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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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Charix, the Raging Isle
81%inclusion75 decks93 decks
79%synergy
Ruin Crab
85%inclusion79 decks93 decks
77%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion74 decks93 decks
73%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion80 decks93 decks
71%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion65 decks93 decks
68%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
66%inclusion61 decks93 decks
60%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
69%inclusion64 decks93 decks
58%synergy
Mindcrank
70%inclusion65 decks93 decks
58%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
59%inclusion55 decks93 decks
58%synergy
Visions of Beyond
60%inclusion56 decks93 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
71%inclusion66 decks93 decks
53%synergy
Singularity Rupture
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
54%synergy
The Water Crystal
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
48%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
54%synergy
Mind Grind
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
51%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
52%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
48%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-17%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Silent Arbiter
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
46%synergy
Wall of Frost
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
46%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
40%inclusion31 decks77 decks
33%synergy
Eater of the Dead
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
38%synergy
Mortivore
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
33%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Hover Barrier
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Manic Scribe
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Riddlekeeper
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Avatar of Woe
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Wall
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Shadow Kin
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
40%synergy
Didn't Say Please
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Thought Collapse
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Strike
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Darkness
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
See Double
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Reenact the Crime
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
38%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-22%synergy
Increasing Confusion
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Dread Summons
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Pilfered Plans
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Memory Erosion
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Court of Cunning
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Intruder Alarm
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Fraying Sanity
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Freed from the Real
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Forced Fruition
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Restless Reef
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion81 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion78 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion60 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion59 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion85 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Island
91%inclusion85 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion80 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
85%inclusion79 decks93 decks
38%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
82%inclusion76 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion68 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
71%inclusion66 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion63 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
53%inclusion41 decks78 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Underground Sea
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Choked Estuary
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Bad River
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
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