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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The Master of Lake-town
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruin Crab
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
80%synergy
Consuming Aberration
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
77%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
75%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Mindcrank
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
The Mindskinner
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Reality Chip
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Blood
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
The Scarab God
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Didn't Say Please
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Psychic Strike
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Thought Collapse
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Perplex
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Whir of Invention
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
GO FOR THE THROAT
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Incursion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Consign to Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Startled Awake
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Pithing Needle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Keening Stone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lantern of Insight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Memory Erosion
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Freed from the Real
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Sanity
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Leyline of the Void
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Field of Dreams
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Planar Void
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Telepathy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Restless Reef
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Seat of the Synod
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
CHROMATIC LANTERN
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Island
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Pools
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Hidden Lair
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
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