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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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Eater of the Dead
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
78%synergy
Mindcrank
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Consuming Aberration
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Mana Drain
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Drown in the Loch
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Ruin Crab
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Tree of Perdition
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Mystic Remora
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Swan Song
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Force of Negation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
86%synergy
Rhystic Study
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Opposition Agent
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Force of Will
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
67%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Creatures
Notion Thief
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Silent Arbiter
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Nighthowler
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Painter's Servant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Shield Sphere
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mortivore
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
The Ancient One
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Frost
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Gilded Drake
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Spellskite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Quantum Riddler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thopter Assembly
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nethergoyf
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thought Courier
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Trophy Mage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Peregrine Drake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Withered Wretch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wizened Snitches
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Visions of Beyond
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Pact
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Resculpt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Delay
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Consultation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Spider-Sense
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%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
Entomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Brain Freeze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dizzy Spell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%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
Withering Torment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Windfall
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Fractured Sanity
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%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
Mind Grind
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Traumatize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Temporal Extortion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Final Act
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Massacre
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Queen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Grindstone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Folio of Fancies
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Altar of the Brood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Codex Shredder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Helm of Obedience
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Time Sieve
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mindslaver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lantern of Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Intruder Alarm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Memory Erosion
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Counterbalance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
No Mercy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Field of Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Planar Void
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Oubliette
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%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
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Urza's Saga
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Cabal Coffers
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%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
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-28%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Mox Diamond
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Lotus Petal
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Mana Vault
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Mox Opal
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Chrome Mox
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Misty Rainforest
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
80%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Morphic Pool
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Flooded Strand
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
80%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Swamp
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Island
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Marsh Flats
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Darkslick Shores
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Mana Confluence
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Ruins
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
City of Brass
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Prismatic Vista
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-43%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-28%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
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