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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
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
73%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
71%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Mindcrank
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Mana Drain
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
68%synergy
Eater of the Dead
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Consuming Aberration
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Mystic Remora
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
48%synergy
The One Ring
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Ruin Crab
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Imperial Seal
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
76%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
76%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
65%synergy
Rhystic Study
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Ancient Tomb
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Force of Will
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Mystical Tutor
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Chrome Mox
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
65%synergy
Mox Diamond
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Creatures
Painter's Servant
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Undead Alchemist
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Gilded Drake
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
The Ancient One
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Mortivore
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Nighthowler
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Crab
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Spellskite
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Shield Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Frost
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Fatestitcher
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Manic Scribe
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Riddlekeeper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Fleet Swallower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhound
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Hover Barrier
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Force of Negation
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Drown in the Loch
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Pact of Negation
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Swan Song
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Consultation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Vapor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Delay
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Pact
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Dizzy Spell
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Stifle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Shred Memory
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Singularity Rupture
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Grim Tutor
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Traumatize
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Timetwister
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
The Water Crystal
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Helm of Obedience
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Bonehoard
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Intruder Alarm
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Copy Artifact
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Sanity
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Counterbalance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Court of Cunning
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Field of Dreams
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
42%synergy
Urza's Saga
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Academy Ruins
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Opal
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Island
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Underground Sea
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Prismatic Vista
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Undercity Sewers
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Reflecting Pool
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Mana Confluence
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Darkslick Shores
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-34%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-34%synergy
Treno, Dark City
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-29%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-26%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-26%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
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