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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
2.7%inclusion2 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
1.6%inclusion1 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Serpent's Pass
1.6%inclusion1 decks62 decks
1%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
1.4%inclusion1 decks69 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion249 decks280 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
79%inclusion221 decks280 decks
73%synergy
Mindcrank
79%inclusion222 decks280 decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
77%inclusion216 decks280 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion206 decks280 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion181 decks280 decks
62%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
67%inclusion188 decks280 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion176 decks280 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion160 decks280 decks
56%synergy
Traumatize
55%inclusion155 decks280 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
64%inclusion179 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion168 decks280 decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
52%inclusion145 decks280 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion138 decks280 decks
36%synergy
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion138 decks280 decks
45%synergy
Mind Grind
49%inclusion137 decks280 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion131 decks280 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
46%inclusion99 decks214 decks
37%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion80 decks177 decks
33%synergy
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion125 decks280 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion145 decks280 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion142 decks280 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
49%inclusion137 decks280 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion99 decks280 decks
19%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion92 decks280 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
32%inclusion89 decks280 decks
13%synergy
Force of Will
23%inclusion63 decks280 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion58 decks280 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion55 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion47 decks280 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
43%inclusion119 decks280 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion106 decks280 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion105 decks278 decks
31%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
37%inclusion104 decks280 decks
31%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion100 decks280 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion98 decks280 decks
32%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion97 decks280 decks
27%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion93 decks280 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion87 decks280 decks
27%synergy
Mortivore
30%inclusion85 decks280 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
28%inclusion79 decks280 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion75 decks280 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion72 decks280 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion69 decks280 decks
19%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion64 decks280 decks
22%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion63 decks280 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion57 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion55 decks280 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
19%inclusion52 decks274 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion52 decks280 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion51 decks280 decks
15%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion50 decks280 decks
14%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion47 decks280 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
16%inclusion46 decks280 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion44 decks280 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion44 decks280 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion44 decks280 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion44 decks280 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion42 decks280 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion41 decks278 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion41 decks280 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion40 decks280 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion40 decks280 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion39 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion35 decks280 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion35 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion34 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
12%inclusion33 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion33 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion31 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion30 decks278 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion30 decks280 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion30 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion30 decks280 decks
-12%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
10%inclusion29 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion27 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion27 decks280 decks
1%synergy
Shield Sphere
8.6%inclusion24 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Aegis Turtle
8.6%inclusion24 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
8.2%inclusion23 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
40%inclusion112 decks280 decks
36%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion103 decks280 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion92 decks280 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion78 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion73 decks280 decks
-9%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion73 decks280 decks
24%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion69 decks280 decks
20%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion69 decks280 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion67 decks280 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion64 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Strike
23%inclusion63 decks280 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion52 decks280 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion50 decks280 decks
-12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion46 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion44 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion42 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion41 decks280 decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion38 decks280 decks
12%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion37 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion34 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion32 decks278 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion30 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion30 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion27 decks280 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion26 decks278 decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.6%inclusion24 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.2%inclusion23 decks280 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
7.9%inclusion22 decks278 decks
-8%synergy
Pongify
7.9%inclusion22 decks280 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion22 decks280 decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
7.5%inclusion21 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
7.1%inclusion20 decks280 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.8%inclusion19 decks280 decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
6.8%inclusion19 decks280 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion18 decks278 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.4%inclusion18 decks280 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.4%inclusion18 decks280 decks
-9%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
0%synergy
Murder
5.7%inclusion16 decks280 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
5.0%inclusion14 decks280 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion101 decks280 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion92 decks280 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion91 decks280 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion83 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion73 decks280 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion71 decks280 decks
1%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion65 decks280 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion60 decks280 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion54 decks280 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion54 decks280 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion46 decks280 decks
-20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion42 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion41 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion38 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion34 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion31 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion30 decks280 decks
-6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion30 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion28 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.6%inclusion24 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.9%inclusion22 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.5%inclusion21 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.4%inclusion18 decks280 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.8%inclusion16 decks276 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.7%inclusion16 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.7%inclusion16 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
5.0%inclusion14 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion14 decks280 decks
0%synergy
Startled Awake
5.0%inclusion14 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.0%inclusion14 decks280 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion109 decks280 decks
37%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion101 decks280 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion95 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion95 decks280 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion70 decks274 decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion67 decks280 decks
23%synergy
Bonehoard
21%inclusion59 decks280 decks
19%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion55 decks280 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion40 decks280 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion37 decks280 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion34 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion33 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion33 decks280 decks
-13%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion32 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.3%inclusion26 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.9%inclusion25 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.5%inclusion21 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.4%inclusion18 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.4%inclusion18 decks280 decks
-8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.7%inclusion16 decks280 decks
1%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.4%inclusion15 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.4%inclusion15 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
5.0%inclusion14 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.0%inclusion14 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.0%inclusion14 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
44%inclusion122 decks280 decks
28%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion119 decks280 decks
38%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
42%inclusion118 decks280 decks
35%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
36%inclusion101 decks280 decks
33%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion87 decks280 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion78 decks280 decks
12%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion66 decks280 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion54 decks274 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion50 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion44 decks280 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion37 decks280 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion37 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion33 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion32 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion32 decks280 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion32 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
11%inclusion31 decks280 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion28 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion81 decks280 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion70 decks280 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion47 decks280 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion38 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion30 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.7%inclusion16 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion135 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion125 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion116 decks280 decks
32%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion70 decks220 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion89 decks280 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion74 decks280 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion63 decks280 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion62 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion51 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion40 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion38 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion36 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion28 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion27 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.9%inclusion25 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion25 decks280 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.2%inclusion23 decks280 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.2%inclusion23 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.5%inclusion21 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.5%inclusion21 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion21 decks280 decks
-20%synergy
Strip Mine
7.1%inclusion20 decks280 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.7%inclusion16 decks280 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.7%inclusion16 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.4%inclusion15 decks280 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion265 decks280 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion230 decks280 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion171 decks280 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion147 decks280 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion81 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion76 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion68 decks280 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion48 decks280 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion37 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion27 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.9%inclusion22 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion20 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.4%inclusion18 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.7%inclusion16 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.4%inclusion15 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion15 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.0%inclusion14 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion264 decks280 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion261 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion246 decks280 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion187 decks280 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion183 decks280 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion174 decks280 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
51%inclusion142 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion131 decks280 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion123 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion121 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion108 decks280 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion107 decks280 decks
-1%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion103 decks280 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion95 decks280 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion95 decks280 decks
-3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
33%inclusion91 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion82 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion72 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion66 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion59 decks280 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion52 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion52 decks280 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion51 decks280 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion48 decks280 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion48 decks280 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion47 decks280 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion42 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion39 decks280 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion36 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion34 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion33 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion32 decks278 decks
-4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion32 decks280 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion30 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion29 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion27 decks280 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion26 decks278 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
9.3%inclusion26 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.9%inclusion25 decks280 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.6%inclusion24 decks280 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.6%inclusion24 decks280 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.6%inclusion24 decks280 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.9%inclusion22 decks280 decks
-1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.9%inclusion22 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.1%inclusion20 decks280 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion20 decks280 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.8%inclusion19 decks280 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.8%inclusion19 decks280 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion18 decks278 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion14 decks280 decks
0%synergy
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