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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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Silvergill Peddler
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Omni-Changeling
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion102 decks149 decks
66%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion119 decks149 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
59%inclusion88 decks149 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Frost
58%inclusion86 decks149 decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
62%inclusion92 decks149 decks
56%synergy
Bonehoard
49%inclusion73 decks149 decks
47%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion74 decks149 decks
45%synergy
Psychic Strike
48%inclusion71 decks149 decks
45%synergy
Ruin Crab
51%inclusion76 decks149 decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
44%inclusion65 decks149 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion70 decks149 decks
41%synergy
Fraying Sanity
45%inclusion67 decks149 decks
41%synergy
Drown in the Loch
42%inclusion63 decks149 decks
24%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion62 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion62 decks149 decks
38%synergy
Traumatize
42%inclusion62 decks149 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
41%inclusion61 decks149 decks
40%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
40%inclusion60 decks149 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion58 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Hover Barrier
39%inclusion58 decks149 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
36%inclusion53 decks149 decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion53 decks149 decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
34%inclusion50 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Manic Scribe
34%inclusion50 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion49 decks149 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
32%inclusion48 decks149 decks
29%synergy
The Ancient One
32%inclusion47 decks149 decks
28%synergy
Fog Bank
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
27%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
27%inclusion40 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Guiltfeeder
26%inclusion39 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
24%inclusion36 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion35 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Wall
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Eater of the Dead
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Tree of Perdition
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Aegis Turtle
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Runes
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Hedron Crab
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
17%inclusion26 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Air
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Mist
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion55 decks149 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion54 decks149 decks
-20%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion52 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Into the Story
30%inclusion45 decks149 decks
29%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion41 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Incursion
27%inclusion40 decks149 decks
25%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion35 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion26 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion26 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Spiral
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Intellectual Offering
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Visions of Beyond
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Countermand
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
-26%synergy
Cancel
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
-22%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Charm
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Opt
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-25%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-10%synergy
Induce Paranoia
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
39%inclusion58 decks149 decks
36%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion57 decks149 decks
29%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
35%inclusion52 decks149 decks
24%synergy
Extract from Darkness
30%inclusion44 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion41 decks149 decks
24%synergy
Mind Grind
25%inclusion37 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion26 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
-19%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Dread Summons
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Tome Scour
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Divination
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-8%synergy
Breaking Wave
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Dreadwaters
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Deal
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Coerced Confession
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Languish
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
29%synergy
Keening Stone
30%inclusion44 decks149 decks
28%synergy
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Mindcrank
28%inclusion41 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
-15%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
-20%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Millstone
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
30%inclusion44 decks149 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion37 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion37 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Memory Erosion
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Death's Approach
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Chronic Flooding
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
42%inclusion63 decks149 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion47 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
-18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion105 decks149 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion88 decks149 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion75 decks149 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion54 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion53 decks149 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion48 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
-15%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
-16%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion148 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion147 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion102 decks149 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
54%inclusion80 decks149 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion76 decks149 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion73 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion69 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion65 decks149 decks
27%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion60 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion58 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
36%inclusion54 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion47 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
30%inclusion45 decks149 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion39 decks149 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion36 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
-21%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion26 decks149 decks
-15%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
-30%synergy
Waterfront District
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-32%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
Soured Springs
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Grixis Panorama
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-22%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-18%synergy
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