Phenax, God of Deception (Commander) - Upgraded Toughness Matters

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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Charix, the Raging Isle
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
93%synergy
Tree of Perdition
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
79%synergy
Ruin Crab
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
73%synergy
Drown in the Loch
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
73%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
66%synergy
Eater of the Dead
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Wall of Frost
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Maddening Cacophony
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Singularity Rupture
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Nighthowler
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
1%synergy
The Water Crystal
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
47%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Silent Arbiter
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Hover Barrier
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Hedron Crab
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Undead Alchemist
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Fog Bank
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Soulless Jailer
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Runes
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Glacial Wall
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Aegis Turtle
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Fleet Swallower
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Dreadhound
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Magic Damper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Fractured Sanity
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Fell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Bonehoard
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Folio of Fancies
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Magewright's Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Intruder Alarm
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Dissipation Field
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Lost in the Maze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
51%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Detection Tower
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Bandit's Haul
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Morphic Pool
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
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