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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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Silvergill Peddler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion1.28K decks1.39K decks
90%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion1.24K decks1.39K decks
74%synergy
Tree of Perdition
75%inclusion1.04K decks1.39K decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion1.08K decks1.39K decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
69%inclusion963 decks1.39K decks
68%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion978 decks1.39K decks
64%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
74%inclusion1.03K decks1.39K decks
64%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
64%inclusion897 decks1.39K decks
62%synergy
Mindcrank
70%inclusion978 decks1.39K decks
58%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
62%inclusion863 decks1.39K decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion918 decks1.39K decks
47%synergy
Fractured Sanity
65%inclusion906 decks1.39K decks
55%synergy
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion869 decks1.39K decks
57%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion867 decks1.39K decks
6%synergy
Nighthowler
60%inclusion832 decks1.39K decks
54%synergy
The Ancient One
59%inclusion825 decks1.39K decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
47%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
55%inclusion760 decks1.39K decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion752 decks1.39K decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion523 decks1.39K decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
37%inclusion522 decks1.39K decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion346 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion263 decks1.39K decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion258 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion254 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion171 decks1.39K decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion147 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion139 decks1.39K decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.8%inclusion109 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
53%inclusion736 decks1.39K decks
51%synergy
Hover Barrier
52%inclusion718 decks1.39K decks
51%synergy
Eater of the Dead
48%inclusion664 decks1.39K decks
46%synergy
Silent Arbiter
47%inclusion648 decks1.39K decks
45%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion534 decks1.39K decks
34%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion529 decks1.39K decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion521 decks1.39K decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
37%inclusion378 decks1.01K decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion235 decks632 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
36%inclusion497 decks1.39K decks
35%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion474 decks1.39K decks
31%synergy
Glacial Wall
34%inclusion470 decks1.39K decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion463 decks1.39K decks
32%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
33%inclusion458 decks1.39K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion425 decks1.39K decks
25%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion414 decks1.39K decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion412 decks1.39K decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion410 decks1.39K decks
29%synergy
Manic Scribe
28%inclusion395 decks1.39K decks
27%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
28%inclusion393 decks1.39K decks
28%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion375 decks1.39K decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion347 decks1.39K decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
24%inclusion282 decks1.16K decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion319 decks1.39K decks
22%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion315 decks1.39K decks
22%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion313 decks1.39K decks
22%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion294 decks1.39K decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion283 decks1.39K decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion267 decks1.39K decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion79 decks420 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion252 decks1.39K decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion238 decks1.39K decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion231 decks1.39K decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
16%inclusion225 decks1.39K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion225 decks1.39K decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion144 decks900 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion209 decks1.39K decks
3%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion198 decks1.39K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
14%inclusion195 decks1.39K decks
14%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion186 decks1.39K decks
13%synergy
Wall of Mist
13%inclusion181 decks1.39K decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion168 decks1.39K decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion166 decks1.39K decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion133 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion138 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion41 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion134 decks1.39K decks
9%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion700 decks1.39K decks
47%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion522 decks1.39K decks
32%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion520 decks1.39K decks
34%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion450 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion437 decks1.39K decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion408 decks1.39K decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion297 decks1.39K decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion296 decks1.39K decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion294 decks1.39K decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion291 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion275 decks1.39K decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion264 decks1.39K decks
-11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
19%inclusion262 decks1.39K decks
17%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion243 decks1.39K decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion239 decks1.39K decks
6%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion237 decks1.39K decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion103 decks619 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion211 decks1.39K decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion185 decks1.39K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion179 decks1.39K decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion177 decks1.39K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion112 decks996 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion111 decks993 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion153 decks1.39K decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion109 decks996 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion145 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion144 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion133 decks1.39K decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.5%inclusion132 decks1.39K decks
-7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.3%inclusion129 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
7.9%inclusion110 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Murder
7.7%inclusion107 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.5%inclusion105 decks1.39K decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
7.5%inclusion104 decks1.39K decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
7.4%inclusion103 decks1.39K decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
7.3%inclusion102 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.1%inclusion99 decks1.39K decks
7%synergy
Opt
6.1%inclusion85 decks1.39K decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.9%inclusion82 decks1.39K decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.4%inclusion75 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
See Double
5.2%inclusion73 decks1.39K decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.2%inclusion73 decks1.39K decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
52%inclusion731 decks1.39K decks
48%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion697 decks1.39K decks
45%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion519 decks1.39K decks
32%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion433 decks1.39K decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion423 decks1.39K decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion410 decks1.39K decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion397 decks1.39K decks
3%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion371 decks1.39K decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion343 decks1.39K decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion313 decks1.39K decks
-13%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion304 decks1.39K decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion304 decks1.39K decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion304 decks1.39K decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion242 decks1.39K decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion219 decks1.39K decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion160 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion160 decks1.39K decks
9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion143 decks1.39K decks
-6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
10%inclusion134 decks1.32K decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion41 decks421 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.2%inclusion128 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.7%inclusion121 decks1.39K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.5%inclusion118 decks1.39K decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.9%inclusion110 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.5%inclusion104 decks1.39K decks
-3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.0%inclusion84 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Breaking Wave
5.7%inclusion80 decks1.39K decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.7%inclusion79 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion78 decks1.39K decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion75 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.2%inclusion73 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.2%inclusion72 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.2%inclusion72 decks1.39K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion637 decks1.39K decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
41%inclusion570 decks1.39K decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion477 decks1.39K decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion474 decks1.39K decks
29%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion290 decks1.39K decks
16%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion273 decks1.39K decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion218 decks1.39K decks
-9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion200 decks1.39K decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion193 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion160 decks1.39K decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion143 decks1.39K decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion142 decks1.39K decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion139 decks1.39K decks
10%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion138 decks1.39K decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.9%inclusion110 decks1.39K decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.3%inclusion101 decks1.39K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.8%inclusion95 decks1.39K decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.3%inclusion88 decks1.39K decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
5.3%inclusion74 decks1.39K decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion695 decks1.39K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion629 decks1.39K decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion618 decks1.39K decks
40%synergy
Fraying Sanity
41%inclusion577 decks1.39K decks
38%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion481 decks1.39K decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion421 decks1.39K decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion384 decks1.39K decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion378 decks1.39K decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion328 decks1.39K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion323 decks1.39K decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion272 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion196 decks1.39K decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion192 decks1.39K decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion192 decks1.39K decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion164 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion134 decks1.39K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.8%inclusion122 decks1.39K decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
7.8%inclusion109 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.0%inclusion84 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.5%inclusion76 decks1.39K decks
3%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.1%inclusion67 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion353 decks1.39K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion252 decks1.39K decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion242 decks1.39K decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.5%inclusion105 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.7%inclusion79 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion648 decks1.39K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion539 decks1.39K decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion529 decks1.39K decks
2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion324 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion323 decks1.39K decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion281 decks1.39K decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion232 decks1.39K decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion229 decks1.39K decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion197 decks1.39K decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion179 decks1.39K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion178 decks1.39K decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion166 decks1.39K decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.5%inclusion132 decks1.39K decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion116 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.7%inclusion93 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.5%inclusion91 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.8%inclusion81 decks1.39K decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.5%inclusion76 decks1.39K decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion1.26K decks1.39K decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion1.17K decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion965 decks1.39K decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion787 decks1.39K decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion517 decks1.39K decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion411 decks1.39K decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion368 decks1.39K decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion359 decks1.39K decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion161 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.2%inclusion128 decks1.39K decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.5%inclusion118 decks1.39K decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.4%inclusion117 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
8.3%inclusion116 decks1.39K decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.8%inclusion108 decks1.39K decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.5%inclusion104 decks1.39K decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.7%inclusion93 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion71 decks1.39K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion1.35K decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion1.34K decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion1.20K decks1.39K decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion926 decks1.39K decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion855 decks1.39K decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion728 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion671 decks1.39K decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion646 decks1.39K decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion598 decks1.39K decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion551 decks1.39K decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion534 decks1.39K decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion519 decks1.39K decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion459 decks1.39K decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion451 decks1.39K decks
-12%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion449 decks1.39K decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion413 decks1.39K decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion390 decks1.39K decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion159 decks638 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion318 decks1.39K decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion300 decks1.39K decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion294 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion258 decks1.39K decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion251 decks1.39K decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion225 decks1.39K decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion194 decks1.39K decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion189 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion179 decks1.39K decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion172 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion166 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion112 decks996 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion111 decks993 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion109 decks996 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion144 decks1.39K decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion142 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion93 decks975 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.9%inclusion124 decks1.39K decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.6%inclusion120 decks1.39K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
7.0%inclusion97 decks1.39K decks
-4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.2%inclusion87 decks1.39K decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.7%inclusion80 decks1.39K decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion56 decks979 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.5%inclusion76 decks1.39K decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.4%inclusion75 decks1.39K decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.3%inclusion74 decks1.39K decks
-2%synergy
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