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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
84%inclusion56 decks67 decks
77%synergy
Tree of Perdition
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion57 decks67 decks
70%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
63%synergy
Visions of Beyond
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
58%synergy
The Ancient One
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
58%synergy
The Water Crystal
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
55%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Mana Drain
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Frost
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
43%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Nighthowler
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Silent Arbiter
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Spellskite
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Guiltfeeder
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Wall
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Strike
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Fractured Sanity
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Traumatize
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Damnation
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Mind Grind
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Stock Up
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Sanity
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Field of Dreams
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion60 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Patriar's Seal
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
81%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion60 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
84%inclusion56 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Morphic Pool
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Undercity Sewers
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Ruins
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Flooded Strand
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Misty Rainforest
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Prismatic Vista
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-29%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
City of Brass
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
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