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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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Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
89%synergy
Eater of the Dead
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Mindcrank
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Tree of Perdition
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Mana Drain
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Consuming Aberration
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Toxic Deluge
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Necropotence
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Chrome Mox
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Mox Diamond
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Ancient Tomb
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Rhystic Study
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Force of Will
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Mystical Tutor
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Creatures
Aphetto Alchemist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Ruin Crab
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Painter's Servant
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Notion Thief
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
The Mindskinner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Fatestitcher
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
The Ancient One
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Gilded Drake
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Nethergoyf
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Relic Golem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mortivore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hunted Horror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fleet Swallower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dreadhound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Silver Myr
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Myr Convert
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Umara Wizard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Barrowgoyf
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Force of Negation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Pact of Negation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Pact
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Consultation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Trickbind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shred Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Songs of the Damned
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Surgical Extraction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Stifle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ugin's Binding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Imperial Seal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Extract
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Grindstone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Unwinding Clock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Helm of Obedience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Forge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Codex Shredder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Freed from the Real
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Leyline of the Void
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Copy Artifact
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Academy Ruins
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Seat of the Synod
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Chasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Field of Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Opal
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Lotus Petal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Coalition Relic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Locket
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Underground Sea
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Morphic Pool
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Undercity Sewers
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Flooded Strand
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Ruins
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Reflecting Pool
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
River of Tears
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-41%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Treno, Dark City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-28%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Umara Wizard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-36%synergy
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