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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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
94%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
78%synergy
Mindcrank
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Eater of the Dead
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Tree of Perdition
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Consuming Aberration
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Toxic Deluge
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Mystic Remora
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Force of Will
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Visions of Beyond
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
80%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Mox Diamond
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Imperial Seal
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Rhystic Study
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Mana Vault
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Creatures
Opposition Agent
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Ruin Crab
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Painter's Servant
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Shield Sphere
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Notion Thief
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Undead Alchemist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Frost
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mortivore
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Nighthowler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thopter Assembly
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Peregrine Drake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Excavated Wall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Steel Wall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fleet Swallower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Tears
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Silver Myr
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Palladium Myr
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Force of Negation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Pact of Negation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Tainted Pact
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Resculpt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Delay
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Consultation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Whir of Invention
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Shred Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Join the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Miscast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sunder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Damnation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Fractured Sanity
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Fabricate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Traumatize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Doomsday
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mind Grind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Massacre
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Grindstone
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
The Water Crystal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Unwinding Clock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Helm of Obedience
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Time Sieve
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mindslaver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Brood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lantern of Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Black Market Connections
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Intruder Alarm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Copy Artifact
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Memory Erosion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Counterbalance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Field of Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Artificer's Intuition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Zur's Weirding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Urza's Saga
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Academy Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Echoing Deeps
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Chrome Mox
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Lotus Petal
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Lotus Bloom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mana Crypt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Watery Grave
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Underground Sea
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Swamp
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Island
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Morphic Pool
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Misty Rainforest
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Scalding Tarn
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Marsh Flats
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mana Confluence
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Sunken Ruins
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Prismatic Vista
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Reflecting Pool
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Darkslick Shores
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
City of Brass
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-29%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Glimmervoid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-55%synergy
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