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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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Silvergill Peddler
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Mornsong Aria
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion128 decks142 decks
75%synergy
Eater of the Dead
73%inclusion103 decks142 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion115 decks142 decks
71%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion114 decks142 decks
68%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
73%inclusion103 decks142 decks
68%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
72%inclusion102 decks142 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion96 decks142 decks
65%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion89 decks142 decks
61%synergy
Ruin Crab
65%inclusion93 decks142 decks
57%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion84 decks142 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion87 decks142 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion83 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
52%inclusion74 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion73 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
39%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion71 decks142 decks
49%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion68 decks142 decks
42%synergy
Visions of Beyond
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
41%synergy
The Water Crystal
45%inclusion41 decks91 decks
36%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
46%inclusion66 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Rhystic Study
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion59 decks142 decks
39%synergy
The Ancient One
42%inclusion59 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Frost
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
31%synergy
Undead Alchemist
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion38 decks129 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Hedron Crab
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
11%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Hover Barrier
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Spellskite
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Strike
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
9.3%inclusion12 decks129 decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-11%synergy
Reality Shift
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Entomb
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Traumatize
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Ravenform
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion51 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Intruder Alarm
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-19%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion136 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion125 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion87 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion87 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion138 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion138 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion133 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
73%inclusion103 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion96 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion89 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion77 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion77 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
48%inclusion68 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion43 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion47 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion47 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
0%synergy
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