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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Hidden Lair
2.4%inclusion12 decks503 decks
-1%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
1.5%inclusion8 decks526 decks
1%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
1.2%inclusion5 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Captain America's Shield
1.2%inclusion6 decks503 decks
1%synergy
Valeria Richards, Precocious
0.8%inclusion3 decks383 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion7.65K decks8.86K decks
71%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
72%inclusion6.38K decks8.86K decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion6.49K decks8.86K decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion6.16K decks8.86K decks
59%synergy
Tree of Perdition
59%inclusion5.23K decks8.86K decks
57%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion5.57K decks8.86K decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
66%inclusion5.84K decks8.86K decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
55%inclusion4.90K decks8.86K decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion4.96K decks8.86K decks
51%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion4.54K decks8.86K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion5.24K decks8.86K decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion5.20K decks8.86K decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion5.11K decks8.86K decks
2%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion4.70K decks8.86K decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion3.09K decks5.86K decks
44%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion4.62K decks8.86K decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion2.75K decks5.31K decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
51%inclusion4.54K decks8.86K decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion4.49K decks8.86K decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion4.42K decks8.86K decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion2.58K decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion2.52K decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.87K decks8.86K decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion1.32K decks8.86K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1.22K decks8.86K decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1.18K decks8.86K decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion1.16K decks8.86K decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion736 decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion683 decks8.86K decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.2%inclusion637 decks8.86K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion4.30K decks8.86K decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
46%inclusion4.08K decks8.86K decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion3.81K decks8.86K decks
39%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion3.77K decks8.86K decks
41%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion3.21K decks8.32K decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
37%inclusion1.43K decks3.90K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion3.09K decks8.86K decks
32%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion3.03K decks8.86K decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion2.95K decks8.86K decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion2.91K decks8.86K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
32%inclusion2.86K decks8.86K decks
24%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion2.85K decks8.86K decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion2.28K decks7.17K decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
31%inclusion2.74K decks8.86K decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion2.70K decks8.86K decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion2.36K decks8.86K decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion2.18K decks8.86K decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion2.14K decks8.86K decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion2.08K decks8.86K decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion1.99K decks8.86K decks
22%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
22%inclusion1.98K decks8.86K decks
21%synergy
Manic Scribe
22%inclusion1.98K decks8.86K decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion1.92K decks8.86K decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion1.76K decks8.86K decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1.75K decks8.86K decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion1.70K decks8.86K decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion1.66K decks8.86K decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion1.45K decks8.86K decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
16%inclusion1.44K decks8.86K decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion1.41K decks8.86K decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.86K decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion1.37K decks8.86K decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion1.35K decks8.86K decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
15%inclusion1.34K decks8.86K decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion1.27K decks8.86K decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion1.23K decks8.86K decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
14%inclusion1.21K decks8.86K decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion1.12K decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion1.10K decks8.85K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion1.07K decks8.86K decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion917 decks8.86K decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion884 decks8.86K decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion880 decks8.86K decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion875 decks8.86K decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.4%inclusion831 decks8.86K decks
-14%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.3%inclusion823 decks8.86K decks
9%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
9.0%inclusion149 decks1.65K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.7%inclusion769 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.5%inclusion756 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion733 decks8.86K decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion3.83K decks8.86K decks
40%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion3.66K decks8.86K decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
34%inclusion3.01K decks8.86K decks
29%synergy
Thought Collapse
31%inclusion2.78K decks8.86K decks
28%synergy
Psychic Strike
28%inclusion2.51K decks8.86K decks
25%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion2.44K decks8.86K decks
-5%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion2.13K decks8.86K decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion2.12K decks8.86K decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion2.10K decks8.86K decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1.78K decks8.86K decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion1.70K decks8.86K decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion1.68K decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion1.62K decks8.86K decks
-13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
18%inclusion1.61K decks8.86K decks
17%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion1.55K decks8.86K decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion1.50K decks8.86K decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion1.50K decks8.86K decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion1.41K decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1.16K decks8.86K decks
-6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
12%inclusion347 decks2.79K decks
10%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion960 decks8.86K decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion874 decks8.29K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion924 decks8.86K decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion885 decks8.86K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion827 decks8.86K decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion803 decks8.86K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion798 decks8.86K decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.8%inclusion777 decks8.86K decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.4%inclusion740 decks8.86K decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion737 decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion728 decks8.86K decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion721 decks8.86K decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.7%inclusion681 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.3%inclusion645 decks8.86K decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion560 decks8.86K decks
-3%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion556 decks8.86K decks
-1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion500 decks8.86K decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion493 decks8.86K decks
-3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.2%inclusion457 decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion3.29K decks8.86K decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion2.74K decks8.86K decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion2.61K decks8.86K decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion2.50K decks8.86K decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion2.39K decks8.86K decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion2.17K decks8.86K decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion2.05K decks8.86K decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23%inclusion2.05K decks8.86K decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion1.91K decks8.86K decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.75K decks8.86K decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion1.57K decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion1.51K decks8.86K decks
10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1.14K decks8.86K decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1.13K decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion970 decks8.86K decks
-5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion969 decks8.86K decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion851 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.9%inclusion793 decks8.86K decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion733 decks8.86K decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.4%inclusion655 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion652 decks8.86K decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
6.9%inclusion612 decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.9%inclusion607 decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion595 decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion579 decks8.86K decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.5%inclusion486 decks8.86K decks
2%synergy
Dread Summons
5.2%inclusion464 decks8.86K decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.2%inclusion464 decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.1%inclusion451 decks8.86K decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.1%inclusion450 decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion3.28K decks8.86K decks
36%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion3.10K decks8.86K decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
32%inclusion2.87K decks8.86K decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion2.58K decks8.86K decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion2.49K decks8.86K decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion1.94K decks7.18K decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion1.68K decks8.86K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion1.31K decks8.86K decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion1.14K decks8.86K decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion981 decks8.86K decks
-2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion963 decks8.86K decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion869 decks8.86K decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion768 decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.5%inclusion754 decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.8%inclusion694 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.8%inclusion689 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.6%inclusion670 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion654 decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.3%inclusion646 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.4%inclusion482 decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.3%inclusion473 decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.3%inclusion472 decks8.86K decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion4.28K decks8.86K decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion4.11K decks8.86K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion3.91K decks8.86K decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion3.82K decks8.86K decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion2.90K decks8.86K decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion2.89K decks8.86K decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion2.10K decks7.18K decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion2.49K decks8.86K decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion2.15K decks8.86K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion1.89K decks8.86K decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion1.63K decks8.86K decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion1.42K decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion1.39K decks8.86K decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion1.06K decks8.86K decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion985 decks8.86K decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion938 decks8.86K decks
-0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion856 decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
8.5%inclusion757 decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion621 decks8.86K decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.0%inclusion617 decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.2%inclusion547 decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2.21K decks8.86K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2.17K decks8.86K decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion1.38K decks8.86K decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.0%inclusion794 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.2%inclusion639 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion4.12K decks8.86K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion3.42K decks8.86K decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion3.24K decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion1.78K decks5.97K decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion1.92K decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion1.87K decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion1.49K decks8.86K decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion1.27K decks8.86K decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1.23K decks8.86K decks
-5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion1.07K decks8.86K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion1.04K decks8.86K decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion1.02K decks8.86K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion982 decks8.86K decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion896 decks8.86K decks
-0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.8%inclusion782 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.5%inclusion756 decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.5%inclusion663 decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.0%inclusion528 decks8.86K decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion521 decks8.86K decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.0%inclusion446 decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7.84K decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion7.04K decks8.86K decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion5.38K decks8.86K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion4.51K decks8.86K decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion2.52K decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion2.35K decks8.86K decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion2.29K decks8.86K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion2K decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion904 decks8.86K decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.0%inclusion711 decks8.86K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.3%inclusion650 decks8.86K decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.3%inclusion648 decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.3%inclusion645 decks8.86K decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion549 decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.1%inclusion540 decks8.86K decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion453 decks8.86K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion8.54K decks8.86K decks
-0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion8.50K decks8.86K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion7.35K decks8.86K decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5.57K decks8.86K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion5.39K decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion4.53K decks8.86K decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion3.93K decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion3.80K decks8.86K decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion3.78K decks8.86K decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion3.46K decks8.86K decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion3.32K decks8.86K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion3.26K decks8.86K decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion3.13K decks8.86K decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion3.11K decks8.86K decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion2.84K decks8.86K decks
-0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion2.26K decks8.86K decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion2.26K decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion2.02K decks8.33K decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion2.08K decks8.86K decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion1.90K decks8.86K decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion1.70K decks8.86K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion1.62K decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion1.59K decks8.86K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion1.46K decks8.86K decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion1.39K decks8.86K decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1.25K decks8.86K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion1.20K decks8.86K decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion1.10K decks8.86K decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion982 decks8.86K decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion929 decks8.86K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion827 decks8.86K decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion803 decks8.86K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion798 decks8.86K decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.4%inclusion746 decks8.86K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
8.1%inclusion714 decks8.86K decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.6%inclusion674 decks8.86K decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.6%inclusion585 decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.2%inclusion550 decks8.86K decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.2%inclusion547 decks8.86K decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.0%inclusion536 decks8.86K decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion517 decks8.86K decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.7%inclusion502 decks8.86K decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.5%inclusion484 decks8.86K decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.4%inclusion482 decks8.86K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.1%inclusion456 decks8.86K decks
-22%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.1%inclusion454 decks8.86K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion448 decks8.86K decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.0%inclusion444 decks8.86K decks
-2%synergy