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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
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Splinter's Technique
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
3.1%inclusion2 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
2.7%inclusion2 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Dream Harvest
1.6%inclusion1 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
87%inclusion693 decks798 decks
81%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion557 decks798 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion608 decks798 decks
66%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion641 decks798 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion539 decks798 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion549 decks798 decks
60%synergy
Mindcrank
72%inclusion574 decks798 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion480 decks798 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion438 decks798 decks
50%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion403 decks798 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
63%inclusion501 decks798 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion468 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion451 decks798 decks
38%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion439 decks798 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion227 decks414 decks
46%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion411 decks798 decks
48%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
48%inclusion88 decks185 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion377 decks798 decks
34%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion376 decks798 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion371 decks798 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
73%inclusion581 decks798 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion518 decks798 decks
41%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion516 decks798 decks
45%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
51%inclusion406 decks798 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion403 decks798 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion347 decks798 decks
35%synergy
Mystical Tutor
39%inclusion308 decks798 decks
24%synergy
Force of Will
38%inclusion306 decks798 decks
28%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion195 decks798 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion184 decks798 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
46%inclusion368 decks798 decks
43%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion342 decks798 decks
36%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion339 decks798 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion313 decks798 decks
35%synergy
Silent Arbiter
38%inclusion303 decks798 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion302 decks798 decks
36%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion290 decks798 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
35%inclusion280 decks798 decks
23%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion223 decks645 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion228 decks798 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion228 decks798 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion149 decks535 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion189 decks798 decks
16%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion182 decks798 decks
19%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion182 decks798 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion171 decks798 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion168 decks798 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion168 decks798 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion160 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion159 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion154 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion154 decks798 decks
18%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion153 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion148 decks798 decks
10%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion147 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
18%inclusion130 decks731 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
18%inclusion141 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion138 decks798 decks
14%synergy
Painter's Servant
17%inclusion134 decks798 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion132 decks798 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion126 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion109 decks706 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion120 decks798 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion117 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion116 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion110 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion102 decks761 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion106 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion103 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion102 decks798 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion98 decks798 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion95 decks798 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion95 decks798 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion94 decks798 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion91 decks798 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion86 decks798 decks
-12%synergy
Shield Sphere
11%inclusion86 decks798 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion77 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion76 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion76 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion294 decks798 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion282 decks798 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion268 decks798 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion242 decks798 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion234 decks798 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion226 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
28%inclusion221 decks798 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion210 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion163 decks798 decks
-12%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion163 decks798 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion145 decks728 decks
4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
19%inclusion150 decks798 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion118 decks728 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion121 decks798 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion119 decks798 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion112 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion104 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion100 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion79 decks643 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion91 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion90 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion88 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.1%inclusion73 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.9%inclusion71 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
8.9%inclusion71 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
8.8%inclusion70 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion63 decks727 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.3%inclusion66 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
8.1%inclusion65 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion64 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.6%inclusion61 decks798 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.5%inclusion60 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.5%inclusion60 decks798 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion56 decks798 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.5%inclusion52 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
6.4%inclusion51 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.0%inclusion48 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Delay
5.9%inclusion47 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion45 decks798 decks
-11%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.5%inclusion44 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
5.1%inclusion41 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion164 decks356 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion365 decks798 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion345 decks798 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
42%inclusion332 decks798 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion331 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
39%inclusion315 decks798 decks
34%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion304 decks798 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion297 decks798 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion198 decks798 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion186 decks798 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion164 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion160 decks798 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion150 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion150 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion143 decks798 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion138 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion105 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion99 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.4%inclusion75 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.8%inclusion62 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.5%inclusion59 decks786 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.4%inclusion51 decks798 decks
-4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.3%inclusion50 decks798 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.1%inclusion36 decks594 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.8%inclusion46 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
5.8%inclusion46 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.5%inclusion44 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.1%inclusion41 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion366 decks798 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion325 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion247 decks798 decks
26%synergy
Grindstone
26%inclusion210 decks798 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion118 decks535 decks
19%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion154 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion148 decks798 decks
16%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion110 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion102 decks798 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion90 decks798 decks
-13%synergy
Keening Stone
11%inclusion84 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion80 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion76 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.5%inclusion60 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.3%inclusion58 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.3%inclusion50 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion50 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.0%inclusion48 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.0%inclusion48 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.3%inclusion42 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion351 decks798 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion339 decks798 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion323 decks798 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion305 decks798 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Sanity
32%inclusion255 decks798 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion162 decks535 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion241 decks798 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion209 decks798 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion197 decks798 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion155 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion148 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion141 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion138 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion117 decks798 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion106 decks798 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion105 decks798 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion88 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion76 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.6%inclusion53 decks798 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
5.1%inclusion41 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion227 decks798 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion124 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion123 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion90 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.4%inclusion59 decks798 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.3%inclusion58 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion519 decks798 decks
45%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
49%inclusion394 decks798 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion386 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
48%inclusion382 decks798 decks
44%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion318 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion278 decks798 decks
22%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
31%inclusion131 decks424 decks
26%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
31%inclusion245 decks798 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion232 decks798 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion207 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion153 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion139 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion105 decks798 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion91 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion90 decks798 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion86 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion72 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion70 decks798 decks
-19%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.5%inclusion68 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.5%inclusion68 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion39 decks471 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.9%inclusion63 decks798 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.4%inclusion59 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion59 decks798 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion51 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.1%inclusion49 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.1%inclusion41 decks798 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.0%inclusion40 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion745 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion707 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion488 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion487 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion247 decks798 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion244 decks798 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion184 decks798 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion147 decks798 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion146 decks798 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion134 decks798 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion51 decks320 decks
11%synergy
Mana Crypt
12%inclusion93 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion90 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion77 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion73 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.3%inclusion58 decks798 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.0%inclusion56 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.6%inclusion53 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion52 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion44 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.5%inclusion44 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion746 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion743 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion729 decks798 decks
44%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion707 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion707 decks798 decks
76%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion643 decks798 decks
49%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion564 decks798 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion558 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion457 decks798 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion413 decks798 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion396 decks798 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion376 decks798 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
45%inclusion362 decks798 decks
30%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
44%inclusion282 decks646 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
37%inclusion294 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
32%inclusion252 decks798 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion238 decks798 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion231 decks798 decks
-15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion227 decks798 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion227 decks798 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion206 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Reflecting Pool
26%inclusion205 decks798 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion203 decks798 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion201 decks798 decks
-14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion200 decks798 decks
-15%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion194 decks798 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion171 decks798 decks
-26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion163 decks798 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion163 decks798 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion145 decks728 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion143 decks798 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion140 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion140 decks798 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion137 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion118 decks728 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion103 decks798 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion90 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion89 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion86 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion80 decks798 decks
-12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion63 decks727 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion60 decks720 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
7.9%inclusion63 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.8%inclusion62 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.6%inclusion53 decks798 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion49 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion44 decks722 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.0%inclusion40 decks798 decks
-6%synergy
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