Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
85%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
82%synergy
Eater of the Dead
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
75%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
73%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Visions of Beyond
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
60%synergy
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Counterspell
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion12 decks19 decks
51%synergy
Nighthowler
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
50%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
44%synergy
Intruder Alarm
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Undead Alchemist
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Silent Arbiter
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Hedron Crab
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Frost
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Riddlekeeper
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
The Mindskinner
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Fleet Swallower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Archivist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Runes
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Hover Barrier
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Perplex
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Into the Story
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Psychic Strike
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Magic Damper
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Shred Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Forbid
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Evacuation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Mind Grind
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shredder's Technique
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Stock Up
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Diresight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Isochron Scepter
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Freed from the Real
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Sanity
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Lost in the Maze
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Shelldock Isle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
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