Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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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Flow State
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion55 decks64 decks
80%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion48 decks64 decks
73%synergy
Tree of Perdition
73%inclusion47 decks64 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion55 decks64 decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion47 decks64 decks
65%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
60%synergy
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
58%synergy
Visions of Beyond
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
56%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
54%synergy
The Ancient One
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Cruel Somnophage
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
52%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
70%inclusion45 decks64 decks
47%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Nighthowler
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Silent Arbiter
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Frost
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Mortivore
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Riddlekeeper
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Incursion
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Into the Story
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Magic Damper
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Mind Grind
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Damnation
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Court of Cunning
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Field of Dreams
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Underground Sea
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
82%synergy
Island
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion60 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion59 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion52 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Morphic Pool
78%inclusion50 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Ruins
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
-15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-16%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
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