Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
85%inclusion45 decks53 decks
79%synergy
Tree of Perdition
72%inclusion38 decks53 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion44 decks53 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion36 decks53 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
68%inclusion36 decks53 decks
57%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion31 decks53 decks
57%synergy
The Water Crystal
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
57%synergy
Visions of Beyond
60%inclusion32 decks53 decks
57%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion34 decks53 decks
56%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion30 decks53 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
62%inclusion33 decks53 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
58%inclusion31 decks53 decks
53%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion30 decks53 decks
39%synergy
Singularity Rupture
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Drown in the Loch
53%inclusion28 decks53 decks
34%synergy
Mindcrank
53%inclusion28 decks53 decks
41%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion27 decks53 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
51%inclusion27 decks53 decks
-5%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
42%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
68%inclusion36 decks53 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Silent Arbiter
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
31%synergy
Nighthowler
42%inclusion22 decks53 decks
36%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
38%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
35%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Mortivore
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Riddlekeeper
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Soulless Jailer
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-10%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Guiltfeeder
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
38%inclusion20 decks53 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Force of Negation
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Strike
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-9%synergy
Perplex
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-4%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-5%synergy
Magic Damper
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Mind Grind
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
25%synergy
Traumatize
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Mind Funeral
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion22 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
-13%synergy
Keening Stone
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Lantern of Insight
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion24 decks53 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion22 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Field of Dreams
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion33 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion31 decks53 decks
39%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
War Room
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Tolaria West
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion51 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion46 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
72%inclusion38 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion33 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion22 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion51 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion51 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
94%inclusion50 decks53 decks
81%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion49 decks53 decks
45%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion47 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion44 decks53 decks
51%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
79%inclusion42 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion41 decks53 decks
41%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
60%inclusion32 decks53 decks
36%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion31 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Ruins
57%inclusion30 decks53 decks
41%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion29 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
53%inclusion28 decks53 decks
33%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
31%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion20 decks53 decks
29%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
27%synergy
Scalding Tarn
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
-8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion17 decks53 decks
-12%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
-25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
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