Phenax, God of Deception (Commander)

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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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Kitsune's Technique
2.3%inclusion5 decks221 decks
2%synergy
Dream Harvest
1.8%inclusion9 decks496 decks
-1%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.0%inclusion5 decks524 decks
1%synergy
Omni-Changeling
0.7%inclusion4 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Splinter's Technique
0.5%inclusion1 decks221 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion6.93K decks7.99K decks
72%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion5.75K decks7.99K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion5.83K decks7.99K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion5.60K decks7.99K decks
60%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion5.08K decks7.99K decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
57%inclusion4.59K decks7.99K decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
67%inclusion5.34K decks7.99K decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.48K decks7.99K decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion4.60K decks7.99K decks
53%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion4.76K decks7.99K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion4.74K decks7.99K decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion4.61K decks7.99K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion4.27K decks7.99K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
53%inclusion4.22K decks7.99K decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion4.19K decks7.99K decks
47%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion2K decks3.89K decks
43%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion4.09K decks7.99K decks
46%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.08K decks7.99K decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.07K decks7.99K decks
38%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1.66K decks3.29K decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.34K decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2.31K decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.70K decks7.99K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.16K decks7.99K decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.14K decks7.99K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion1.12K decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.04K decks7.99K decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.0%inclusion640 decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.9%inclusion632 decks7.99K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.2%inclusion577 decks7.99K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion3.83K decks7.99K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
44%inclusion3.53K decks7.99K decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.43K decks7.99K decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion3.31K decks7.99K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion2.49K decks6.46K decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
38%inclusion648 decks1.71K decks
36%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion2.86K decks7.99K decks
33%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.74K decks7.99K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion2.73K decks7.99K decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.67K decks7.99K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion2.66K decks7.99K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion2.61K decks7.99K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion2.59K decks7.99K decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion1.60K decks5.27K decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion2.42K decks7.99K decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
29%inclusion2.30K decks7.99K decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion2.05K decks7.99K decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion1.76K decks7.25K decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion1.93K decks7.99K decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion1.92K decks7.99K decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion1.90K decks7.99K decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
23%inclusion1.86K decks7.99K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.76K decks7.99K decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.60K decks7.99K decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion1.59K decks7.99K decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion1.56K decks7.99K decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion1.53K decks7.99K decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion1.32K decks7.53K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion1.35K decks7.99K decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.28K decks7.99K decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.26K decks7.99K decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion1.25K decks7.99K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.23K decks7.99K decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion1.21K decks7.99K decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion1.21K decks7.99K decks
14%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion1.21K decks7.99K decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion1.18K decks7.99K decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.02K decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion882 decks7K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion997 decks7.99K decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion856 decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion847 decks7.99K decks
10%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion845 decks7.99K decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion766 decks7.99K decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.0%inclusion715 decks7.99K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
9.0%inclusion715 decks7.99K decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.7%inclusion692 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion658 decks7.81K decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.4%inclusion669 decks7.99K decks
-15%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.5%inclusion597 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.44K decks7.99K decks
40%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion3.34K decks7.99K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion2.83K decks7.99K decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion2.63K decks7.99K decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
30%inclusion2.39K decks7.99K decks
27%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.21K decks7.99K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion1.94K decks7.99K decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion1.84K decks7.99K decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion1.78K decks7.99K decks
-13%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1.61K decks7.99K decks
14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion1.58K decks7.99K decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion1.54K decks7.99K decks
-6%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion1.48K decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Into the Story
18%inclusion1.41K decks7.99K decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion1.40K decks7.99K decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion1.39K decks7.99K decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion1.37K decks7.99K decks
-13%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion1.24K decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion981 decks7.99K decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion867 decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion697 decks6.43K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion813 decks7.99K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion803 decks7.99K decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion678 decks7.21K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.3%inclusion670 decks7.21K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion646 decks7.21K decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.6%inclusion685 decks7.99K decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion685 decks7.99K decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.4%inclusion667 decks7.99K decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.1%inclusion649 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion636 decks7.99K decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion624 decks7.99K decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.4%inclusion588 decks7.99K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.7%inclusion534 decks7.99K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion517 decks7.99K decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.1%inclusion485 decks7.99K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.5%inclusion438 decks7.99K decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.3%inclusion421 decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.2%inclusion418 decks7.99K decks
2%synergy
Opt
5.1%inclusion409 decks7.99K decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
5.1%inclusion409 decks7.99K decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion2.96K decks7.99K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.47K decks7.99K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.40K decks7.99K decks
26%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion2.23K decks7.99K decks
25%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.20K decks7.99K decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion1.99K decks7.99K decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion1.92K decks7.99K decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion1.79K decks7.99K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.64K decks7.99K decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion1.55K decks7.99K decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.46K decks7.99K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion1.42K decks7.99K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion1.10K decks7.99K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1.08K decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion937 decks7.99K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion855 decks7.99K decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion840 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion798 decks7.99K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion661 decks7.99K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.9%inclusion633 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.7%inclusion601 decks7.84K decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion582 decks7.99K decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
7.2%inclusion574 decks7.99K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion553 decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.9%inclusion548 decks7.99K decks
3%synergy
Tome Scour
5.7%inclusion457 decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.7%inclusion452 decks7.99K decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.5%inclusion442 decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion433 decks7.99K decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion429 decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion2.90K decks7.99K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion2.77K decks7.99K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
34%inclusion2.75K decks7.99K decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion2.25K decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.21K decks7.99K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion1.33K decks5.28K decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
21%inclusion1.64K decks7.99K decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1.14K decks7.99K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.01K decks7.99K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion895 decks7.99K decks
-3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion864 decks7.99K decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion765 decks7.99K decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion723 decks7.99K decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.0%inclusion715 decks7.99K decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion694 decks7.99K decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.1%inclusion643 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.0%inclusion639 decks7.99K decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.8%inclusion620 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.3%inclusion583 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.9%inclusion470 decks7.99K decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.8%inclusion462 decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion3.92K decks7.99K decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion3.71K decks7.99K decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion3.53K decks7.99K decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion3.43K decks7.99K decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion2.77K decks7.99K decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.65K decks7.99K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion1.49K decks5.28K decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.24K decks7.99K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion1.87K decks7.99K decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.70K decks7.99K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.44K decks7.99K decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.31K decks7.99K decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.26K decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1.02K decks7.99K decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion876 decks7.99K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion848 decks7.99K decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion769 decks7.99K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.0%inclusion641 decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.3%inclusion582 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion538 decks7.99K decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.4%inclusion512 decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion2.10K decks7.99K decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.03K decks7.99K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion1.33K decks7.99K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion724 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.6%inclusion609 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.2%inclusion417 decks7.99K decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.1%inclusion411 decks7.99K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.70K decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion3.19K decks7.99K decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion2.93K decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion1.17K decks4K decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.75K decks7.99K decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.66K decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion1.48K decks7.99K decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.09K decks7.99K decks
-5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion1.07K decks7.99K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion996 decks7.99K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion951 decks7.99K decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion907 decks7.99K decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion902 decks7.99K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion824 decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion761 decks7.99K decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.0%inclusion719 decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion615 decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.0%inclusion481 decks7.99K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion473 decks7.99K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion426 decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.10K decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion6.33K decks7.99K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion4.93K decks7.99K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.06K decks7.99K decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.32K decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.05K decks7.99K decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2K decks7.99K decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion1.95K decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion832 decks7.99K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.5%inclusion679 decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.0%inclusion636 decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.8%inclusion625 decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion601 decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.8%inclusion541 decks7.99K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion509 decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion426 decks7.99K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion7.68K decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion7.65K decks7.99K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion6.62K decks7.99K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.03K decks7.99K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion4.80K decks7.99K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion3.97K decks7.99K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion3.60K decks7.99K decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion3.39K decks7.99K decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion3.37K decks7.99K decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion3.19K decks7.99K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion2.96K decks7.99K decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion2.81K decks7.99K decks
-9%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion2.74K decks7.99K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion2.67K decks7.99K decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion2.47K decks7.99K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion2.13K decks7.99K decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion1.99K decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion1.95K decks7.99K decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion1.52K decks6.47K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.71K decks7.99K decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion1.51K decks7.99K decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion1.49K decks7.99K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion1.44K decks7.99K decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion1.33K decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion1.23K decks7.99K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.15K decks7.99K decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.09K decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion956 decks7.99K decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion937 decks7.99K decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion825 decks7.99K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion678 decks7.21K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.3%inclusion670 decks7.21K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion646 decks7.21K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.4%inclusion671 decks7.99K decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.4%inclusion669 decks7.99K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.3%inclusion661 decks7.99K decks
-2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.7%inclusion537 decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion532 decks7.99K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.4%inclusion462 decks7.17K decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.2%inclusion495 decks7.99K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.8%inclusion465 decks7.99K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.5%inclusion443 decks7.99K decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.4%inclusion385 decks7.18K decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.4%inclusion428 decks7.99K decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion427 decks7.99K decks
-22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.2%inclusion417 decks7.99K decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.1%inclusion411 decks7.99K decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion410 decks7.99K decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.1%inclusion407 decks7.99K decks
-3%synergy