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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Hidden Lair
4.4%inclusion3 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
2.8%inclusion2 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Valeria Richards, Precocious
1.9%inclusion1 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Arc Reactor
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
1%synergy
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Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion610 decks687 decks
74%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion515 decks687 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion509 decks687 decks
66%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion436 decks687 decks
62%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
72%inclusion496 decks687 decks
62%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion440 decks687 decks
58%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion443 decks687 decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion390 decks687 decks
52%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion364 decks687 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
56%inclusion386 decks687 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion420 decks687 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
59%inclusion303 decks510 decks
47%synergy
The Water Crystal
58%inclusion317 decks547 decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion389 decks687 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion385 decks687 decks
0%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion364 decks687 decks
40%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion355 decks687 decks
46%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion353 decks687 decks
46%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion343 decks687 decks
49%synergy
The Ancient One
49%inclusion340 decks687 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion208 decks687 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion206 decks687 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion116 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion96 decks687 decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion71 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion68 decks687 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.0%inclusion55 decks687 decks
-7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.4%inclusion51 decks687 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Frost
46%inclusion315 decks687 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion267 decks687 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion261 decks687 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion258 decks687 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion249 decks685 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
32%inclusion220 decks687 decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion216 decks687 decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion208 decks677 decks
30%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
31%inclusion125 decks409 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion202 decks687 decks
24%synergy
Hover Barrier
29%inclusion197 decks687 decks
28%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion193 decks687 decks
26%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion192 decks687 decks
25%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion189 decks687 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion172 decks687 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion170 decks687 decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion168 decks687 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion151 decks687 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion150 decks687 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion150 decks687 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
20%inclusion136 decks687 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion135 decks687 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion134 decks687 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion123 decks687 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion115 decks687 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion114 decks687 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion113 decks687 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion113 decks687 decks
16%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion109 decks687 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion108 decks687 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion106 decks687 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion101 decks687 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Wall
14%inclusion99 decks687 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion98 decks687 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion95 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion91 decks687 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion85 decks687 decks
-11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion84 decks687 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion77 decks687 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion76 decks687 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion74 decks687 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion70 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion68 decks687 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.2%inclusion63 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.0%inclusion62 decks687 decks
-3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.0%inclusion62 decks687 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.7%inclusion60 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
7.7%inclusion53 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Junk
7.6%inclusion52 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
48%inclusion329 decks687 decks
44%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion224 decks687 decks
29%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion186 decks687 decks
22%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion170 decks687 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion168 decks687 decks
-7%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion164 decks687 decks
21%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion164 decks687 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion163 decks687 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion162 decks687 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion150 decks687 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion142 decks687 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion140 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion135 decks687 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion119 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion110 decks687 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion109 decks687 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion109 decks687 decks
14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion104 decks687 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion102 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion102 decks687 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion91 decks687 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion91 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion88 decks687 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion86 decks685 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion78 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion75 decks687 decks
0%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion67 decks687 decks
-10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.5%inclusion65 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
9.3%inclusion64 decks687 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
9.2%inclusion63 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.6%inclusion59 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion59 decks687 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion50 decks687 decks
-9%synergy
Resculpt
6.6%inclusion45 decks687 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.8%inclusion40 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.5%inclusion38 decks687 decks
-14%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.5%inclusion38 decks687 decks
-3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.5%inclusion38 decks687 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
47%inclusion325 decks687 decks
43%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion241 decks687 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion221 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion197 decks687 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion193 decks687 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
25%inclusion175 decks687 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion173 decks687 decks
-10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion172 decks687 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion171 decks687 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion163 decks687 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion160 decks687 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion126 decks687 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion87 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion83 decks687 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion81 decks687 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion76 decks687 decks
-5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion76 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion73 decks687 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.3%inclusion64 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
8.9%inclusion61 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.7%inclusion53 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.6%inclusion52 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.3%inclusion50 decks687 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.0%inclusion48 decks687 decks
0%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.8%inclusion47 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.4%inclusion44 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion41 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.4%inclusion37 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.1%inclusion35 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion269 decks687 decks
38%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
39%inclusion266 decks687 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion244 decks687 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion226 decks677 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion213 decks687 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
30%inclusion207 decks687 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion103 decks687 decks
-10%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion103 decks687 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion91 decks687 decks
0%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion82 decks687 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion76 decks687 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion73 decks687 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion67 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.0%inclusion62 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.9%inclusion61 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
8.4%inclusion58 decks687 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.0%inclusion48 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.3%inclusion43 decks687 decks
-2%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.1%inclusion42 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.8%inclusion40 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.8%inclusion40 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
48%inclusion329 decks687 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion297 decks687 decks
37%synergy
Fraying Sanity
42%inclusion291 decks687 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion274 decks687 decks
36%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion214 decks687 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion206 decks677 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion203 decks687 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion202 decks687 decks
22%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion200 decks687 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion163 decks687 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion131 decks687 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion130 decks687 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion108 decks687 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion101 decks687 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion88 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion70 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.0%inclusion62 decks687 decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
9.0%inclusion62 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.1%inclusion49 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.7%inclusion39 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion180 decks687 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion159 decks687 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion114 decks687 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.9%inclusion54 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.6%inclusion45 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion362 decks687 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion267 decks687 decks
30%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion202 decks556 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion228 decks687 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion159 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion158 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion117 decks687 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion117 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion99 decks687 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion94 decks687 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion92 decks687 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion86 decks687 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion78 decks687 decks
-15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion60 decks687 decks
-2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.4%inclusion58 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.9%inclusion54 decks687 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.4%inclusion51 decks687 decks
-0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.0%inclusion48 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.0%inclusion41 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.8%inclusion40 decks687 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.8%inclusion40 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.1%inclusion35 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion627 decks687 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion567 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion425 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion393 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion212 decks687 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion194 decks687 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion191 decks687 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion120 decks687 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion82 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.0%inclusion62 decks687 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion49 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.8%inclusion40 decks687 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion28 decks496 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.5%inclusion38 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion670 decks687 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion666 decks687 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion599 decks687 decks
-0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion488 decks687 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion464 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion436 decks687 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion317 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion303 decks687 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion302 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion298 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion294 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion286 decks687 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion285 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion277 decks687 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion274 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
32%inclusion219 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion203 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion184 decks687 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion160 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion159 decks687 decks
-9%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion157 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion153 decks687 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion150 decks687 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion144 decks687 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion129 decks687 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion114 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion102 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion94 decks687 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion91 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion88 decks687 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion81 decks687 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion77 decks687 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion74 decks687 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion73 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion70 decks687 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.2%inclusion63 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.9%inclusion61 decks687 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.7%inclusion60 decks687 decks
-0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion57 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.0%inclusion55 decks687 decks
-0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.4%inclusion51 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.3%inclusion50 decks687 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.1%inclusion49 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.8%inclusion47 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.8%inclusion47 decks687 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.4%inclusion44 decks687 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.0%inclusion41 decks687 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.7%inclusion39 decks687 decks
-2%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.2%inclusion36 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion35 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
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