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
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
North Pole Patrol
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
77%synergy
Tree of Perdition
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
61%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
61%synergy
The Water Crystal
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Visions of Beyond
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
56%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Mana Drain
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
53%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Mindcrank
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
29%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Riddlekeeper
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Mortivore
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
The Scarab God
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Collapse
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Strike
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Magic Damper
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Octopus Form
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Traumatize
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Mind Funeral
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Court of Cunning
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Field of Dreams
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Tolaria West
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Island
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
94%inclusion46 decks49 decks
81%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion45 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
52%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Morphic Pool
78%inclusion38 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Ruins
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Undercity Sewers
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
-19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Fetid Pools
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-28%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
City of Brass
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
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