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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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7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
84%inclusion121 decks144 decks
78%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion118 decks144 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion119 decks144 decks
68%synergy
Eater of the Dead
68%inclusion98 decks144 decks
67%synergy
Mindcrank
78%inclusion113 decks144 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion107 decks144 decks
66%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion94 decks144 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion83 decks144 decks
56%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
58%inclusion83 decks144 decks
56%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion85 decks144 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
63%inclusion91 decks144 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion91 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion88 decks144 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
53%inclusion77 decks144 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion75 decks144 decks
48%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion71 decks144 decks
36%synergy
The Water Crystal
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
47%inclusion68 decks144 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
68%inclusion98 decks144 decks
45%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion97 decks144 decks
45%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion94 decks144 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
51%inclusion73 decks144 decks
35%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Force of Will
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
40%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
41%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion58 decks144 decks
36%synergy
The Ancient One
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
36%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Nighthowler
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Frost
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Painter's Servant
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
10%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Guiltfeeder
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-12%synergy
Sheoldred
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Hover Barrier
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Kin
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Negation
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Into the Story
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
See Double
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion64 decks144 decks
40%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
41%inclusion59 decks144 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion53 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Mind Funeral
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
-18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Startled Awake
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
41%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion62 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-15%synergy
Keening Stone
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion62 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion57 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion92 decks144 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion72 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
49%inclusion70 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion59 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion57 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-17%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion129 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion123 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion91 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion81 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
94%inclusion135 decks144 decks
46%synergy
Island
93%inclusion134 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion132 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion129 decks144 decks
76%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion125 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
77%inclusion111 decks144 decks
45%synergy
Morphic Pool
74%inclusion107 decks144 decks
38%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
72%inclusion104 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion91 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion76 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
35%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
44%inclusion64 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
40%inclusion58 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
-16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
-17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
-29%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
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