Phenax, God of Deception (Commander)

Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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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Exhibition Tidecaller
6.8%inclusion52 decks766 decks
6%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
1.7%inclusion10 decks605 decks
1%synergy
Flow State
1.2%inclusion8 decks643 decks
0%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
1.2%inclusion7 decks567 decks
0%synergy
Grave Researcher
0.9%inclusion7 decks766 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion7.39K decks8.54K decks
71%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion6.17K decks8.54K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6.25K decks8.54K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion5.95K decks8.54K decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion5.39K decks8.54K decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion5K decks8.54K decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
66%inclusion5.66K decks8.54K decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.76K decks8.54K decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion4.80K decks8.54K decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.36K decks8.54K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion5.05K decks8.54K decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion5.03K decks8.54K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion4.92K decks8.54K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion4.56K decks8.54K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion4.48K decks8.54K decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion2.72K decks5.21K decks
43%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion4.41K decks8.54K decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion2.39K decks4.65K decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.33K decks8.54K decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion4.29K decks8.54K decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.48K decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion2.43K decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.78K decks8.54K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.27K decks8.54K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.17K decks8.54K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1.14K decks8.54K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.10K decks8.54K decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion708 decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.6%inclusion652 decks8.54K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.9%inclusion593 decks8.54K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion4.12K decks8.54K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
45%inclusion3.86K decks8.54K decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.65K decks8.54K decks
41%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion3.62K decks8.54K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion2.95K decks7.70K decks
31%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion1.15K decks3.21K decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion3K decks8.54K decks
32%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.90K decks8.54K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion2.87K decks8.54K decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.83K decks8.54K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion2.80K decks8.54K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.75K decks8.54K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion2.69K decks8.54K decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion2.06K decks6.54K decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion2.62K decks8.54K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion2.33K decks8.54K decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2.13K decks8.54K decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion2.04K decks8.48K decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion2.04K decks8.54K decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion1.97K decks8.54K decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion1.96K decks8.54K decks
22%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
23%inclusion1.94K decks8.54K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.85K decks8.54K decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.70K decks8.54K decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1.68K decks8.54K decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion1.67K decks8.54K decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion1.65K decks8.54K decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion1.44K decks8.54K decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.54K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion1.37K decks8.54K decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.35K decks8.54K decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion1.32K decks8.54K decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion1.32K decks8.54K decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.31K decks8.54K decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion1.25K decks8.54K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion1.22K decks8.54K decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
14%inclusion1.19K decks8.54K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.09K decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion1.03K decks8.23K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1.04K decks8.54K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion908 decks8.54K decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion874 decks8.54K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion869 decks8.54K decks
4%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion836 decks8.54K decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.3%inclusion794 decks8.54K decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.2%inclusion788 decks8.54K decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.7%inclusion746 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.5%inclusion724 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion716 decks8.54K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.3%inclusion623 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.68K decks8.54K decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion3.54K decks8.54K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion2.95K decks8.54K decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
32%inclusion2.73K decks8.54K decks
29%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion2.46K decks8.54K decks
26%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion2.35K decks8.54K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion2.04K decks8.54K decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion2.04K decks8.54K decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion1.98K decks8.54K decks
-13%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1.69K decks8.54K decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1.69K decks8.54K decks
-6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
19%inclusion1.61K decks8.54K decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.59K decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion1.52K decks8.54K decks
-13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion1.51K decks8.54K decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.47K decks8.54K decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.46K decks8.54K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion1.34K decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1.09K decks8.54K decks
-6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion232 decks2.02K decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion817 decks7.67K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion894 decks8.54K decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion880 decks8.54K decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion868 decks8.54K decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion775 decks8.44K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion760 decks8.44K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.8%inclusion747 decks8.44K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.7%inclusion743 decks8.54K decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.5%inclusion725 decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion701 decks8.54K decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion697 decks8.54K decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion693 decks8.54K decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.8%inclusion667 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion620 decks8.54K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion554 decks8.54K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion545 decks8.54K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.7%inclusion490 decks8.54K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.5%inclusion470 decks8.54K decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.2%inclusion446 decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.17K decks8.54K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.66K decks8.54K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.54K decks8.54K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.38K decks8.54K decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion2.34K decks8.54K decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion2.09K decks8.54K decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion2.04K decks8.54K decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion1.96K decks8.54K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.80K decks8.54K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.68K decks8.54K decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.52K decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion1.48K decks8.54K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1.13K decks8.54K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.12K decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion952 decks8.54K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion939 decks8.54K decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion839 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.3%inclusion794 decks8.54K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.4%inclusion715 decks8.54K decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.5%inclusion638 decks8.54K decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.4%inclusion631 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.2%inclusion615 decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
7.1%inclusion604 decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion573 decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion555 decks8.54K decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.5%inclusion466 decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
5.4%inclusion464 decks8.54K decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.4%inclusion461 decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.2%inclusion448 decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.2%inclusion447 decks8.54K decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion3.14K decks8.54K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion2.98K decks8.54K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion2.85K decks8.54K decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion2.45K decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.42K decks8.54K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion1.73K decks6.55K decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion1.65K decks8.54K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion1.24K decks8.54K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.11K decks8.54K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion951 decks8.54K decks
-2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion881 decks8.54K decks
2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion871 decks8.54K decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.8%inclusion750 decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion742 decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.1%inclusion688 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion662 decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
7.7%inclusion661 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.7%inclusion654 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.5%inclusion641 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.6%inclusion480 decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.5%inclusion470 decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.1%inclusion434 decks8.54K decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion4.15K decks8.54K decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion3.99K decks8.54K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion3.74K decks8.54K decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion3.72K decks8.54K decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion2.85K decks8.54K decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.80K decks8.54K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion1.89K decks6.55K decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.38K decks8.54K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion2.06K decks8.54K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.83K decks8.54K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.58K decks8.54K decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.37K decks8.54K decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.36K decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion1.05K decks8.54K decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion941 decks8.54K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion925 decks8.54K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion831 decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.5%inclusion725 decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.1%inclusion608 decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.9%inclusion588 decks8.54K decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.3%inclusion540 decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2.17K decks8.54K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.13K decks8.54K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.37K decks8.54K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.0%inclusion771 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.4%inclusion636 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.1%inclusion434 decks8.54K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.96K decks8.54K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion3.34K decks8.54K decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion3.10K decks8.54K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.58K decks5.32K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.84K decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.78K decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion1.49K decks8.54K decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.54K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.16K decks8.54K decks
-5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion1.03K decks8.54K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion1.02K decks8.54K decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion955 decks8.54K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion945 decks8.54K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion861 decks8.54K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.1%inclusion776 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion732 decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.6%inclusion652 decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion507 decks8.54K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion507 decks8.54K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion446 decks8.54K decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.58K decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion6.80K decks8.54K decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion5.22K decks8.54K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.36K decks8.54K decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.46K decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.24K decks8.54K decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion2.18K decks8.54K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion1.99K decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion870 decks8.54K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion712 decks8.54K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion657 decks8.54K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.5%inclusion641 decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.4%inclusion635 decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.4%inclusion543 decks8.54K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion537 decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion434 decks8.54K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion8.23K decks8.54K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion8.20K decks8.54K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion7.07K decks8.54K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.38K decks8.54K decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion5.16K decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion4.31K decks8.54K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion3.80K decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion3.63K decks8.54K decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion3.62K decks8.54K decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion3.36K decks8.54K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion3.18K decks8.54K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion3.08K decks8.54K decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion2.96K decks8.54K decks
-6%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion2.95K decks8.54K decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion2.71K decks8.54K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion2.23K decks8.54K decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.14K decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion1.83K decks7.71K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion2.03K decks8.54K decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.81K decks8.54K decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion1.58K decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion1.58K decks8.54K decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion1.56K decks8.54K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion1.42K decks8.54K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion1.32K decks8.54K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.54K decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.54K decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion1.03K decks8.54K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion981 decks8.54K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion883 decks8.54K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion775 decks8.44K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion760 decks8.44K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.8%inclusion747 decks8.44K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion707 decks8.54K decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.1%inclusion692 decks8.54K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.8%inclusion669 decks8.54K decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion563 decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.3%inclusion541 decks8.54K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.1%inclusion512 decks8.40K decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.9%inclusion502 decks8.54K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.9%inclusion502 decks8.54K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.5%inclusion470 decks8.54K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.2%inclusion445 decks8.54K decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.1%inclusion439 decks8.54K decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion435 decks8.54K decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.1%inclusion428 decks8.41K decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.1%inclusion434 decks8.54K decks
-22%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.1%inclusion433 decks8.54K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.0%inclusion430 decks8.54K decks
-2%synergy