Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Midrange

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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Charix, the Raging Isle
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
98%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
96%synergy
Ruin Crab
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
91%synergy
The Water Crystal
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
91%synergy
Visions of Beyond
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
86%synergy
Intruder Alarm
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
79%synergy
Tree of Perdition
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
78%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
76%synergy
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
75%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Counterspell
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Drown in the Loch
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Freed from the Real
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Fractured Sanity
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
The Mindskinner
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Riddlekeeper
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Junk
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Mortivore
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Barrowgoyf
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Soulless Jailer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Warring Triad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Academy Wall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Excavated Wall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Drowner Initiate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Fog Bank
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Archive Trap
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Psychic Strike
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Didn't Say Please
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
19%synergy
See Double
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Perplex
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Spider-Sense
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Magic Damper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Soul Manipulation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Stifle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mission Briefing
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Funeral
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Dream Harvest
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Mind Grind
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Extract
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Altar of the Brood
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Grindstone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Sentinel Totem
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sands of Delirium
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Memory Erosion
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Curiosity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Aqueous Form
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Crab Umbra
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
23%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Agna Qel'a
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vault of Whispers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Clock
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Patriar's Seal
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
CHROMATIC LANTERN
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-18%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Island
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Morphic Pool
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-29%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
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