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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
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
85%synergy
Tree of Perdition
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Memory Erosion
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
81%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
81%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Court of Cunning
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
79%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Mindcrank
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
73%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
75%synergy
The Water Crystal
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
74%synergy
Singularity Rupture
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
71%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
The Mindskinner
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Nighthowler
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
69%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Hedron Crab
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Frost
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Hover Barrier
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Shadow Kin
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Glacial Wall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Riddlekeeper
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
The Warring Triad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Trophy Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fatestitcher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thief of Sanity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Barrowgoyf
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Didn't Say Please
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Strike
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Thought Collapse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
See Double
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Archive Trap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Brain Freeze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Reins of Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Into the Story
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Fractured Sanity
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bribery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Blatant Thievery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Necromantic Selection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Breaking Wave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Folio of Fancies
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Brood
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Deluxe Dragster
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Magewright's Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Freed from the Real
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Fraying Sanity
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Intruder Alarm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Steal Enchantment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Temple of the False God
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Dreadship Reef
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Arid Archway
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hostile Desert
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Guildless Commons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Shelldock Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Patriar's Seal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
46%synergy
Sunken Hollow
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Undercity Sewers
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Deceit
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Darkslick Shores
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Esper Panorama
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Port of Karfell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
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