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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
84%inclusion141 decks168 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
61%inclusion102 decks168 decks
59%synergy
Nighthowler
61%inclusion103 decks168 decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
55%inclusion92 decks168 decks
52%synergy
Psychic Strike
53%inclusion89 decks168 decks
50%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion86 decks168 decks
50%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
52%inclusion87 decks168 decks
47%synergy
Ruin Crab
55%inclusion92 decks168 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Bonehoard
46%inclusion78 decks168 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Traumatize
46%inclusion77 decks168 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
45%inclusion75 decks168 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion72 decks168 decks
39%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
42%inclusion70 decks168 decks
40%synergy
Drown in the Loch
41%inclusion69 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion68 decks168 decks
27%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion68 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Fleet Swallower
40%inclusion68 decks168 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion68 decks168 decks
-15%synergy
Fractured Sanity
40%inclusion68 decks168 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
39%inclusion66 decks168 decks
38%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
39%inclusion66 decks168 decks
38%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
36%inclusion60 decks168 decks
34%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
28%synergy
Manic Scribe
34%inclusion57 decks168 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
33%inclusion56 decks168 decks
33%synergy
Hover Barrier
33%inclusion56 decks168 decks
32%synergy
The Ancient One
32%inclusion54 decks168 decks
29%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
32%inclusion53 decks168 decks
28%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion52 decks168 decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion50 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
28%inclusion47 decks168 decks
23%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion47 decks168 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion43 decks168 decks
25%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion42 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
23%inclusion39 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
20%inclusion34 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Hedron Crab
20%inclusion34 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Wall
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
18%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17%inclusion29 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Runes
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Eater of the Dead
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Tree of Perdition
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion21 decks156 decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Silent Arbiter
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Mist
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Air
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
39%inclusion65 decks168 decks
36%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion64 decks168 decks
34%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion62 decks168 decks
32%synergy
Thought Scour
29%inclusion49 decks168 decks
23%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion46 decks168 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Incursion
26%inclusion43 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion36 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Spiral
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Doom Blade
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Countermand
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
-5%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
-24%synergy
Visions of Beyond
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Charm
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
-22%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Opt
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Dream Twist
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-7%synergy
Induce Paranoia
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-5%synergy
Anticognition
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
-20%synergy
Terror
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
38%inclusion63 decks168 decks
35%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
38%inclusion63 decks168 decks
27%synergy
Extract from Darkness
30%inclusion51 decks168 decks
23%synergy
Cut Your Losses
27%inclusion45 decks168 decks
23%synergy
Mind Grind
26%inclusion44 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion39 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Mind Sculpt
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
-18%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Dread Summons
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Increasing Confusion
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Divination
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
-8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Dreadwaters
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Compelling Argument
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Coerced Confession
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Drain
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Breaking Wave
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Languish
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Mindcrank
32%inclusion53 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Keening Stone
30%inclusion50 decks168 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Codex Shredder
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Millstone
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
-15%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Sands of Delirium
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
-20%synergy
Profane Memento
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Trepanation Blade
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion54 decks168 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion47 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion41 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion41 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Memory Erosion
20%inclusion34 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Court of Cunning
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Erasure
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Chronic Flooding
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
-5%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Death's Approach
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
7%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
31%inclusion52 decks168 decks
25%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion68 decks168 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion46 decks168 decks
-12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion33 decks168 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
-15%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion119 decks168 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion95 decks168 decks
-28%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion86 decks168 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion66 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion50 decks168 decks
-29%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion48 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Locket
24%inclusion40 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion29 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
-17%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion167 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Island
99%inclusion167 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
65%inclusion110 decks168 decks
-22%synergy
Dismal Backwater
56%inclusion94 decks168 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion84 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion78 decks168 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion72 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion70 decks168 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
39%inclusion65 decks168 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion61 decks168 decks
-12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion60 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion52 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
30%inclusion50 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion44 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
-21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
-30%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
-20%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Waterfront District
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
-38%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
-20%synergy
Underground River
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-32%synergy
Soured Springs
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
-7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-17%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-34%synergy
Salt Marsh
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
3%synergy
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