Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
79%synergy
Ruin Crab
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
77%synergy
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
75%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Singularity Rupture
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
60%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Drown in the Loch
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Tree of Perdition
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Mind Grind
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Traumatize
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Propaganda
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Wall of Frost
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Mortivore
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Silent Arbiter
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
The Ancient One
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Hover Barrier
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Fog Bank
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Manic Scribe
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
The Reality Chip
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Academy Wall
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Strike
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Didn't Say Please
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Thought Scour
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Archive Trap
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-20%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Mind Funeral
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Ureni's Rebuff
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
38%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Court of Cunning
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
37%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
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