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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
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
79%inclusion75 decks95 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
84%inclusion80 decks95 decks
76%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion76 decks95 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion82 decks95 decks
71%synergy
Tree of Perdition
67%inclusion64 decks95 decks
66%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
69%inclusion66 decks95 decks
64%synergy
Mindcrank
73%inclusion69 decks95 decks
60%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
69%inclusion66 decks95 decks
59%synergy
Visions of Beyond
60%inclusion57 decks95 decks
56%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
71%inclusion67 decks95 decks
52%synergy
Singularity Rupture
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
53%synergy
The Water Crystal
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
53%synergy
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion58 decks95 decks
51%synergy
Mind Grind
60%inclusion57 decks95 decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion54 decks95 decks
52%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion53 decks95 decks
54%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
55%inclusion52 decks95 decks
53%synergy
Nighthowler
55%inclusion52 decks95 decks
49%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
53%inclusion50 decks95 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-17%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion45 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Frost
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
45%synergy
Silent Arbiter
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
44%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion40 decks95 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
42%inclusion33 decks79 decks
35%synergy
Eater of the Dead
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
40%synergy
Mortivore
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Hover Barrier
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
31%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
29%synergy
Manic Scribe
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
28%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Soulless Jailer
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Avatar of Woe
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Wall
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
52%inclusion49 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
41%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Collapse
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Into the Story
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Strike
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-20%synergy
Resculpt
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Darkness
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-11%synergy
See Double
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-22%synergy
Increasing Confusion
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Startled Awake
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
52%inclusion49 decks95 decks
47%synergy
Bonehoard
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
-14%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
52%inclusion49 decks95 decks
47%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion46 decks95 decks
42%synergy
Court of Cunning
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Fraying Sanity
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Forced Fruition
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion61 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
29%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Restless Reef
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion83 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion80 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion61 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion60 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion87 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Island
92%inclusion87 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion83 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
83%inclusion79 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Watery Grave
83%inclusion79 decks95 decks
37%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
73%inclusion69 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion67 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion67 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
65%inclusion62 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion45 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Pools
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Bad River
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
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