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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
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
2.0%inclusion2 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Dream Harvest
1.0%inclusion1 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Thirst for Identity
1.0%inclusion1 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Omni-Changeling
1.0%inclusion1 decks99 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion314 decks353 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion277 decks353 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
79%inclusion280 decks353 decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion274 decks353 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion266 decks353 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion231 decks353 decks
63%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
67%inclusion237 decks353 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion218 decks353 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion198 decks353 decks
55%synergy
Traumatize
56%inclusion199 decks353 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
61%inclusion216 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion212 decks353 decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
54%inclusion190 decks353 decks
36%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion177 decks353 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion176 decks353 decks
37%synergy
The Water Crystal
49%inclusion145 decks294 decks
40%synergy
Mind Grind
48%inclusion169 decks353 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion168 decks353 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion162 decks353 decks
29%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion159 decks353 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion178 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion175 decks353 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion165 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion115 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion113 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion108 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion77 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion72 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion69 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion153 decks353 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
40%inclusion142 decks353 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion139 decks352 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion137 decks353 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
37%inclusion131 decks353 decks
34%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion130 decks353 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
37%inclusion129 decks353 decks
34%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion127 decks353 decks
29%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
35%inclusion55 decks159 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion113 decks353 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion110 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion102 decks353 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion98 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion94 decks353 decks
24%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion87 decks353 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion87 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
21%inclusion75 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion70 decks348 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion71 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion65 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion64 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion64 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion62 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion61 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion60 decks353 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
16%inclusion58 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion56 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion53 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion50 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion49 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
-12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion147 decks353 decks
38%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion137 decks353 decks
35%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion117 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion98 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion98 decks353 decks
-8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion88 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion85 decks353 decks
21%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion85 decks353 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion84 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion82 decks353 decks
-9%synergy
Psychic Strike
20%inclusion72 decks353 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion70 decks353 decks
-11%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion65 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion61 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion49 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
-11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion117 decks261 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion135 decks353 decks
33%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion118 decks353 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion114 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion103 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion97 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion91 decks353 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion81 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion78 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion72 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion66 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion56 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion53 decks353 decks
-20%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
-6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Preordain
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Startled Awake
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion18 decks350 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion139 decks353 decks
38%synergy
Altar of the Brood
37%inclusion129 decks353 decks
32%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion127 decks353 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion119 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion93 decks348 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion89 decks353 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion76 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion66 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion50 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion48 decks353 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion43 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion151 decks353 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion140 decks353 decks
32%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion124 decks353 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion114 decks353 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion93 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion86 decks353 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion69 decks348 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion65 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion49 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion48 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion95 decks353 decks
25%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion88 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion50 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion173 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion152 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion141 decks353 decks
31%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion102 decks299 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion109 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion89 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion85 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion82 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion51 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion49 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
-19%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion331 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion282 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion216 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion179 decks353 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion103 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion94 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion89 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion60 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion335 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion333 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion310 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion235 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion234 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion216 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion176 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion164 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion154 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion153 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion142 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion140 decks353 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion137 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion126 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion124 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion122 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion104 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion96 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion83 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion71 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion70 decks353 decks
-13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion68 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion68 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion62 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion61 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion59 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion53 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion43 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
-4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
1%synergy
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