Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
28%inclusion50 decks179 decks
26%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
6.1%inclusion11 decks179 decks
6%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
4.5%inclusion8 decks179 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion457 decks512 decks
74%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
73%inclusion372 decks512 decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion379 decks512 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion376 decks512 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion308 decks512 decks
58%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion324 decks512 decks
57%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion298 decks512 decks
54%synergy
Mindcrank
65%inclusion335 decks512 decks
53%synergy
Mind Grind
55%inclusion283 decks512 decks
50%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
51%inclusion263 decks512 decks
49%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion318 decks512 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion287 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion286 decks512 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
54%inclusion171 decks314 decks
42%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion275 decks512 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion188 decks359 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion266 decks512 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
51%inclusion263 decks512 decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
49%inclusion250 decks512 decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
48%inclusion248 decks512 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
32%inclusion165 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion152 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion82 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion73 decks512 decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.4%inclusion48 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.4%inclusion48 decks512 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.0%inclusion41 decks512 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.6%inclusion39 decks512 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
47%inclusion240 decks512 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Frost
45%inclusion232 decks512 decks
44%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
39%inclusion198 decks512 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Crab
37%inclusion191 decks512 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion191 decks512 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion179 decks508 decks
28%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion168 decks512 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion161 decks512 decks
30%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion153 decks512 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion149 decks512 decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
28%inclusion141 decks512 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion141 decks512 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion137 decks499 decks
27%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion138 decks512 decks
26%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion128 decks512 decks
24%synergy
Undead Alchemist
24%inclusion121 decks512 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion119 decks512 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
23%inclusion117 decks511 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion116 decks512 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion108 decks512 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion102 decks512 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion99 decks512 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion99 decks512 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
19%inclusion98 decks512 decks
18%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion97 decks512 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion96 decks512 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion88 decks512 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion87 decks511 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion84 decks512 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion84 decks512 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion80 decks512 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion76 decks512 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
14%inclusion73 decks512 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion73 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion64 decks512 decks
-10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion64 decks512 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion63 decks512 decks
12%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion63 decks512 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion62 decks510 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion62 decks512 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion60 decks511 decks
3%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion55 decks512 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion54 decks511 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion53 decks512 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion51 decks512 decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
9.2%inclusion47 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.0%inclusion46 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.8%inclusion45 decks512 decks
-4%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
8.4%inclusion43 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Runes
8.0%inclusion41 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
45%inclusion228 decks512 decks
41%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion163 decks512 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion138 decks512 decks
22%synergy
Thought Collapse
26%inclusion131 decks512 decks
22%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion128 decks512 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion124 decks512 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion121 decks512 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion117 decks512 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion117 decks512 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion108 decks512 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion100 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Into the Story
19%inclusion98 decks512 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion96 decks512 decks
-16%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion87 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion87 decks512 decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion83 decks512 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion82 decks512 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion81 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion74 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion73 decks511 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion71 decks511 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion66 decks511 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion64 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion63 decks508 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion61 decks512 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion58 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion52 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.2%inclusion47 decks512 decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
9.2%inclusion47 decks512 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.8%inclusion45 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Perplex
8.8%inclusion45 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion41 decks512 decks
-8%synergy
Resculpt
7.0%inclusion36 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.4%inclusion33 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion32 decks512 decks
-10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.7%inclusion29 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.7%inclusion29 decks512 decks
-3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.5%inclusion28 decks512 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion27 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.3%inclusion27 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.1%inclusion26 decks512 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion172 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion171 decks512 decks
28%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
27%inclusion137 decks512 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion135 decks512 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
26%inclusion134 decks512 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion130 decks512 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion126 decks512 decks
-11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion121 decks512 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion109 decks512 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion102 decks512 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion95 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion69 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion64 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion63 decks512 decks
-4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion62 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion59 decks512 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion57 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion53 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion52 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.6%inclusion44 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.4%inclusion43 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.8%inclusion40 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Startled Awake
7.4%inclusion38 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.2%inclusion37 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.3%inclusion32 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.3%inclusion32 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion29 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion27 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.2%inclusion26 decks503 decks
-2%synergy
Dread Summons
5.1%inclusion26 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion207 decks512 decks
39%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion185 decks512 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion182 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion159 decks512 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion150 decks512 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion143 decks499 decks
25%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion88 decks512 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion82 decks512 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion66 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion60 decks512 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion57 decks512 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion54 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion52 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion51 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion49 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.2%inclusion42 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
8.2%inclusion42 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.0%inclusion36 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.4%inclusion33 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.1%inclusion31 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.3%inclusion27 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
47%inclusion239 decks512 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion230 decks512 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion218 decks512 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion209 decks512 decks
37%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion164 decks512 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion162 decks512 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion149 decks512 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion137 decks499 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion140 decks512 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion129 decks512 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion97 decks512 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion88 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion82 decks512 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion73 decks512 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion57 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion51 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.0%inclusion46 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.0%inclusion46 decks512 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.0%inclusion41 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.6%inclusion34 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion146 decks512 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion123 decks512 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion89 decks512 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.8%inclusion40 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.8%inclusion35 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.1%inclusion26 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.1%inclusion26 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion266 decks512 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion202 decks512 decks
30%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion128 decks368 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion165 decks512 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion114 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion112 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion84 decks512 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion80 decks512 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion69 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion68 decks512 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion68 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion65 decks512 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion64 decks512 decks
-15%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion51 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion46 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.2%inclusion42 decks512 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.8%inclusion40 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.8%inclusion35 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion32 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.1%inclusion31 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.3%inclusion27 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion27 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion466 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion415 decks512 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion333 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion297 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion151 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion149 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion145 decks512 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion98 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion67 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion53 decks512 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.0%inclusion36 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.8%inclusion35 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.1%inclusion31 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion29 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion27 decks512 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion498 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion497 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion440 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion355 decks512 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion342 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion311 decks512 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion237 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion231 decks512 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion229 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion215 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion214 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion209 decks512 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion207 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion200 decks512 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion194 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
32%inclusion165 decks512 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
27%inclusion138 decks508 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion134 decks512 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion128 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion124 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion122 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion121 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion117 decks512 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion105 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion100 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion87 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion73 decks511 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion71 decks511 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion66 decks511 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion63 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion61 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion60 decks511 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion60 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion60 decks512 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion57 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion54 decks511 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.0%inclusion46 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.6%inclusion44 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.2%inclusion42 decks512 decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.2%inclusion42 decks512 decks
4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.0%inclusion41 decks512 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.4%inclusion38 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.4%inclusion38 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.0%inclusion36 decks512 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion34 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.6%inclusion34 decks512 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.1%inclusion31 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.9%inclusion30 decks512 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.9%inclusion30 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.5%inclusion28 decks512 decks
-2%synergy
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