Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive

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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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Loki, God of Mischief
4.5%inclusion3 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Valeria Richards, Precocious
4.2%inclusion2 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
4.0%inclusion2 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Lair
3.2%inclusion2 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
We Say Thee Nay!
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion760 decks886 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion622 decks886 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion676 decks886 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion596 decks886 decks
65%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion706 decks886 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion611 decks886 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion537 decks886 decks
59%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion626 decks886 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion489 decks886 decks
51%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion452 decks886 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
63%inclusion559 decks886 decks
46%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion504 decks886 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion503 decks886 decks
1%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion488 decks886 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion333 decks623 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion453 decks886 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion433 decks886 decks
36%synergy
Singularity Rupture
48%inclusion277 decks574 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion418 decks886 decks
42%synergy
The Ancient One
47%inclusion413 decks886 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion634 decks886 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion560 decks886 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
62%inclusion553 decks886 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion438 decks886 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
49%inclusion433 decks886 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion378 decks886 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion319 decks886 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
35%inclusion313 decks886 decks
22%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion204 decks886 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion203 decks886 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
46%inclusion197 decks430 decks
44%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion389 decks886 decks
37%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion373 decks886 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion360 decks886 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion358 decks886 decks
39%synergy
Silent Arbiter
39%inclusion348 decks886 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion329 decks886 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion289 decks832 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion286 decks886 decks
21%synergy
Mortivore
28%inclusion252 decks886 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion200 decks731 decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion240 decks886 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion207 decks886 decks
23%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion197 decks886 decks
19%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion195 decks886 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion193 decks886 decks
14%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion187 decks886 decks
10%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion185 decks886 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion179 decks886 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
20%inclusion177 decks886 decks
15%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion174 decks886 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion171 decks886 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion163 decks886 decks
11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion159 decks886 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion157 decks886 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion149 decks886 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion146 decks886 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion143 decks886 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion142 decks886 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion138 decks886 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion135 decks885 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion134 decks886 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion131 decks886 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion127 decks886 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion123 decks886 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion117 decks886 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
13%inclusion115 decks886 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion115 decks886 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion112 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion112 decks886 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
12%inclusion108 decks886 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion104 decks886 decks
-12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion101 decks886 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion99 decks886 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion93 decks886 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion92 decks886 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion92 decks886 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion86 decks886 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion85 decks886 decks
3%synergy
Guiltfeeder
9.3%inclusion82 decks886 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion347 decks886 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion337 decks886 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion284 decks886 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion275 decks886 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion271 decks886 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion263 decks886 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
28%inclusion247 decks886 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion234 decks886 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion186 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion185 decks886 decks
-12%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion180 decks886 decks
18%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion157 decks886 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion151 decks886 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion131 decks886 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion125 decks886 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion125 decks886 decks
11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion44 decks319 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion115 decks886 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion110 decks886 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion110 decks886 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion101 decks886 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion99 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion92 decks830 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.0%inclusion80 decks886 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
8.8%inclusion78 decks886 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.8%inclusion78 decks886 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
8.4%inclusion74 decks886 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.2%inclusion73 decks886 decks
0%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.1%inclusion72 decks886 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.9%inclusion70 decks886 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
7.9%inclusion70 decks886 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion67 decks886 decks
-3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.0%inclusion62 decks886 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.9%inclusion61 decks886 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion61 decks886 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.8%inclusion60 decks886 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion58 decks886 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion52 decks886 decks
-10%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.5%inclusion49 decks886 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.4%inclusion48 decks886 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
5.3%inclusion47 decks886 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion401 decks886 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion381 decks886 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion370 decks886 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
41%inclusion361 decks886 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion341 decks886 decks
25%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion330 decks886 decks
32%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion319 decks886 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion213 decks886 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion212 decks886 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion183 decks886 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion181 decks886 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion170 decks886 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion163 decks886 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion142 decks886 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion134 decks886 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion111 decks886 decks
-4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion105 decks886 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.5%inclusion75 decks886 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion71 decks886 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.2%inclusion64 decks886 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion63 decks886 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
7.0%inclusion62 decks886 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.9%inclusion52 decks886 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion47 decks886 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.1%inclusion45 decks886 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion405 decks886 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion365 decks886 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion282 decks886 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion192 decks731 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion215 decks886 decks
23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion161 decks886 decks
15%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion156 decks886 decks
16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion124 decks886 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion110 decks886 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion100 decks886 decks
-13%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion85 decks886 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.4%inclusion83 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.5%inclusion75 decks886 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion66 decks886 decks
-5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion63 decks886 decks
-2%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.0%inclusion62 decks886 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.9%inclusion61 decks886 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.0%inclusion53 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.5%inclusion49 decks886 decks
3%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.4%inclusion48 decks886 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
5.2%inclusion46 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion400 decks886 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
45%inclusion395 decks886 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion392 decks886 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion348 decks886 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion339 decks886 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
34%inclusion297 decks886 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion227 decks731 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion258 decks886 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion244 decks886 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion197 decks886 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion171 decks886 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion169 decks886 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion159 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion151 decks886 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion141 decks886 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion116 decks886 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion112 decks886 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion110 decks886 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion85 decks886 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.0%inclusion53 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion228 decks886 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion129 decks886 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion129 decks886 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion96 decks886 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.0%inclusion62 decks886 decks
4%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.5%inclusion58 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion599 decks886 decks
48%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
51%inclusion456 decks886 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion443 decks886 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
49%inclusion435 decks886 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion357 decks886 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
37%inclusion327 decks886 decks
25%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion215 decks631 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion259 decks886 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion257 decks886 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion242 decks886 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion171 decks886 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion156 decks886 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion109 decks886 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion102 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion99 decks886 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion93 decks886 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.6%inclusion76 decks886 decks
-18%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.9%inclusion70 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion68 decks886 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.6%inclusion67 decks886 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion66 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.3%inclusion65 decks886 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion63 decks886 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.2%inclusion42 decks674 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion55 decks886 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion46 decks886 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion822 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion786 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion535 decks886 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion527 decks886 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion296 decks886 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion294 decks886 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion197 decks886 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion165 decks886 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion158 decks886 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion89 decks544 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion142 decks886 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion103 decks886 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion81 decks886 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion79 decks886 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.7%inclusion68 decks886 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
6.4%inclusion57 decks886 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion50 decks886 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.2%inclusion46 decks886 decks
-0%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.1%inclusion45 decks886 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion833 decks886 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion827 decks886 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion812 decks886 decks
43%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion801 decks886 decks
77%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion795 decks886 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion705 decks886 decks
47%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion646 decks886 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion622 decks886 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion495 decks886 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion451 decks886 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion433 decks886 decks
-17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
46%inclusion411 decks886 decks
22%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion381 decks833 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion380 decks886 decks
26%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion343 decks886 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
31%inclusion278 decks886 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion270 decks886 decks
-14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion265 decks886 decks
22%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion263 decks886 decks
24%synergy
Flooded Strand
30%inclusion262 decks886 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion242 decks886 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion236 decks886 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion231 decks886 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
26%inclusion226 decks886 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion222 decks886 decks
-13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion220 decks886 decks
-14%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion191 decks886 decks
-26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion186 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion168 decks886 decks
-13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion164 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion163 decks886 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion151 decks886 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion151 decks886 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion150 decks886 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion142 decks886 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion107 decks886 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion100 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion97 decks886 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion89 decks886 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.8%inclusion78 decks886 decks
-12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.8%inclusion78 decks886 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.5%inclusion75 decks886 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion71 decks886 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.2%inclusion64 decks886 decks
-3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.2%inclusion55 decks886 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.2%inclusion55 decks886 decks
-10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.2%inclusion55 decks886 decks
-0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.4%inclusion48 decks886 decks
-1%synergy
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