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
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
28%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
3.6%inclusion5 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
2.9%inclusion4 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
2.7%inclusion4 decks149 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion436 decks488 decks
75%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
73%inclusion355 decks488 decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion364 decks488 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
74%inclusion360 decks488 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
61%inclusion296 decks488 decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion314 decks488 decks
58%synergy
Mindcrank
66%inclusion322 decks488 decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion283 decks488 decks
53%synergy
Mind Grind
56%inclusion273 decks488 decks
50%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
52%inclusion254 decks488 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion304 decks488 decks
44%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion277 decks488 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion271 decks488 decks
0%synergy
Singularity Rupture
55%inclusion154 decks282 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion265 decks488 decks
49%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion178 decks329 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion256 decks488 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion253 decks488 decks
46%synergy
Traumatize
49%inclusion237 decks488 decks
44%synergy
Eater of the Dead
48%inclusion236 decks488 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
32%inclusion158 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion146 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion77 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion72 decks488 decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.4%inclusion46 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.2%inclusion45 decks488 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.0%inclusion39 decks488 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.8%inclusion38 decks488 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
47%inclusion229 decks488 decks
44%synergy
Wall of Frost
45%inclusion219 decks488 decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion187 decks488 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion187 decks488 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion186 decks488 decks
34%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion174 decks484 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion161 decks488 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion155 decks488 decks
30%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion146 decks488 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion139 decks488 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion133 decks488 decks
19%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion132 decks488 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion126 decks474 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
26%inclusion129 decks488 decks
26%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion123 decks488 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
24%inclusion115 decks488 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion114 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
23%inclusion111 decks487 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion110 decks488 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion102 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion99 decks488 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
20%inclusion96 decks488 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion95 decks488 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion95 decks488 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
19%inclusion93 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion91 decks488 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion85 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion82 decks487 decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion82 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion79 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion77 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion74 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
15%inclusion71 decks488 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion67 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion60 decks486 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion60 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion60 decks488 decks
-10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion60 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion59 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion58 decks487 decks
4%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion56 decks488 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion52 decks488 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion51 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion50 decks487 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion48 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
9.4%inclusion46 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.0%inclusion44 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.6%inclusion42 decks488 decks
-4%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
8.4%inclusion41 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Runes
8.0%inclusion39 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
46%inclusion225 decks488 decks
43%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
31%inclusion153 decks488 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion133 decks488 decks
22%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion126 decks488 decks
24%synergy
Thought Collapse
26%inclusion125 decks488 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion117 decks488 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion116 decks488 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion112 decks488 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion106 decks488 decks
-11%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion102 decks488 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion100 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion97 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion93 decks488 decks
-16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion83 decks488 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion83 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion82 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion81 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion76 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion74 decks488 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion70 decks487 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion70 decks487 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion63 decks487 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion62 decks484 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion62 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion58 decks488 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion55 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion49 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion46 decks488 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.2%inclusion45 decks488 decks
-10%synergy
Perplex
9.0%inclusion44 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion42 decks488 decks
-7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.4%inclusion41 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
7.0%inclusion34 decks488 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.6%inclusion32 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion30 decks488 decks
-10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
-3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.7%inclusion28 decks488 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
5.5%inclusion27 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.5%inclusion27 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion167 decks488 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion166 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion135 decks488 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
26%inclusion129 decks488 decks
22%synergy
Mind Funeral
26%inclusion126 decks488 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion125 decks488 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion125 decks488 decks
-10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion118 decks488 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion105 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion99 decks488 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion92 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion65 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion60 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion60 decks488 decks
-4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion59 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion58 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion54 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion51 decks488 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion50 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.6%inclusion42 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.6%inclusion42 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.4%inclusion36 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.2%inclusion35 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion33 decks488 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.1%inclusion30 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.1%inclusion30 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion28 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion26 decks479 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion26 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion193 decks488 decks
38%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion177 decks488 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion174 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion152 decks488 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion142 decks488 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion137 decks474 decks
25%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion81 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion75 decks488 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion64 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion57 decks488 decks
11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion55 decks488 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion52 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion50 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion48 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion48 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.4%inclusion41 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.0%inclusion39 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.4%inclusion36 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.4%inclusion31 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.7%inclusion28 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.5%inclusion27 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
47%inclusion229 decks488 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion222 decks488 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion212 decks488 decks
40%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion200 decks488 decks
37%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion159 decks488 decks
30%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion154 decks488 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion146 decks488 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion135 decks488 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
26%inclusion124 decks474 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion125 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion94 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion83 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
15%inclusion75 decks488 decks
13%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion70 decks488 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion55 decks488 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion48 decks488 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.4%inclusion46 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.6%inclusion42 decks488 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.2%inclusion40 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.0%inclusion34 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion137 decks488 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion120 decks488 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion84 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.2%inclusion40 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.6%inclusion32 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.3%inclusion26 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.3%inclusion26 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion254 decks488 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion196 decks488 decks
31%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion117 decks338 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion158 decks488 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion110 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion110 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion83 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion81 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion67 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion67 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion65 decks488 decks
-14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion63 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion60 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion49 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion44 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.4%inclusion41 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion39 decks488 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.0%inclusion34 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.4%inclusion31 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.1%inclusion25 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.1%inclusion25 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.1%inclusion25 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion443 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion393 decks488 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion317 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion284 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion146 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion142 decks488 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion136 decks488 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion93 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion66 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion52 decks488 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.4%inclusion36 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.8%inclusion33 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion29 decks488 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.7%inclusion28 decks488 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion27 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion476 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion476 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion421 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion342 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion329 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion298 decks488 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion232 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion224 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion222 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion211 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion203 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion203 decks488 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion200 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion193 decks488 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion190 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
33%inclusion161 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
28%inclusion137 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion131 decks488 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion123 decks488 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion120 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion118 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion116 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion112 decks488 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion105 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion94 decks488 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion84 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion70 decks487 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion70 decks487 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion63 decks487 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion62 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion61 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion58 decks487 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion58 decks488 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion58 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion54 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion50 decks487 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.4%inclusion46 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.0%inclusion44 decks488 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.4%inclusion41 decks488 decks
4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.4%inclusion41 decks488 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.2%inclusion40 decks488 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.6%inclusion37 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.6%inclusion37 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.4%inclusion36 decks488 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.0%inclusion34 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.8%inclusion33 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.4%inclusion31 decks488 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.1%inclusion30 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.5%inclusion27 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion25 decks488 decks
-2%synergy
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