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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
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
84%synergy
Mindcrank
93%inclusion39 decks42 decks
81%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
80%synergy
Eater of the Dead
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
75%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
73%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
58%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
55%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Mana Drain
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Fractured Sanity
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Altar of the Brood
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
50%synergy
Rhystic Study
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Mystical Tutor
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Notion Thief
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Chrome Mox
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Painter's Servant
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Undead Alchemist
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
25%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
The Ancient One
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Nighthowler
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Mortivore
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Frost
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Spellseeker
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Tribute Mage
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Manic Scribe
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Didn't Say Please
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Pact of Negation
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Pact
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Consultation
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Disallow
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Stifle
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Dispel
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Tale's End
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Leak
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Spider-Sense
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Mind Grind
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Grim Tutor
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Grindstone
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Bonehoard
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Court of Cunning
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Copy Artifact
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-20%synergy
Shelldock Isle
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Strand
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Underground Sea
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-26%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
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