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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
43%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
North Pole Patrol
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
82%inclusion42 decks51 decks
76%synergy
Tree of Perdition
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
69%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion41 decks51 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion34 decks51 decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion37 decks51 decks
62%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
60%synergy
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
58%synergy
Visions of Beyond
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
57%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
56%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
53%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Mindcrank
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
44%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion34 decks51 decks
43%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Nighthowler
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Frost
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
29%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Riddlekeeper
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Mortivore
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Shield Sphere
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Strike
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Leak
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Magic Damper
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Octopus Form
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Funeral
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Altar of the Brood
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Field of Dreams
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
34%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
War Room
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-22%synergy
Wasteland
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Tolaria West
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion49 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion45 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
73%inclusion37 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion49 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion49 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
94%inclusion48 decks51 decks
81%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion47 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion45 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
82%inclusion42 decks51 decks
51%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
78%inclusion40 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Morphic Pool
78%inclusion40 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Ruins
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
-19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Flooded Strand
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Misty Rainforest
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-26%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
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