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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
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
85%inclusion126 decks149 decks
78%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion124 decks149 decks
73%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion126 decks149 decks
70%synergy
Mindcrank
79%inclusion118 decks149 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion112 decks149 decks
67%synergy
Eater of the Dead
66%inclusion99 decks149 decks
65%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion97 decks149 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion86 decks149 decks
56%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
56%inclusion84 decks149 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion90 decks149 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
66%inclusion99 decks149 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion95 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion92 decks149 decks
44%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
55%inclusion82 decks149 decks
49%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
54%inclusion81 decks149 decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion76 decks149 decks
46%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion76 decks149 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion73 decks149 decks
36%synergy
Memory Erosion
49%inclusion73 decks149 decks
45%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
72%inclusion107 decks149 decks
49%synergy
Rhystic Study
71%inclusion106 decks149 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
68%inclusion101 decks149 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion80 decks149 decks
38%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion76 decks149 decks
33%synergy
Force of Will
42%inclusion63 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
42%inclusion63 decks149 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion62 decks149 decks
33%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion36 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion36 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
48%inclusion71 decks149 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
46%inclusion68 decks149 decks
40%synergy
The Ancient One
40%inclusion59 decks149 decks
36%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion59 decks149 decks
36%synergy
Nighthowler
38%inclusion57 decks149 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
35%inclusion52 decks149 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion46 decks149 decks
29%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion43 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
24%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion41 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion38 decks149 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion38 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion36 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion35 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Frost
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion31 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Painter's Servant
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion26 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Hover Barrier
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
-14%synergy
Shadow Kin
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
34%inclusion50 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion44 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion43 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion38 decks149 decks
-5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
23%inclusion35 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion26 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
-16%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Thought Scour
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-6%synergy
Resculpt
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Disallow
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
-9%synergy
See Double
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Stifle
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
46%inclusion69 decks149 decks
41%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion68 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
45%inclusion67 decks149 decks
40%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion57 decks149 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion54 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion52 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
32%inclusion47 decks149 decks
27%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion41 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Cut Your Losses
21%inclusion31 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
-19%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Startled Awake
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
48%inclusion71 decks149 decks
43%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion69 decks149 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion62 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
37%inclusion55 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
-16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion62 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
41%inclusion61 decks149 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion57 decks149 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion50 decks149 decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
30%inclusion45 decks149 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion36 decks149 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
31%inclusion46 decks149 decks
25%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
66%inclusion98 decks149 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion75 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
49%inclusion73 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
44%inclusion66 decks149 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion62 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion58 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion57 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion50 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion43 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
-18%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion135 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion128 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion93 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion88 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion49 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Opal
21%inclusion31 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion26 decks149 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion140 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion140 decks149 decks
47%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion138 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion130 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
87%inclusion130 decks149 decks
74%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion119 decks149 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion114 decks149 decks
40%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
76%inclusion113 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
62%inclusion93 decks149 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion81 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
54%inclusion81 decks149 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion79 decks149 decks
-13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
49%inclusion73 decks149 decks
24%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
41%inclusion61 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion53 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
32%inclusion48 decks149 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion43 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion41 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion41 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion40 decks149 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion38 decks149 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion37 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion36 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion35 decks149 decks
-16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion34 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
-27%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
-13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
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