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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
89%inclusion282 decks316 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion247 decks316 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
81%inclusion255 decks316 decks
69%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
77%inclusion243 decks316 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion234 decks316 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
66%inclusion207 decks316 decks
63%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
66%inclusion210 decks316 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion198 decks316 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion179 decks316 decks
55%synergy
Traumatize
56%inclusion176 decks316 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion197 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion191 decks316 decks
51%synergy
Drown in the Loch
52%inclusion165 decks316 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion164 decks316 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion159 decks316 decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion157 decks316 decks
44%synergy
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion122 decks253 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion150 decks316 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion146 decks316 decks
30%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion99 decks217 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion160 decks316 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion157 decks316 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion149 decks316 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion106 decks316 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion100 decks316 decks
17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion95 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion68 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion65 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion64 decks316 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion53 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion141 decks316 decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion137 decks316 decks
40%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
40%inclusion126 decks316 decks
34%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion122 decks314 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion122 decks316 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
37%inclusion117 decks316 decks
34%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion39 decks108 decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion114 decks316 decks
33%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion114 decks316 decks
30%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion110 decks316 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion103 decks316 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion98 decks316 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion93 decks316 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion86 decks316 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion85 decks316 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion77 decks316 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
24%inclusion75 decks316 decks
22%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion72 decks316 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion66 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion63 decks310 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
19%inclusion59 decks316 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion59 decks316 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion57 decks316 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion57 decks316 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion55 decks316 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion53 decks316 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion53 decks316 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
16%inclusion51 decks316 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion51 decks316 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion50 decks316 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion48 decks316 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion48 decks316 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion47 decks314 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion44 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion42 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion42 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion41 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion39 decks316 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
12%inclusion39 decks316 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion37 decks314 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion37 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion36 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion35 decks315 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion35 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion33 decks316 decks
-13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion31 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion31 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.5%inclusion30 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.5%inclusion30 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.2%inclusion29 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion129 decks316 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion119 decks316 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion101 decks316 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion91 decks316 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion86 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion82 decks316 decks
21%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion78 decks316 decks
22%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion75 decks316 decks
22%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion74 decks316 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion71 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion68 decks316 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion61 decks316 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion54 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion54 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion51 decks316 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion48 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion46 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion46 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion41 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion37 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion37 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion35 decks314 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion34 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion33 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion29 decks314 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
8.6%inclusion27 decks314 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.2%inclusion26 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
7.6%inclusion24 decks316 decks
-6%synergy
Perplex
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.4%inclusion20 decks314 decks
-5%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.0%inclusion19 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Murder
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion120 decks316 decks
33%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
34%inclusion106 decks316 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion101 decks316 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion90 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion81 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion77 decks316 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion76 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion72 decks316 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion62 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion58 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion51 decks316 decks
-20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion49 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion47 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion40 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion38 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion34 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion32 decks316 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.5%inclusion30 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.5%inclusion30 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.5%inclusion27 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
7.0%inclusion22 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
6.0%inclusion19 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
6.0%inclusion19 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.0%inclusion19 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion16 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion123 decks316 decks
37%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion113 decks316 decks
31%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion112 decks316 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion105 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion82 decks310 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion80 decks316 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion69 decks316 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion58 decks316 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion44 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion44 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion41 decks316 decks
-12%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion38 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion38 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion34 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.2%inclusion29 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.6%inclusion24 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.6%inclusion24 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
-7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.0%inclusion19 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.4%inclusion17 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion17 decks316 decks
-4%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.4%inclusion17 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion138 decks316 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion129 decks316 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
36%inclusion113 decks316 decks
33%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion97 decks316 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion80 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion73 decks316 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion63 decks310 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion56 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion49 decks316 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion43 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion41 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion39 decks316 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion37 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion36 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion34 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion32 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
9.5%inclusion30 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.0%inclusion22 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion86 decks316 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion85 decks316 decks
25%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion49 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion40 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion32 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.0%inclusion19 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion158 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion137 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion125 decks316 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion100 decks316 decks
12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
31%inclusion81 decks259 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion82 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion72 decks316 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion71 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion58 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion43 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion39 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion39 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.2%inclusion26 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.6%inclusion24 decks316 decks
-20%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion296 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion255 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion197 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion163 decks316 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion85 decks316 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion83 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion77 decks316 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion53 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion38 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.6%inclusion24 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion19 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.4%inclusion17 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion298 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion296 decks316 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion280 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion209 decks316 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion209 decks316 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion196 decks316 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion159 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion144 decks316 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion137 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion133 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion126 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion123 decks316 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion120 decks316 decks
-10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion112 decks316 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion111 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion106 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion90 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion80 decks316 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion77 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion64 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion62 decks316 decks
-13%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion61 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion57 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion55 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion54 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion52 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion47 decks316 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion46 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion38 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion38 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion35 decks314 decks
-4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion35 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion34 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion33 decks316 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion31 decks316 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion29 decks314 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.9%inclusion28 decks316 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.5%inclusion27 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.5%inclusion27 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.6%inclusion24 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.0%inclusion22 decks316 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion21 decks316 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.4%inclusion20 decks314 decks
-5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.3%inclusion20 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.1%inclusion16 decks316 decks
-23%synergy
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