Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Control

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
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion87 decks98 decks
74%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
70%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
69%inclusion68 decks98 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion72 decks98 decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
64%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
60%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion70 decks98 decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
64%inclusion63 decks98 decks
58%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
56%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion56 decks98 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion62 decks98 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion61 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Propaganda
49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion47 decks98 decks
35%synergy
The Ancient One
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Frost
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
44%synergy
Traumatize
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Silent Arbiter
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
21%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Hover Barrier
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Painter's Servant
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Riddlekeeper
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
40%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Strike
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Opt
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
See Double
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Disallow
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Murder
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
39%inclusion38 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
39%synergy
The Water Crystal
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Bonehoard
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Keening Stone
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
The One Ring
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Necropotence
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion54 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-17%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion93 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion77 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion56 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion50 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Mox Opal
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion95 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion94 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion87 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion61 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion52 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
38%inclusion36 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy