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
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
45%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
North Pole Patrol
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
77%synergy
Tree of Perdition
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
67%synergy
The Water Crystal
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
61%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
60%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
57%synergy
Visions of Beyond
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
57%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
55%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Mindcrank
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Mana Drain
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Drown in the Loch
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Silent Arbiter
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Nighthowler
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
29%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Mortivore
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Riddlekeeper
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Spellskite
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Aegis Turtle
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Shield Sphere
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Into the Story
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Strike
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Magic Damper
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Octopus Form
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Mind Grind
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Mind Funeral
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Altar of the Brood
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-18%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Sanity
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Field of Dreams
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Wasteland
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
War Room
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Tolaria West
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
81%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion43 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
54%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Ruins
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Undercity Sewers
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
-18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Flooded Strand
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-16%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-27%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
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