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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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Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion127 decks153 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
66%inclusion101 decks153 decks
64%synergy
Nighthowler
63%inclusion96 decks153 decks
57%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion86 decks153 decks
54%synergy
Wall of Frost
54%inclusion83 decks153 decks
53%synergy
Bonehoard
50%inclusion77 decks153 decks
48%synergy
Psychic Strike
49%inclusion75 decks153 decks
46%synergy
Ruin Crab
54%inclusion83 decks153 decks
46%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion77 decks153 decks
46%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion74 decks153 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
41%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion71 decks153 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion67 decks153 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion66 decks153 decks
39%synergy
Drown in the Loch
42%inclusion64 decks153 decks
23%synergy
Mortivore
41%inclusion63 decks153 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion63 decks153 decks
-15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
41%inclusion62 decks153 decks
39%synergy
Fractured Sanity
41%inclusion62 decks153 decks
31%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion62 decks153 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
12%inclusion18 decks153 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion61 decks153 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
39%inclusion60 decks153 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
39%inclusion60 decks153 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Hover Barrier
37%inclusion56 decks153 decks
36%synergy
Manic Scribe
35%inclusion53 decks153 decks
33%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
33%inclusion51 decks153 decks
33%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion51 decks153 decks
30%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
33%inclusion50 decks153 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion48 decks153 decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
31%inclusion47 decks153 decks
27%synergy
Guiltfeeder
29%inclusion45 decks153 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion43 decks153 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
27%inclusion41 decks153 decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion41 decks153 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
27%inclusion35 decks132 decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
26%inclusion40 decks153 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion38 decks153 decks
24%synergy
Glacial Wall
24%inclusion36 decks153 decks
23%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
21%inclusion32 decks153 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion31 decks153 decks
20%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
20%inclusion31 decks153 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion29 decks153 decks
16%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
19%inclusion29 decks153 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion28 decks153 decks
17%synergy
Eater of the Dead
18%inclusion27 decks153 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
18%inclusion27 decks153 decks
14%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion26 decks153 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
17%inclusion26 decks153 decks
17%synergy
Aegis Turtle
17%inclusion26 decks153 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
15%inclusion23 decks153 decks
15%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
15%inclusion22 decks148 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion22 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
14%inclusion22 decks153 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion22 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
14%inclusion21 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
14%inclusion21 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion20 decks153 decks
12%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
13%inclusion20 decks153 decks
12%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
12%inclusion18 decks153 decks
11%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
11%inclusion17 decks153 decks
11%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion17 decks153 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Mist
11%inclusion17 decks153 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Air
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
10%synergy
Academy Wall
10%inclusion15 decks153 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion15 decks153 decks
10%synergy
Silent Arbiter
10%inclusion15 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
39%inclusion60 decks153 decks
36%synergy
Didn't Say Please
36%inclusion55 decks153 decks
31%synergy
Into the Story
31%inclusion47 decks153 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Incursion
28%inclusion43 decks153 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion38 decks153 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion37 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Murder
20%inclusion31 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Spiral
19%inclusion29 decks153 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion27 decks153 decks
16%synergy
Doom Blade
17%inclusion26 decks153 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion24 decks153 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion21 decks153 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion20 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Countermand
13%inclusion20 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion19 decks153 decks
10%synergy
Visions of Beyond
12%inclusion19 decks153 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion17 decks153 decks
-24%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
-6%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion15 decks153 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Charm
9.2%inclusion14 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
-22%synergy
Cancel
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.8%inclusion12 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
-5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
-24%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
-9%synergy
Induce Paranoia
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Anticognition
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
-14%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
-20%synergy
Terror
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Dream Twist
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
36%inclusion55 decks153 decks
33%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
35%inclusion53 decks153 decks
24%synergy
Extract from Darkness
29%inclusion44 decks153 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion43 decks153 decks
24%synergy
Mind Grind
23%inclusion35 decks153 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion35 decks153 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion31 decks153 decks
14%synergy
Mind Sculpt
20%inclusion30 decks153 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion29 decks153 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion28 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion28 decks153 decks
-17%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion26 decks153 decks
14%synergy
Dread Summons
16%inclusion25 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion23 decks153 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
14%inclusion22 decks153 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
13%inclusion20 decks153 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion19 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
12%inclusion18 decks153 decks
11%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion17 decks153 decks
10%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
9.2%inclusion14 decks153 decks
-5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.2%inclusion14 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.2%inclusion14 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
-8%synergy
Divination
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Dreadwaters
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.8%inclusion12 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.8%inclusion12 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.8%inclusion12 decks153 decks
-1%synergy
Coerced Confession
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Breaking Wave
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Languish
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
4%synergy
Compelling Argument
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
-5%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Keening Stone
31%inclusion47 decks153 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion39 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion25 decks153 decks
2%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
15%inclusion23 decks153 decks
14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion20 decks153 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion17 decks153 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
-14%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
7.8%inclusion12 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Millstone
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
-20%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion45 decks153 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion38 decks153 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion36 decks153 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion35 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Court of Cunning
21%inclusion32 decks153 decks
15%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
21%inclusion32 decks153 decks
20%synergy
Memory Erosion
20%inclusion31 decks153 decks
16%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
11%inclusion17 decks153 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion17 decks153 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Erasure
9.2%inclusion14 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Death's Approach
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
-6%synergy
Chronic Flooding
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
-1%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
31%inclusion47 decks153 decks
25%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
21%inclusion32 decks153 decks
19%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion15 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion66 decks153 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion49 decks153 decks
-7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion28 decks153 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion23 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion18 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion17 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion17 decks153 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion15 decks153 decks
-18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.8%inclusion12 decks153 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
-10%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion111 decks153 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion90 decks153 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion81 decks153 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion59 decks153 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion52 decks153 decks
-25%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion44 decks153 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
24%inclusion36 decks153 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
18%inclusion28 decks153 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion26 decks153 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion25 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion25 decks153 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion21 decks153 decks
-17%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion19 decks153 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion18 decks153 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion15 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
7.8%inclusion12 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion151 decks153 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion151 decks153 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
65%inclusion99 decks153 decks
-23%synergy
Dismal Backwater
54%inclusion82 decks153 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion77 decks153 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion73 decks153 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion65 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion65 decks153 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
39%inclusion59 decks153 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion59 decks153 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion58 decks153 decks
-2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
31%inclusion47 decks153 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion46 decks153 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion40 decks153 decks
-27%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion39 decks153 decks
-19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion37 decks153 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
22%inclusion34 decks153 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion25 decks153 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion23 decks153 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.2%inclusion14 decks153 decks
4%synergy
Waterfront District
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
-31%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
-33%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.2%inclusion11 decks153 decks
1%synergy
Salt Marsh
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
-21%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
0%synergy
Soured Springs
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
-19%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
-5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-18%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
3%synergy
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