%synergy
Call to Mind
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Terror Tide
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Commit // Memory
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Madness
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Stitch Together
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Dark Deal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Prosperity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Mindcrank
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
38%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-2%synergy
Grinning Totem
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Waste Not
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Forced Fruition
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Necromancy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
57%synergy
Cabal Coffers
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
64%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Echoing Deeps
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Tolaria West
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Academy Ruins
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Sunken Palace
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Strip Mine
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Wasteland
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Dreadship Reef
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Maze of Ith
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Terrain Generator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Guildless Commons
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
-13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Thran Dynamo
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Arcane Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-59%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-34%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-36%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
54%synergy
Undercity Sewers
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
55%synergy
Underground Sea
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Prismatic Vista
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Fetid Pools
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Cave
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Horizon of Progress
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
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