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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
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Dream Harvest
4.1%inclusion7 decks172 decks
-1%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.7%inclusion3 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
1.7%inclusion3 decks172 decks
-2%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
1.7%inclusion3 decks179 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion713 decks827 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
69%inclusion571 decks827 decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion624 decks827 decks
65%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion660 decks827 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion554 decks827 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion567 decks827 decks
60%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion586 decks827 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion495 decks827 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
54%inclusion444 decks827 decks
49%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion413 decks827 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
62%inclusion514 decks827 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion479 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion463 decks827 decks
38%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion270 decks488 decks
47%synergy
Fractured Sanity
54%inclusion449 decks827 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion419 decks827 decks
47%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
47%inclusion129 decks273 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion389 decks827 decks
34%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion389 decks827 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion201 decks433 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion598 decks827 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion535 decks827 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion532 decks827 decks
45%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion418 decks827 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion417 decks827 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion354 decks827 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
38%inclusion311 decks827 decks
27%synergy
Mystical Tutor
37%inclusion309 decks827 decks
24%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion202 decks827 decks
19%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
24%inclusion195 decks827 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
46%inclusion380 decks827 decks
43%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion355 decks827 decks
36%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
41%inclusion337 decks827 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion328 decks827 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion314 decks827 decks
37%synergy
Silent Arbiter
37%inclusion310 decks827 decks
36%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion297 decks827 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion247 decks711 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion275 decks827 decks
21%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion237 decks827 decks
24%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion236 decks827 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion167 decks604 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion195 decks827 decks
16%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion185 decks827 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion175 decks827 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion173 decks827 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion165 decks827 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion161 decks827 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
19%inclusion160 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion160 decks827 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion158 decks827 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
19%inclusion154 decks827 decks
16%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion153 decks827 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
18%inclusion149 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
18%inclusion139 decks792 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion141 decks827 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion141 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Painter's Servant
17%inclusion139 decks827 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion137 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion120 decks767 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion128 decks827 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion123 decks827 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion119 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion119 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion115 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion111 decks827 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion108 decks821 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion104 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion101 decks827 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion100 decks827 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion100 decks827 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion99 decks827 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion96 decks827 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion93 decks827 decks
-12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion89 decks827 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion84 decks827 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion83 decks827 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion79 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.3%inclusion77 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred
9.3%inclusion77 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion303 decks827 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion302 decks827 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion273 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion248 decks827 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion240 decks827 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion237 decks827 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
28%inclusion232 decks827 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion211 decks827 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion171 decks827 decks
19%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion169 decks827 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion155 decks789 decks
4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion150 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion122 decks789 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion126 decks827 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion124 decks827 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion115 decks827 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion103 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion101 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion99 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion82 decks709 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion93 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion91 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
9.1%inclusion75 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
8.9%inclusion74 decks827 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
8.8%inclusion73 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion68 decks788 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.0%inclusion66 decks827 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.9%inclusion65 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
7.9%inclusion65 decks827 decks
1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.6%inclusion63 decks827 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.6%inclusion63 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion61 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.1%inclusion59 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion59 decks827 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.0%inclusion58 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion54 decks827 decks
-7%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.0%inclusion50 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion47 decks827 decks
-11%synergy
Delay
5.6%inclusion46 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
5.3%inclusion44 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
5.1%inclusion42 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion383 decks827 decks
21%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion362 decks827 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion339 decks827 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
41%inclusion337 decks827 decks
35%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion315 decks827 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
37%inclusion309 decks827 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion304 decks827 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion204 decks827 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion191 decks827 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion168 decks827 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion164 decks827 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion150 decks827 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion150 decks827 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion141 decks827 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion133 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion105 decks827 decks
-4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion101 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.9%inclusion74 decks827 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.9%inclusion65 decks827 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.7%inclusion64 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
6.5%inclusion54 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion52 decks827 decks
-4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.9%inclusion49 decks827 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion37 decks660 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion45 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.4%inclusion45 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion43 decks827 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion42 decks827 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion376 decks827 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion329 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion263 decks827 decks
27%synergy
Grindstone
26%inclusion219 decks827 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion147 decks604 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion190 decks827 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion154 decks827 decks
16%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion153 decks827 decks
17%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion114 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion102 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion89 decks827 decks
-14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion83 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
9.3%inclusion77 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion75 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.3%inclusion60 decks827 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion58 decks827 decks
-6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.9%inclusion57 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.2%inclusion51 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.2%inclusion51 decks827 decks
-2%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.0%inclusion50 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.3%inclusion44 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion373 decks827 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
43%inclusion359 decks827 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
41%inclusion342 decks827 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
39%inclusion323 decks827 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion320 decks827 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Sanity
32%inclusion263 decks827 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion244 decks827 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion177 decks604 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion220 decks827 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion188 decks827 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion161 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion148 decks827 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion146 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion142 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion122 decks827 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion112 decks827 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion109 decks827 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion100 decks827 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion81 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.5%inclusion54 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
5.1%inclusion42 decks827 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion221 decks827 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion121 decks827 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion120 decks827 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion95 decks827 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.1%inclusion59 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.1%inclusion59 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
66%inclusion545 decks827 decks
46%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion410 decks827 decks
31%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
49%inclusion403 decks827 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion401 decks827 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion326 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
34%inclusion283 decks827 decks
22%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion159 decks496 decks
27%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion249 decks827 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion238 decks827 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion207 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion158 decks827 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion138 decks827 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion110 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion97 decks827 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion94 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion90 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.6%inclusion71 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.6%inclusion71 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.2%inclusion68 decks827 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion68 decks827 decks
-19%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.2%inclusion68 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.7%inclusion64 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.6%inclusion41 decks541 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.5%inclusion62 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion51 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.6%inclusion46 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.2%inclusion43 decks827 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.1%inclusion42 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion769 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion729 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion500 decks827 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion498 decks827 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion266 decks827 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion253 decks827 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion187 decks827 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion151 decks827 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion151 decks827 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion133 decks827 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion63 decks399 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion98 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion81 decks827 decks
-7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion80 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.0%inclusion66 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.4%inclusion61 decks827 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.0%inclusion58 decks827 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion48 decks827 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion46 decks827 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.1%inclusion42 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion776 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion772 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion752 decks827 decks
44%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion735 decks827 decks
76%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion730 decks827 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion666 decks827 decks
49%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion584 decks827 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion570 decks827 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion456 decks827 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion419 decks827 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion407 decks827 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion385 decks827 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
44%inclusion367 decks827 decks
29%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
44%inclusion314 decks712 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion314 decks827 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion252 decks827 decks
24%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion247 decks827 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion242 decks827 decks
-15%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion235 decks827 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion234 decks827 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion214 decks827 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion213 decks827 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion211 decks827 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion210 decks827 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion207 decks827 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion205 decks827 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion171 decks827 decks
-27%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion168 decks827 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion155 decks789 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion148 decks827 decks
-15%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion145 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion144 decks827 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion144 decks827 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion133 decks827 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion122 decks789 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion105 decks827 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion91 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion89 decks827 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion87 decks827 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion82 decks827 decks
-12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion68 decks788 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion64 decks782 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.9%inclusion65 decks827 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
7.5%inclusion62 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.9%inclusion57 decks827 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.2%inclusion51 decks827 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion48 decks784 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.8%inclusion48 decks827 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.3%inclusion44 decks827 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion42 decks827 decks
0%synergy
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