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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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Kitsune's Technique
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Flow State
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
76%inclusion678 decks891 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion766 decks891 decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion662 decks891 decks
66%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
59%inclusion526 decks891 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion505 decks891 decks
55%synergy
Nighthowler
59%inclusion524 decks891 decks
53%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
64%inclusion566 decks891 decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion494 decks891 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
56%inclusion500 decks891 decks
51%synergy
Tree of Perdition
47%inclusion422 decks891 decks
46%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion542 decks891 decks
43%synergy
Mindcrank
56%inclusion498 decks891 decks
44%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion489 decks891 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion454 decks891 decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion445 decks891 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion442 decks891 decks
-6%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
49%inclusion435 decks891 decks
43%synergy
Traumatize
48%inclusion426 decks891 decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion417 decks891 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion411 decks891 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.6%inclusion68 decks891 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
45%inclusion399 decks891 decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
42%inclusion375 decks891 decks
41%synergy
Hover Barrier
36%inclusion323 decks891 decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion322 decks891 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion311 decks891 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion311 decks891 decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
34%inclusion304 decks891 decks
32%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion296 decks891 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion295 decks891 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion290 decks891 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion286 decks891 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
32%inclusion283 decks891 decks
31%synergy
Eater of the Dead
30%inclusion267 decks891 decks
29%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
30%inclusion266 decks891 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion221 decks742 decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
30%inclusion264 decks891 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
29%inclusion262 decks891 decks
22%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion258 decks891 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion251 decks891 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion143 decks536 decks
26%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion234 decks891 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion222 decks877 decks
25%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion223 decks891 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion206 decks891 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion199 decks891 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Wall
22%inclusion193 decks891 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
21%inclusion188 decks891 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion181 decks891 decks
19%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
20%inclusion39 decks192 decks
19%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
20%inclusion179 decks891 decks
20%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion177 decks891 decks
19%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion173 decks891 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion167 decks891 decks
18%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18%inclusion164 decks891 decks
18%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion143 decks891 decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion132 decks891 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Runes
15%inclusion130 decks891 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion130 decks891 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion119 decks891 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion117 decks891 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion111 decks891 decks
7%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion98 decks891 decks
9%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion96 decks891 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion94 decks891 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion84 decks832 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Mist
10%inclusion87 decks891 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.4%inclusion84 decks891 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.9%inclusion79 decks891 decks
9%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
8.5%inclusion76 decks891 decks
7%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
8.4%inclusion75 decks891 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion386 decks891 decks
40%synergy
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion355 decks891 decks
35%synergy
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion321 decks891 decks
32%synergy
Thought Collapse
36%inclusion318 decks891 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Strike
35%inclusion313 decks891 decks
32%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion257 decks891 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
26%inclusion232 decks891 decks
25%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
26%inclusion232 decks891 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion204 decks891 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Incursion
21%inclusion191 decks891 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion184 decks891 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion184 decks891 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion156 decks891 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion147 decks891 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion131 decks891 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion125 decks891 decks
-22%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion123 decks891 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion109 decks891 decks
-19%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion85 decks737 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
10%inclusion91 decks891 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion90 decks891 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion87 decks869 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
9.3%inclusion83 decks891 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
8.6%inclusion77 decks891 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
8.6%inclusion77 decks891 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion71 decks891 decks
-2%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.0%inclusion71 decks891 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.0%inclusion71 decks891 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion69 decks891 decks
-8%synergy
Doom Blade
7.6%inclusion68 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion64 decks870 decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
7.3%inclusion65 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.6%inclusion59 decks891 decks
4%synergy
Opt
6.4%inclusion57 decks891 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion53 decks891 decks
0%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.9%inclusion53 decks891 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.7%inclusion50 decks870 decks
-10%synergy
Cancel
5.3%inclusion47 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
5.3%inclusion47 decks891 decks
-13%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.2%inclusion46 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion139 decks310 decks
32%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion277 decks891 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion269 decks891 decks
26%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
30%inclusion266 decks891 decks
25%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion242 decks891 decks
24%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion226 decks891 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion195 decks891 decks
-13%synergy
Extract from Darkness
22%inclusion195 decks891 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion189 decks891 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
20%inclusion176 decks891 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion172 decks891 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion139 decks891 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion129 decks891 decks
-11%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion120 decks891 decks
-11%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion107 decks891 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion106 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion100 decks891 decks
11%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion89 decks891 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion87 decks891 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.0%inclusion80 decks891 decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
9.0%inclusion80 decks891 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.5%inclusion76 decks891 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.5%inclusion76 decks891 decks
7%synergy
Tome Scour
8.3%inclusion74 decks891 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.1%inclusion72 decks891 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
7.6%inclusion68 decks891 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.3%inclusion65 decks891 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
6.8%inclusion61 decks891 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion51 decks891 decks
-1%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.6%inclusion50 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
41%inclusion152 decks375 decks
32%synergy
Bonehoard
40%inclusion359 decks891 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion267 decks891 decks
29%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
27%inclusion240 decks891 decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
24%inclusion210 decks891 decks
22%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion207 decks891 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
21%inclusion113 decks536 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion162 decks891 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion134 decks891 decks
2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion130 decks891 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion113 decks891 decks
-12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion104 decks891 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.4%inclusion84 decks891 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.2%inclusion82 decks891 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.4%inclusion75 decks891 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
7.9%inclusion70 decks891 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
7.7%inclusion69 decks891 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.1%inclusion63 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.4%inclusion57 decks891 decks
-1%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.2%inclusion55 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.2%inclusion55 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.4%inclusion48 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.4%inclusion48 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion374 decks891 decks
38%synergy
Court of Cunning
36%inclusion322 decks891 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion309 decks891 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion280 decks891 decks
14%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion232 decks891 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
21%inclusion185 decks891 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion176 decks891 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion171 decks891 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion102 decks536 decks
17%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
18%inclusion159 decks891 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion157 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion85 decks891 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.9%inclusion79 decks891 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.2%inclusion73 decks891 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.6%inclusion68 decks891 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.2%inclusion64 decks891 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
7.2%inclusion64 decks891 decks
-4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.2%inclusion46 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion228 decks891 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion227 decks891 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion140 decks891 decks
14%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion91 decks891 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
7.0%inclusion62 decks891 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.5%inclusion58 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.4%inclusion57 decks891 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.9%inclusion53 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion400 decks891 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion391 decks891 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion245 decks891 decks
-9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion91 decks394 decks
18%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion189 decks891 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion172 decks891 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion133 decks891 decks
12%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion125 decks891 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion118 decks891 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion107 decks891 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion94 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.3%inclusion83 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.0%inclusion71 decks891 decks
-12%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.8%inclusion61 decks891 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.7%inclusion60 decks891 decks
-12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.4%inclusion57 decks891 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.4%inclusion57 decks891 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.7%inclusion51 decks891 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.5%inclusion49 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.4%inclusion48 decks891 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.3%inclusion47 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion747 decks891 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion681 decks891 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion568 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion413 decks891 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion287 decks891 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion259 decks891 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion205 decks891 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion179 decks891 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion108 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion105 decks891 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion97 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
10%inclusion85 decks891 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.3%inclusion83 decks891 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion61 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.6%inclusion59 decks891 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion45 decks891 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion852 decks891 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion850 decks891 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion708 decks891 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion559 decks891 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion486 decks891 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion448 decks891 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion427 decks891 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion417 decks891 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion362 decks891 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion301 decks891 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion296 decks891 decks
-11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
32%inclusion289 decks891 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
32%inclusion286 decks891 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion270 decks891 decks
-17%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion233 decks891 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion217 decks891 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion208 decks891 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion195 decks891 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion182 decks891 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
20%inclusion180 decks891 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion179 decks891 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion163 decks891 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion123 decks743 decks
-7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
16%inclusion145 decks891 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion144 decks891 decks
-16%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
13%inclusion119 decks891 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion94 decks891 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion87 decks869 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion89 decks891 decks
-10%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion88 decks891 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.2%inclusion82 decks891 decks
-7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.5%inclusion76 decks891 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.0%inclusion71 decks891 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.9%inclusion70 decks891 decks
0%synergy
Waterfront District
7.5%inclusion67 decks891 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.4%inclusion66 decks891 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion64 decks870 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.3%inclusion63 decks864 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion56 decks864 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.1%inclusion54 decks891 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.9%inclusion53 decks891 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.8%inclusion52 decks891 decks
-21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.7%inclusion50 decks870 decks
-10%synergy
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