Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded

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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7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
2.8%inclusion3 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
2.7%inclusion3 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Ominous Harvest
1.5%inclusion2 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Chase Inspiration
1.0%inclusion1 decks105 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion578 decks652 decks
74%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion489 decks652 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion487 decks652 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion473 decks652 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion408 decks652 decks
61%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion419 decks652 decks
58%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion369 decks652 decks
52%synergy
Mindcrank
63%inclusion412 decks652 decks
51%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion348 decks652 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
56%inclusion368 decks652 decks
51%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion396 decks652 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
60%inclusion285 decks472 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
58%inclusion296 decks509 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion369 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion366 decks652 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion341 decks652 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
52%inclusion341 decks652 decks
47%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion340 decks652 decks
46%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion327 decks652 decks
49%synergy
Traumatize
49%inclusion318 decks652 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion196 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion195 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion107 decks652 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion86 decks652 decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion62 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion62 decks652 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.4%inclusion48 decks652 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.4%inclusion48 decks652 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion314 decks652 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Frost
47%inclusion305 decks652 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion257 decks652 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion244 decks652 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion242 decks652 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion232 decks649 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
31%inclusion203 decks652 decks
24%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion202 decks652 decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion195 decks641 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion195 decks652 decks
25%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
29%inclusion108 decks367 decks
28%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion186 decks652 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion184 decks652 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion184 decks652 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion180 decks652 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion169 decks652 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion160 decks652 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion156 decks652 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion147 decks652 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion146 decks652 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion144 decks652 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion131 decks652 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
20%inclusion128 decks652 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion125 decks652 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion124 decks652 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion113 decks652 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion112 decks652 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion108 decks652 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion107 decks652 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion106 decks652 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion100 decks652 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion97 decks651 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion97 decks652 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
15%inclusion97 decks652 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion93 decks652 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion89 decks652 decks
2%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion86 decks652 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion79 decks652 decks
-11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion77 decks652 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion76 decks652 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion75 decks652 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion71 decks652 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion69 decks652 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion69 decks652 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion64 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion62 decks652 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
9.0%inclusion59 decks652 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.7%inclusion57 decks652 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Runes
8.0%inclusion52 decks652 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
7.7%inclusion50 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
48%inclusion310 decks652 decks
44%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion208 decks652 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion178 decks652 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion164 decks652 decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion163 decks652 decks
23%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion158 decks652 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion154 decks652 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Strike
23%inclusion152 decks652 decks
20%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion152 decks652 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion144 decks652 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion134 decks652 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion134 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion130 decks652 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion116 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion109 decks652 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion104 decks652 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion103 decks652 decks
14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion100 decks652 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion97 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion94 decks652 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion87 decks652 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion86 decks649 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion86 decks652 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion83 decks652 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion77 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion70 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion27 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion63 decks652 decks
-10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion62 decks652 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion62 decks652 decks
-4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.0%inclusion59 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
9.0%inclusion59 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion56 decks652 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion46 decks652 decks
-9%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion41 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.8%inclusion38 decks652 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.7%inclusion37 decks652 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.5%inclusion36 decks652 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.2%inclusion34 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
5.1%inclusion33 decks652 decks
-14%synergy
Murder
5.1%inclusion33 decks652 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion228 decks652 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion208 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion188 decks652 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion180 decks652 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion173 decks652 decks
24%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion164 decks652 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion163 decks652 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion162 decks652 decks
-10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion150 decks652 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion144 decks652 decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion116 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion87 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion79 decks652 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion78 decks652 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion74 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion74 decks652 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion72 decks652 decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion62 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
9.2%inclusion60 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.1%inclusion53 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.5%inclusion49 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion48 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.2%inclusion47 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.4%inclusion42 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion41 decks652 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion39 decks652 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.7%inclusion37 decks652 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.2%inclusion34 decks652 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
38%inclusion251 decks652 decks
37%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
37%inclusion243 decks652 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion228 decks652 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
34%inclusion220 decks641 decks
31%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion209 decks652 decks
27%synergy
Bonehoard
30%inclusion197 decks652 decks
28%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion101 decks652 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion99 decks652 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion88 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion76 decks652 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion74 decks652 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion69 decks652 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.4%inclusion61 decks652 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.0%inclusion59 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion57 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
8.3%inclusion54 decks652 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.2%inclusion47 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.4%inclusion42 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.1%inclusion40 decks652 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.0%inclusion39 decks652 decks
-2%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.7%inclusion37 decks652 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
47%inclusion309 decks652 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion278 decks652 decks
36%synergy
Fraying Sanity
42%inclusion276 decks652 decks
38%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion262 decks652 decks
36%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion200 decks652 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion195 decks641 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion196 decks652 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion194 decks652 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion190 decks652 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion155 decks652 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion129 decks652 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion116 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion105 decks652 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion97 decks652 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion82 decks652 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion67 decks652 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.7%inclusion57 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.6%inclusion56 decks652 decks
-2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.3%inclusion54 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.4%inclusion42 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.1%inclusion33 decks652 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion173 decks652 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion152 decks652 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion106 decks652 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.4%inclusion55 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.7%inclusion44 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion345 decks652 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion253 decks652 decks
30%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion194 decks518 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion214 decks652 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion153 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion144 decks652 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion113 decks652 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion107 decks652 decks
-2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion90 decks652 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion87 decks652 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion85 decks652 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion84 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion74 decks652 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.6%inclusion56 decks652 decks
-2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.4%inclusion55 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion54 decks652 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.4%inclusion48 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.1%inclusion46 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.1%inclusion40 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.7%inclusion37 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.4%inclusion35 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.1%inclusion33 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.1%inclusion33 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion596 decks652 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion536 decks652 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion411 decks652 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion367 decks652 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion198 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion179 decks652 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion177 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion113 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion81 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.4%inclusion61 decks652 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion45 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.3%inclusion41 decks652 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.5%inclusion25 decks458 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.4%inclusion35 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion34 decks652 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion635 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion631 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion567 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion459 decks652 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion445 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
62%inclusion406 decks652 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion299 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion292 decks652 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion288 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion281 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion274 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion270 decks652 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion269 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
41%inclusion267 decks652 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion256 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
31%inclusion205 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
28%inclusion183 decks649 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion166 decks652 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion158 decks652 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion153 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion148 decks652 decks
-10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion145 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion140 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion139 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion126 decks652 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion111 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion97 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion86 decks652 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion84 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion83 decks652 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion79 decks652 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion73 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion73 decks652 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion72 decks652 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion69 decks652 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion64 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.6%inclusion56 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion54 decks652 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.8%inclusion51 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.7%inclusion50 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.5%inclusion49 decks652 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.4%inclusion48 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion46 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.1%inclusion46 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.9%inclusion45 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.7%inclusion44 decks652 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.3%inclusion41 decks652 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.8%inclusion38 decks652 decks
-2%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.4%inclusion35 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.2%inclusion34 decks652 decks
-1%synergy
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