Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Combo

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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Chase Inspiration
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Divergent Equation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
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Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion125 decks139 decks
75%synergy
Eater of the Dead
73%inclusion101 decks139 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion112 decks139 decks
70%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion111 decks139 decks
68%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
73%inclusion102 decks139 decks
67%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
71%inclusion99 decks139 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion90 decks139 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion83 decks139 decks
58%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion89 decks139 decks
56%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion71 decks139 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion86 decks139 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion85 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion79 decks139 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion73 decks139 decks
40%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
53%inclusion73 decks139 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion69 decks139 decks
44%synergy
Visions of Beyond
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
42%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion61 decks139 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion62 decks139 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion59 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
42%inclusion58 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
40%inclusion56 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
40%inclusion56 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion50 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion39 decks132 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Frost
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
21%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
20%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Hover Barrier
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion54 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion50 decks139 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
-12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Strike
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-9%synergy
Disallow
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion58 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Mind Grind
39%inclusion54 decks139 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion51 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion48 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion36 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
-13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Stock Up
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion54 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
37%inclusion51 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Bonehoard
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
-12%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
42%inclusion58 decks139 decks
35%synergy
Fraying Sanity
39%inclusion54 decks139 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion36 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion69 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion59 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
32%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
25%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-19%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
War Room
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion132 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion121 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion81 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion79 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion136 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion136 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion132 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
73%inclusion102 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion95 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion88 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion76 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion75 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion70 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion62 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion56 decks139 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
-7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion47 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
-11%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
0%synergy
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