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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Dream Harvest
3.0%inclusion22 decks730 decks
-1%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
2.9%inclusion14 decks478 decks
3%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.2%inclusion9 decks757 decks
1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
1.0%inclusion8 decks810 decks
-2%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
0.5%inclusion4 decks776 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion7K decks8.07K decks
72%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion5.82K decks8.07K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion5.89K decks8.07K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion5.64K decks8.07K decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion5.14K decks8.07K decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion4.64K decks8.07K decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
67%inclusion5.40K decks8.07K decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion4.53K decks8.07K decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion4.63K decks8.07K decks
53%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.12K decks8.07K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion4.79K decks8.07K decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion4.79K decks8.07K decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion4.67K decks8.07K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion4.32K decks8.07K decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
53%inclusion4.27K decks8.07K decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion4.24K decks8.07K decks
47%synergy
The Water Crystal
51%inclusion2.08K decks4.06K decks
42%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion4.12K decks8.07K decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.11K decks8.07K decks
38%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1.75K decks3.47K decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.36K decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2.34K decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.71K decks8.07K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.19K decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.16K decks8.07K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion1.13K decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.05K decks8.07K decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.1%inclusion650 decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
8.0%inclusion642 decks8.07K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.2%inclusion584 decks8.07K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion3.86K decks8.07K decks
44%synergy
Eater of the Dead
44%inclusion3.58K decks8.07K decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.47K decks8.07K decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion3.36K decks8.07K decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion2.54K decks6.61K decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
37%inclusion711 decks1.90K decks
36%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion2.88K decks8.07K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion2.77K decks8.07K decks
27%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion2.77K decks8.07K decks
33%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.70K decks8.07K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion2.68K decks8.07K decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion2.64K decks8.07K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion2.60K decks8.07K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion2.45K decks8.07K decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion1.65K decks5.43K decks
29%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
29%inclusion2.31K decks8.07K decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion2.06K decks8.07K decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion1.79K decks7.40K decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion1.94K decks8.07K decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion1.94K decks8.07K decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion1.91K decks8.07K decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
23%inclusion1.88K decks8.07K decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.78K decks8.07K decks
21%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion1.61K decks8.07K decks
15%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.60K decks8.07K decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion1.58K decks8.07K decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion1.55K decks8.07K decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion1.34K decks7.68K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion1.36K decks8.07K decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.29K decks8.07K decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion1.28K decks8.07K decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion1.27K decks8.07K decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.24K decks8.07K decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion1.22K decks8.07K decks
15%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion1.22K decks8.07K decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion1.21K decks8.07K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion1.18K decks8.07K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.04K decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion900 decks7.15K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion998 decks8.07K decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion856 decks8.07K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion856 decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Wall of Runes
11%inclusion851 decks8.07K decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion772 decks8.07K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.9%inclusion720 decks8.07K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.9%inclusion717 decks8.07K decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.6%inclusion697 decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.6%inclusion692 decks8.07K decks
-15%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.4%inclusion667 decks7.96K decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
7.4%inclusion599 decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.47K decks8.07K decks
39%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion3.38K decks8.07K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion2.85K decks8.07K decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion2.65K decks8.07K decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
30%inclusion2.40K decks8.07K decks
27%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.24K decks8.07K decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion1.94K decks8.07K decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion1.86K decks8.07K decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion1.82K decks8.07K decks
-13%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1.61K decks8.07K decks
14%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion1.59K decks8.07K decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion1.56K decks8.07K decks
-6%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.50K decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Into the Story
18%inclusion1.42K decks8.07K decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion1.40K decks8.07K decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.40K decks8.07K decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion1.39K decks8.07K decks
-13%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion1.25K decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion993 decks8.07K decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion873 decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion712 decks6.58K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion824 decks8.07K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion816 decks8.07K decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion693 decks7.36K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion677 decks7.36K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion663 decks7.36K decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.6%inclusion692 decks8.07K decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion683 decks8.07K decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion668 decks8.07K decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.0%inclusion648 decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion641 decks8.07K decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.9%inclusion634 decks8.07K decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion590 decks8.07K decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion535 decks8.07K decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion525 decks8.07K decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
6.0%inclusion486 decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.5%inclusion446 decks8.07K decks
-4%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.3%inclusion427 decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.2%inclusion421 decks8.07K decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
5.1%inclusion412 decks8.07K decks
-2%synergy
Opt
5.0%inclusion406 decks8.07K decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion2.98K decks8.07K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.49K decks8.07K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion2.42K decks8.07K decks
26%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion2.24K decks8.07K decks
25%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.23K decks8.07K decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion2K decks8.07K decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion1.95K decks8.07K decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion1.81K decks8.07K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion1.68K decks8.07K decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion1.57K decks8.07K decks
-16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.47K decks8.07K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion1.43K decks8.07K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion1.10K decks8.07K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1.09K decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion938 decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion867 decks8.07K decks
-5%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion854 decks8.07K decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion796 decks8.07K decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.2%inclusion662 decks8.07K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.8%inclusion631 decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.6%inclusion605 decks7.99K decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.3%inclusion588 decks8.07K decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
7.2%inclusion579 decks8.07K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion554 decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.8%inclusion550 decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Tome Scour
5.7%inclusion458 decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.6%inclusion448 decks8.07K decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.5%inclusion442 decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion438 decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion436 decks8.07K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion2.94K decks8.07K decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion2.79K decks8.07K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
34%inclusion2.77K decks8.07K decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion2.28K decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.24K decks8.07K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion1.38K decks5.44K decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion1.65K decks8.07K decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion1.16K decks8.07K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.03K decks8.07K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion906 decks8.07K decks
-3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion864 decks8.07K decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion786 decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion731 decks8.07K decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.8%inclusion708 decks8.07K decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.6%inclusion696 decks8.07K decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.0%inclusion648 decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.0%inclusion643 decks8.07K decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion622 decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.4%inclusion594 decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.8%inclusion471 decks8.07K decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.8%inclusion465 decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion3.96K decks8.07K decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion3.75K decks8.07K decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion3.56K decks8.07K decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion3.47K decks8.07K decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion2.78K decks8.07K decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.68K decks8.07K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion1.53K decks5.44K decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.26K decks8.07K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion1.89K decks8.07K decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.72K decks8.07K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.45K decks8.07K decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.32K decks8.07K decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.28K decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1.02K decks8.07K decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion888 decks8.07K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion864 decks8.07K decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion779 decks8.07K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.1%inclusion653 decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.3%inclusion587 decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion537 decks8.07K decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.4%inclusion519 decks8.07K decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion2.12K decks8.07K decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.05K decks8.07K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.33K decks8.07K decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion734 decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.6%inclusion613 decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.2%inclusion420 decks8.07K decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.1%inclusion409 decks8.07K decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion3.74K decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion3.23K decks8.07K decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion2.96K decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion1.22K decks4.17K decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.75K decks8.07K decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.68K decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion1.48K decks8.07K decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.09K decks8.07K decks
-5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion1.07K decks8.07K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion997 decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion957 decks8.07K decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion911 decks8.07K decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion906 decks8.07K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion824 decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.4%inclusion759 decks8.07K decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.9%inclusion721 decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion619 decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.0%inclusion487 decks8.07K decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion476 decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion426 decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion7.17K decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion6.39K decks8.07K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion4.98K decks8.07K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.11K decks8.07K decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2.33K decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion2.09K decks8.07K decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2.02K decks8.07K decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion1.97K decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion839 decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.5%inclusion684 decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.0%inclusion645 decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.8%inclusion633 decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.6%inclusion611 decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.7%inclusion544 decks8.07K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion510 decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion432 decks8.07K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion7.76K decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion7.73K decks8.07K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion6.69K decks8.07K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.09K decks8.07K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion4.85K decks8.07K decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion4.02K decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion3.62K decks8.07K decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion3.43K decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion3.40K decks8.07K decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion3.23K decks8.07K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion2.99K decks8.07K decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion2.85K decks8.07K decks
-9%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion2.77K decks8.07K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion2.71K decks8.07K decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion2.50K decks8.07K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion2.16K decks8.07K decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.02K decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion1.96K decks8.07K decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion1.56K decks6.62K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.72K decks8.07K decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion1.53K decks8.07K decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion1.51K decks8.07K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion1.46K decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion1.33K decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion1.24K decks8.07K decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.15K decks8.07K decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.11K decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion960 decks8.07K decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion949 decks8.07K decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion833 decks8.07K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion693 decks7.36K decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion677 decks7.36K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion663 decks7.36K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.4%inclusion676 decks8.07K decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.3%inclusion671 decks8.07K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.3%inclusion666 decks8.07K decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion538 decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.6%inclusion533 decks8.07K decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.3%inclusion464 decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.1%inclusion496 decks8.07K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.9%inclusion472 decks8.07K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.6%inclusion449 decks8.07K decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.4%inclusion432 decks8.07K decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion389 decks7.33K decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.3%inclusion428 decks8.07K decks
-22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.3%inclusion424 decks8.07K decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.2%inclusion418 decks8.07K decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.2%inclusion416 decks8.07K decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.1%inclusion411 decks8.07K decks
-3%synergy