Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Combo

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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Exhibition Tidecaller
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
85%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
79%synergy
Eater of the Dead
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
76%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Tree of Perdition
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
58%synergy
Counterspell
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Drown in the Loch
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Mindcrank
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Intruder Alarm
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Undead Alchemist
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
The Ancient One
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Silent Arbiter
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Mortivore
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Riddlekeeper
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
The Mindskinner
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Archivist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Aegis Turtle
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Guiltfeeder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Hover Barrier
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Runes
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Fleet Swallower
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Perplex
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Into the Story
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Strike
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Shred Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Thought Collapse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Forbid
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Evacuation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Traumatize
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Wash Out
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Diresight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Shredder's Technique
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Freed from the Real
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Lost in the Maze
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Shelldock Isle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
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