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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
3.6%inclusion2 decks56 decks
3%synergy
North Pole Patrol
3.0%inclusion2 decks67 decks
3%synergy
The Blue Spirit
1.8%inclusion1 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
1.8%inclusion1 decks56 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion735 decks957 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion837 decks957 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion721 decks957 decks
67%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
60%inclusion572 decks957 decks
58%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion542 decks957 decks
55%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
65%inclusion625 decks957 decks
55%synergy
Nighthowler
59%inclusion568 decks957 decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion548 decks957 decks
53%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion546 decks957 decks
51%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion555 decks957 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion584 decks957 decks
42%synergy
Mindcrank
59%inclusion566 decks957 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion501 decks957 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
52%inclusion499 decks957 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
51%inclusion490 decks957 decks
-5%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion482 decks957 decks
44%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion480 decks957 decks
46%synergy
Fraying Sanity
48%inclusion461 decks957 decks
44%synergy
Tree of Perdition
48%inclusion460 decks957 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
48%inclusion99 decks207 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.4%inclusion80 decks957 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
45%inclusion428 decks957 decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion409 decks957 decks
41%synergy
Fleet Swallower
38%inclusion359 decks957 decks
35%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
37%inclusion352 decks957 decks
35%synergy
Hover Barrier
36%inclusion346 decks957 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion338 decks957 decks
32%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
35%inclusion334 decks957 decks
27%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion334 decks957 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion333 decks957 decks
31%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion310 decks957 decks
32%synergy
Manic Scribe
32%inclusion309 decks957 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
32%inclusion307 decks957 decks
31%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
32%inclusion304 decks957 decks
29%synergy
Eater of the Dead
31%inclusion297 decks957 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion209 decks679 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
31%inclusion293 decks957 decks
30%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
30%inclusion291 decks957 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion280 decks957 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion279 decks957 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
28%inclusion264 decks957 decks
26%synergy
Guiltfeeder
26%inclusion251 decks957 decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion209 decks816 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion118 decks464 decks
25%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
24%inclusion201 decks853 decks
23%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion222 decks957 decks
20%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion209 decks957 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
22%inclusion207 decks957 decks
21%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
21%inclusion202 decks957 decks
21%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion191 decks957 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion188 decks957 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion185 decks957 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18%inclusion172 decks957 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion171 decks957 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion166 decks957 decks
17%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion158 decks957 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion152 decks957 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
15%inclusion142 decks957 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion136 decks957 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion125 decks957 decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
13%inclusion123 decks957 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion110 decks957 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Kin
10%inclusion98 decks957 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion89 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion76 decks771 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
10%inclusion93 decks957 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion93 decks957 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.0%inclusion86 decks957 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
8.8%inclusion53 decks600 decks
8%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
8.6%inclusion82 decks957 decks
7%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
8.3%inclusion79 decks957 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion438 decks957 decks
42%synergy
Didn't Say Please
41%inclusion396 decks957 decks
36%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion354 decks957 decks
34%synergy
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion346 decks957 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Strike
36%inclusion341 decks957 decks
33%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion275 decks957 decks
-4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
27%inclusion260 decks957 decks
26%synergy
Into the Story
26%inclusion253 decks957 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion218 decks957 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
22%inclusion211 decks957 decks
20%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion195 decks957 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion189 decks957 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion173 decks957 decks
-13%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion168 decks957 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion138 decks957 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion138 decks957 decks
-11%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion137 decks957 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion78 decks674 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion110 decks957 decks
-18%synergy
Psychic Spiral
11%inclusion107 decks957 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion82 decks808 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion92 decks957 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.9%inclusion85 decks957 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
8.8%inclusion84 decks957 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
8.7%inclusion83 decks957 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion77 decks957 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
8.0%inclusion77 decks957 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.7%inclusion74 decks957 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion72 decks957 decks
-8%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.4%inclusion71 decks957 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.2%inclusion58 decks809 decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
7.0%inclusion67 decks957 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.4%inclusion61 decks957 decks
3%synergy
Opt
6.3%inclusion60 decks957 decks
-6%synergy
Resculpt
6.0%inclusion57 decks957 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.7%inclusion46 decks809 decks
-10%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.6%inclusion54 decks957 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
5.4%inclusion52 decks957 decks
-13%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.3%inclusion51 decks957 decks
5%synergy
Countermand
5.3%inclusion51 decks957 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion310 decks957 decks
27%synergy
Cut Your Losses
32%inclusion308 decks957 decks
28%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion301 decks957 decks
27%synergy
Mind Funeral
30%inclusion285 decks957 decks
27%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion242 decks957 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
23%inclusion220 decks957 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion207 decks957 decks
-15%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion204 decks957 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
21%inclusion198 decks957 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion182 decks957 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion145 decks957 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion129 decks957 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion127 decks957 decks
-13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion120 decks957 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion117 decks957 decks
-12%synergy
Increasing Confusion
12%inclusion112 decks957 decks
11%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion99 decks957 decks
10%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion97 decks957 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.8%inclusion84 decks957 decks
-7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.5%inclusion77 decks902 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.5%inclusion81 decks957 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
8.4%inclusion80 decks957 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion79 decks957 decks
-3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.9%inclusion76 decks957 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
7.8%inclusion75 decks957 decks
4%synergy
Tome Scour
7.7%inclusion74 decks957 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.0%inclusion67 decks957 decks
-3%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.3%inclusion60 decks957 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion53 decks957 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.5%inclusion53 decks957 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
41%inclusion392 decks957 decks
39%synergy
The Water Crystal
40%inclusion114 decks282 decks
32%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
29%inclusion282 decks957 decks
28%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
29%inclusion278 decks957 decks
24%synergy
Keening Stone
26%inclusion248 decks957 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion216 decks957 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion91 decks464 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion175 decks957 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion142 decks957 decks
1%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion141 decks957 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion127 decks957 decks
-11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion122 decks957 decks
12%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion96 decks957 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion96 decks957 decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.5%inclusion81 decks957 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.5%inclusion81 decks957 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
7.4%inclusion71 decks957 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.2%inclusion69 decks957 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.5%inclusion62 decks957 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.0%inclusion57 decks957 decks
5%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.5%inclusion53 decks957 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.5%inclusion53 decks957 decks
-1%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.0%inclusion48 decks957 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion442 decks957 decks
40%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion417 decks957 decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
38%inclusion361 decks957 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
36%inclusion345 decks957 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion306 decks957 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion249 decks957 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion226 decks957 decks
22%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion187 decks957 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion186 decks957 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion88 decks464 decks
17%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
19%inclusion179 decks957 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion159 decks957 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion96 decks957 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.1%inclusion87 decks957 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.6%inclusion82 decks957 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.4%inclusion71 decks957 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion68 decks957 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.2%inclusion59 decks957 decks
-10%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.7%inclusion55 decks957 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.2%inclusion47 decks901 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion254 decks957 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion245 decks957 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion155 decks957 decks
14%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion100 decks957 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.7%inclusion64 decks957 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.6%inclusion63 decks957 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.0%inclusion57 decks957 decks
3%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.9%inclusion56 decks957 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion423 decks957 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion421 decks957 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion274 decks957 decks
-8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion70 decks303 decks
18%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion200 decks957 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion191 decks957 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion136 decks957 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion130 decks957 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion129 decks957 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion121 decks957 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion99 decks957 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.0%inclusion86 decks957 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.7%inclusion74 decks957 decks
-12%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.1%inclusion68 decks957 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.5%inclusion62 decks957 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion60 decks957 decks
-7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.9%inclusion56 decks957 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion54 decks957 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion54 decks957 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.5%inclusion53 decks957 decks
1%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.0%inclusion48 decks957 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion822 decks957 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion728 decks957 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion609 decks957 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion446 decks957 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion304 decks957 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion284 decks957 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion218 decks957 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion195 decks957 decks
-12%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion119 decks957 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion103 decks957 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion97 decks957 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion96 decks957 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
10%inclusion91 decks957 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
7.0%inclusion67 decks957 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.2%inclusion59 decks957 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion52 decks957 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion917 decks957 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion913 decks957 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion756 decks957 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion590 decks957 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion512 decks957 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
49%inclusion469 decks957 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion458 decks957 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion447 decks957 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion377 decks957 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion317 decks957 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion316 decks957 decks
16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
32%inclusion308 decks957 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion293 decks957 decks
-9%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion280 decks957 decks
-17%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion231 decks957 decks
-15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion225 decks957 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion225 decks957 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion217 decks957 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
21%inclusion204 decks957 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion193 decks957 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion184 decks957 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion166 decks957 decks
-8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion112 decks680 decks
-7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
16%inclusion152 decks957 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion143 decks957 decks
-16%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
14%inclusion130 decks957 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion101 decks957 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion82 decks808 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion95 decks957 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.0%inclusion84 decks930 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.0%inclusion86 decks957 decks
-6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.4%inclusion80 decks957 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.3%inclusion79 decks957 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.5%inclusion72 decks957 decks
0%synergy
Waterfront District
7.5%inclusion72 decks957 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.2%inclusion58 decks803 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.2%inclusion69 decks957 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.2%inclusion58 decks809 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.6%inclusion53 decks803 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.2%inclusion59 decks957 decks
-22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.7%inclusion46 decks809 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.6%inclusion54 decks957 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion52 decks957 decks
-2%synergy
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