Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Dream Harvest
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
3.5%inclusion2 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
2.2%inclusion2 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Moonshadow
1.1%inclusion1 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Loch Mare
1.1%inclusion1 decks90 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion477 decks534 decks
74%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
73%inclusion392 decks534 decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion395 decks534 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion388 decks534 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion323 decks534 decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
63%inclusion338 decks534 decks
57%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion309 decks534 decks
53%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion342 decks534 decks
52%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
52%inclusion280 decks534 decks
50%synergy
Mind Grind
55%inclusion296 decks534 decks
50%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion332 decks534 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion300 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion299 decks534 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
56%inclusion188 decks338 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion287 decks534 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion202 decks382 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion281 decks534 decks
40%synergy
Nighthowler
51%inclusion274 decks534 decks
45%synergy
Eater of the Dead
49%inclusion263 decks534 decks
48%synergy
Traumatize
48%inclusion258 decks534 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
32%inclusion171 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion158 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion87 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion74 decks534 decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion51 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.2%inclusion49 decks534 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.7%inclusion41 decks534 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.1%inclusion38 decks534 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
47%inclusion250 decks534 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Frost
46%inclusion246 decks534 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion207 decks534 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
39%inclusion206 decks534 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion198 decks534 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion189 decks530 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
32%inclusion172 decks534 decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion168 decks534 decks
30%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion162 decks534 decks
28%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
30%inclusion63 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion154 decks534 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion151 decks534 decks
20%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion147 decks521 decks
27%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
28%inclusion147 decks534 decks
22%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion146 decks534 decks
26%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion133 decks534 decks
24%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion124 decks534 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
23%inclusion123 decks533 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion121 decks534 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
22%inclusion119 decks534 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion117 decks534 decks
21%synergy
Manic Scribe
21%inclusion111 decks534 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
21%inclusion110 decks534 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
20%inclusion109 decks534 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion100 decks534 decks
18%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion100 decks534 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
18%inclusion98 decks534 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion93 decks534 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion92 decks533 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion86 decks534 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion81 decks534 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Wall
15%inclusion79 decks534 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion79 decks534 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion78 decks534 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion77 decks534 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion69 decks534 decks
-10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion69 decks534 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion67 decks532 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion67 decks534 decks
12%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion66 decks534 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion63 decks533 decks
4%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion63 decks534 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion58 decks533 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion54 decks534 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion54 decks534 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
9.4%inclusion50 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
9.2%inclusion49 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Runes
9.0%inclusion48 decks534 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.8%inclusion47 decks534 decks
-4%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.6%inclusion46 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
45%inclusion242 decks534 decks
42%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion170 decks534 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion147 decks534 decks
22%synergy
Thought Collapse
26%inclusion139 decks534 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Strike
25%inclusion135 decks534 decks
22%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion134 decks534 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion128 decks534 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion126 decks534 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion123 decks534 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion115 decks534 decks
-9%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion106 decks534 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion105 decks534 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion101 decks534 decks
-16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion94 decks534 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion92 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion88 decks534 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion84 decks534 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion84 decks534 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion78 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion77 decks533 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion77 decks533 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion70 decks533 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion67 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion65 decks534 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion64 decks530 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion58 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion54 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.0%inclusion48 decks534 decks
-11%synergy
Reality Shift
9.0%inclusion48 decks534 decks
-5%synergy
Perplex
8.8%inclusion47 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.6%inclusion46 decks534 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion43 decks534 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion36 decks534 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
6.7%inclusion36 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.2%inclusion33 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.8%inclusion31 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.6%inclusion30 decks534 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.4%inclusion29 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion29 decks534 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.2%inclusion28 decks534 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion181 decks534 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion181 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
27%inclusion143 decks534 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion142 decks534 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
26%inclusion138 decks534 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion136 decks534 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion130 decks534 decks
-11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion125 decks534 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion112 decks534 decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion111 decks534 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion96 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion74 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion65 decks534 decks
-4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion65 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion64 decks534 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion64 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion64 decks534 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion55 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion52 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.6%inclusion46 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.1%inclusion43 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.9%inclusion42 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion38 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.6%inclusion35 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.2%inclusion33 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion32 decks534 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion30 decks534 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.1%inclusion27 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion213 decks534 decks
38%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion193 decks534 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion192 decks534 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion164 decks534 decks
26%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion155 decks521 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion157 decks534 decks
27%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion91 decks534 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion87 decks534 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion67 decks534 decks
-1%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion63 decks534 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion62 decks534 decks
4%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion61 decks534 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion53 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion52 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.2%inclusion49 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
8.1%inclusion43 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion41 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.9%inclusion37 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.4%inclusion34 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.2%inclusion33 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.8%inclusion31 decks534 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
46%inclusion248 decks534 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion237 decks534 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion229 decks534 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion217 decks534 decks
36%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion168 decks534 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion164 decks534 decks
23%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion158 decks534 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion145 decks521 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion147 decks534 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion131 decks534 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion103 decks534 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion92 decks534 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion87 decks534 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion77 decks534 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion59 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion54 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.4%inclusion45 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.4%inclusion45 decks534 decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
7.9%inclusion42 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.6%inclusion35 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.1%inclusion27 decks534 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion152 decks534 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion129 decks534 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion93 decks534 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.9%inclusion42 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.9%inclusion37 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.1%inclusion27 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion279 decks534 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion213 decks534 decks
31%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion137 decks391 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion171 decks534 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion118 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion117 decks534 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion84 decks534 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion83 decks534 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion71 decks534 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion71 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion69 decks534 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion67 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion65 decks534 decks
-15%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.4%inclusion50 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.6%inclusion46 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.9%inclusion42 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.9%inclusion42 decks534 decks
-3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.9%inclusion37 decks534 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.2%inclusion33 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.0%inclusion32 decks534 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.4%inclusion29 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.1%inclusion27 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.1%inclusion27 decks534 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion488 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion430 decks534 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion345 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion303 decks534 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion155 decks534 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion154 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion147 decks534 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion101 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion68 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion55 decks534 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.9%inclusion37 decks534 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.6%inclusion35 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.2%inclusion33 decks534 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion30 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion28 decks534 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion518 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion517 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion460 decks534 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion371 decks534 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion357 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion322 decks534 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion246 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion245 decks534 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion241 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion225 decks534 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion225 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion221 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion213 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion208 decks534 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion206 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
32%inclusion171 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
27%inclusion141 decks530 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion137 decks534 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion135 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion126 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion124 decks534 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion122 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion122 decks534 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion112 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion107 decks534 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion88 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion77 decks533 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion77 decks533 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion70 decks533 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion64 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion63 decks533 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion63 decks534 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion63 decks534 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion62 decks534 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion61 decks534 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion58 decks533 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.4%inclusion50 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.0%inclusion48 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.2%inclusion44 decks534 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.1%inclusion43 decks534 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.9%inclusion42 decks534 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.7%inclusion41 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.5%inclusion40 decks534 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.3%inclusion39 decks534 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.9%inclusion37 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.4%inclusion34 decks534 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.2%inclusion33 decks534 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.0%inclusion32 decks534 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.0%inclusion32 decks534 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.6%inclusion30 decks534 decks
-1%synergy
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