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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25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruin Crab
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
80%synergy
Consuming Aberration
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
77%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
74%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Singularity Rupture
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Tree of Perdition
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Visions of Beyond
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
52%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Nighthowler
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
The Mindskinner
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Hover Barrier
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Baleful Strix
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Guiltfeeder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
The Reality Chip
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Blood
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
The Scarab God
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Psychic Strike
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Into the Story
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Memory Plunder
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Perplex
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Whir of Invention
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Consign to Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-22%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Startled Awake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Torpor Orb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pithing Needle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Keening Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Lantern of Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Freed from the Real
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Field of Dreams
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Planar Void
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Telepathy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Wasteland
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Seat of the Synod
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Island
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Underground River
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Pools
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
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