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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5%synergy
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3.9%inclusion6 decks153 decks
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3%synergy
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89%inclusion655 decks739 decks
73%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion556 decks739 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion547 decks739 decks
66%synergy
Tree of Perdition
64%inclusion474 decks739 decks
62%synergy
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71%inclusion526 decks739 decks
61%synergy
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65%inclusion477 decks739 decks
58%synergy
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64%inclusion473 decks739 decks
52%synergy
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56%inclusion415 decks739 decks
52%synergy
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54%inclusion397 decks739 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion419 decks739 decks
51%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion451 decks739 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
60%inclusion339 decks563 decks
47%synergy
The Water Crystal
57%inclusion344 decks600 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion420 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion414 decks739 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion388 decks739 decks
40%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion383 decks739 decks
46%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion373 decks739 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion368 decks739 decks
47%synergy
Eater of the Dead
49%inclusion364 decks739 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion220 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion214 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion127 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion104 decks739 decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion74 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion72 decks739 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.0%inclusion59 decks739 decks
-7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.6%inclusion56 decks739 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Will
5.1%inclusion38 decks739 decks
-5%synergy
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Wall of Frost
47%inclusion344 decks739 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion285 decks739 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion280 decks739 decks
36%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion275 decks739 decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion267 decks738 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion238 decks739 decks
31%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
32%inclusion235 decks739 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion231 decks730 decks
31%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
31%inclusion146 decks470 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion224 decks739 decks
25%synergy
Hover Barrier
29%inclusion218 decks739 decks
29%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion204 decks739 decks
25%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
27%inclusion202 decks739 decks
25%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion202 decks739 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion181 decks739 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion179 decks739 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion179 decks739 decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion164 decks739 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion160 decks739 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion157 decks739 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
20%inclusion147 decks739 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion146 decks739 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion142 decks739 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion134 decks739 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion124 decks739 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion122 decks739 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion120 decks739 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion120 decks739 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion119 decks739 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion117 decks739 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion114 decks739 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion107 decks739 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion107 decks739 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Wall
14%inclusion105 decks739 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion97 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion96 decks739 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion92 decks739 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion88 decks739 decks
-12%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion84 decks739 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion77 decks739 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion76 decks739 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion76 decks739 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion73 decks739 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.2%inclusion68 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.1%inclusion67 decks739 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.9%inclusion66 decks739 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.7%inclusion64 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
8.5%inclusion23 decks270 decks
7%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
8.4%inclusion62 decks739 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
8.0%inclusion59 decks739 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
48%inclusion357 decks739 decks
45%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
34%inclusion249 decks739 decks
30%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion198 decks739 decks
22%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion183 decks739 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion182 decks739 decks
-7%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion181 decks739 decks
22%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion175 decks739 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Strike
23%inclusion170 decks739 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion170 decks739 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion164 decks739 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion151 decks739 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion151 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
19%inclusion141 decks739 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion125 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion120 decks739 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion119 decks739 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion118 decks739 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion114 decks739 decks
-0%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion109 decks739 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion109 decks739 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion103 decks739 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion99 decks739 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion96 decks739 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion93 decks738 decks
-3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
12%inclusion43 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion85 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion78 decks739 decks
-0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion77 decks739 decks
-10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion71 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
8.8%inclusion65 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion64 decks739 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.4%inclusion62 decks739 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion61 decks739 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.4%inclusion55 decks739 decks
-8%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion51 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.4%inclusion40 decks739 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.4%inclusion40 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.3%inclusion39 decks739 decks
-14%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.1%inclusion38 decks739 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
5.0%inclusion37 decks739 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
5.0%inclusion37 decks739 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
47%inclusion344 decks739 decks
42%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion254 decks739 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion239 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
28%inclusion210 decks739 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion203 decks739 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion184 decks739 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Funeral
24%inclusion181 decks739 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion179 decks739 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion178 decks739 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion175 decks739 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion171 decks739 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion138 decks739 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion93 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion91 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion90 decks739 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion83 decks739 decks
-5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion82 decks739 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion75 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.5%inclusion70 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
9.2%inclusion68 decks739 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.7%inclusion57 decks739 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.3%inclusion54 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.3%inclusion54 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.2%inclusion53 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
7.0%inclusion52 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.9%inclusion51 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.7%inclusion42 decks739 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.4%inclusion40 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion287 decks739 decks
37%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
38%inclusion279 decks739 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion260 decks739 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
34%inclusion249 decks730 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion229 decks739 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
30%inclusion224 decks739 decks
29%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion112 decks739 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion109 decks739 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion101 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion91 decks739 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion80 decks739 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion73 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion72 decks739 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.2%inclusion68 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.7%inclusion64 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
8.4%inclusion62 decks739 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion55 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.2%inclusion46 decks739 decks
-2%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.1%inclusion45 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.0%inclusion44 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.8%inclusion43 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
47%inclusion350 decks739 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion321 decks739 decks
37%synergy
Fraying Sanity
42%inclusion308 decks739 decks
38%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion296 decks739 decks
36%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion229 decks739 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion226 decks730 decks
29%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion221 decks739 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion220 decks739 decks
23%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion214 decks739 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion171 decks739 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion143 decks739 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion136 decks739 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion117 decks739 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion106 decks739 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion88 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion74 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion67 decks739 decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
8.9%inclusion66 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.6%inclusion56 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.4%inclusion40 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion190 decks739 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion169 decks739 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion121 decks739 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.8%inclusion58 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.4%inclusion47 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion383 decks739 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion287 decks739 decks
30%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion217 decks609 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion241 decks739 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion170 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion167 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion127 decks739 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion124 decks739 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15%inclusion111 decks739 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion100 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion97 decks739 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion93 decks739 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion85 decks739 decks
-15%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.8%inclusion65 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.8%inclusion65 decks739 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.6%inclusion56 decks739 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.4%inclusion55 decks739 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.9%inclusion51 decks739 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.1%inclusion45 decks739 decks
-0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.7%inclusion42 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.3%inclusion39 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion39 decks739 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.1%inclusion38 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion677 decks739 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion609 decks739 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion461 decks739 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion426 decks739 decks
-0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion227 decks739 decks
-0%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion216 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion209 decks739 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion129 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion83 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.5%inclusion63 decks739 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.8%inclusion50 decks739 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion48 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.1%inclusion45 decks739 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.0%inclusion33 decks549 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion39 decks739 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion720 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion716 decks739 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion646 decks739 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion520 decks739 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion494 decks739 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion465 decks739 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
45%inclusion335 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion326 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion322 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion321 decks739 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion312 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion311 decks739 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion306 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion297 decks739 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion293 decks739 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
32%inclusion239 decks739 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion218 decks738 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion201 decks739 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion176 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion173 decks739 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion167 decks739 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion167 decks739 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion163 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion154 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion137 decks739 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion120 decks739 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion114 decks739 decks
-0%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion104 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion103 decks739 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion96 decks739 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion87 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion86 decks739 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion82 decks739 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion81 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion76 decks739 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.2%inclusion68 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.1%inclusion67 decks739 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.8%inclusion65 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.5%inclusion63 decks739 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.4%inclusion62 decks739 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.7%inclusion57 decks739 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.4%inclusion55 decks739 decks
-0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.3%inclusion54 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.0%inclusion52 decks739 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.6%inclusion49 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.0%inclusion44 decks739 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.8%inclusion43 decks739 decks
-0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.4%inclusion40 decks739 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.3%inclusion39 decks739 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.1%inclusion38 decks739 decks
-1%synergy
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