Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Combo

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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%inclusion21 decks21 decks
85%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
84%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
75%synergy
Eater of the Dead
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
60%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
58%synergy
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
57%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Ruin Crab
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Nighthowler
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Mindcrank
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Singularity Rupture
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Intruder Alarm
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Undead Alchemist
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Silent Arbiter
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Frost
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Riddlekeeper
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Baleful Strix
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Hover Barrier
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Archivist
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Aegis Turtle
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Clone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Into the Story
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Perplex
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Didn't Say Please
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Forbid
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Magic Damper
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Whispering Madness
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Obedience
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Freed from the Real
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Memory Erosion
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Sanity
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of the Void
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Lost in the Maze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
45%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Field of Ruin
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Agna Qel'a
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
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