Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive 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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Loki, God of Mischief
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Hidden Lair
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Valeria Richards, Precocious
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tree of Perdition
78%inclusion56 decks72 decks
76%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
82%inclusion59 decks72 decks
76%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
71%inclusion51 decks72 decks
69%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion60 decks72 decks
68%synergy
The Ancient One
65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
62%synergy
Visions of Beyond
65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
62%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion50 decks72 decks
61%synergy
The Water Crystal
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
58%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion45 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
45%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion41 decks72 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion38 decks72 decks
47%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
63%inclusion45 decks72 decks
40%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
44%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Silent Arbiter
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Frost
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Nighthowler
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Mortivore
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Fleet Swallower
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Spellskite
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
4%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Manic Scribe
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Junk
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
-13%synergy
Didn't Say Please
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Into the Story
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-0%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Fractured Sanity
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Damnation
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Mind Grind
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Traumatize
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
-8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
34%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Crawlspace
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Keening Stone
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
37%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Fraying Sanity
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Field of Dreams
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
40%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
46%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-0%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
War Room
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion67 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion63 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
69%inclusion50 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion45 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-0%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Underground Sea
94%inclusion68 decks72 decks
81%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion68 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion68 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion68 decks72 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion64 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
88%inclusion63 decks72 decks
55%synergy
Morphic Pool
83%inclusion60 decks72 decks
47%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
74%inclusion53 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion38 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
-17%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Misty Rainforest
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Marsh Flats
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
-11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
-18%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
-17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
-30%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
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