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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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Glen Elendra's Answer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Tree of Perdition
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Mindcrank
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Consuming Aberration
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
64%synergy
Ruin Crab
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
34%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Windfall
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Mana Drain
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Rhystic Study
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Force of Will
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Silent Arbiter
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Nighthowler
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Painter's Servant
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Frost
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mortivore
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Fleet Swallower
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Relic Golem
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Trinket Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Trophy Mage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Strike
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Disallow
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Spider-Sense
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Shred Memory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Stifle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Tale's End
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Katara's Reversal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Singularity Rupture
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Grim Tutor
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Grind
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Stock Up
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Grindstone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Bonehoard
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Intruder Alarm
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Leyline of the Void
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Counterbalance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Planar Void
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Isle
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
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