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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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King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
99%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
96%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
94%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
85%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Nighthowler
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
69%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
The Ancient One
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
72%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
67%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Manic Scribe
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Fog Bank
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Soulless Jailer
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Glacial Wall
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Hover Barrier
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Uchuulon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Junk
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hunted Horror
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Runes
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Eater of the Dead
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Tide Drifter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Psychic Membrane
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Concealing Curtains
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Catapult Fodder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
56%synergy
Negate
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
71%synergy
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Thought Collapse
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Dispel
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Reality Shift
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
36%synergy
Intellectual Offering
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Didn't Say Please
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Crypt Incursion
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Drown in Dreams
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Into the Story
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-10%synergy
Soul Shatter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Quick Study
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Get Out
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-31%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Memory Deluge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Reenact the Crime
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Induce Paranoia
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Treasure Cruise
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Pilfered Plans
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Eldritch Pact
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-11%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Whispering Madness
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mind Grind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Fractured Sanity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Bonehoard
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Navigation Orb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-2%synergy
Keening Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
71%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Memory Erosion
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
32%synergy
Sky Diamond
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Blitzball
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Lands
Tainted Isle
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
56%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
52%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
33%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
27%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-15%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Warped Landscape
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Grixis Panorama
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Demolition Field
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-6%synergy
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