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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
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Omni-Changeling
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
88%synergy
Wall of Frost
88%inclusion106 decks121 decks
86%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
83%inclusion101 decks121 decks
81%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
76%inclusion92 decks121 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion107 decks121 decks
74%synergy
Nighthowler
75%inclusion91 decks121 decks
69%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
65%inclusion79 decks121 decks
65%synergy
Bonehoard
66%inclusion80 decks121 decks
64%synergy
Glacial Wall
64%inclusion78 decks121 decks
64%synergy
Mortivore
61%inclusion74 decks121 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Dramatic Reversal
63%inclusion76 decks121 decks
59%synergy
The Water Crystal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Hover Barrier
60%inclusion73 decks121 decks
59%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Negate
58%inclusion70 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Strike
57%inclusion69 decks121 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
57%inclusion69 decks121 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion66 decks121 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Thought Collapse
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
50%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
47%synergy
Manic Scribe
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
52%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion61 decks121 decks
47%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
49%inclusion59 decks121 decks
48%synergy
Fleet Swallower
48%inclusion58 decks121 decks
45%synergy
Aegis Turtle
47%inclusion57 decks121 decks
47%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
43%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
42%inclusion51 decks121 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Runes
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
40%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Mist
39%inclusion47 decks121 decks
39%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Fog Bank
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
31%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
31%inclusion38 decks121 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion34 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Guiltfeeder
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
21%synergy
The Mindskinner
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Air
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Junk
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Academy Wall
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Monastery Flock
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Tree of Perdition
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Eater of the Dead
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Coral Colony
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Deceit
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Doorkeeper
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
52%inclusion63 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Didn't Say Please
45%inclusion54 decks121 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion50 decks121 decks
-15%synergy
Into the Story
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
39%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Incursion
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
31%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion34 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Murder
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Doom Blade
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Octopus Form
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
-11%synergy
Intellectual Offering
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Magic Damper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Careful Consideration
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-27%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Expel from Orazca
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Archive Trap
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Charm
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-10%synergy
Shore Up
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
46%inclusion56 decks121 decks
37%synergy
Treasure Cruise
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
32%synergy
Cut Your Losses
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
37%synergy
Extract from Darkness
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion46 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Pilfered Plans
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
-13%synergy
Whispering Madness
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Breaking Wave
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Languish
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Aether Gale
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Mind Sculpt
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Bond of Insight
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Brainspoil
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Ravenform
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-8%synergy
Tome Scour
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Fell
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Set Adrift
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
42%inclusion51 decks121 decks
41%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Mindcrank
30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Profane Memento
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
-13%synergy
Sentinel Totem
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-21%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
49%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Intruder Alarm
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Court of Cunning
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Death's Approach
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
35%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-27%synergy
Restless Reef
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion88 decks121 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion84 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion83 decks121 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion56 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion47 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Locket
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
28%inclusion34 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
-16%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Star Compass
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-23%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion120 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion118 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion85 decks121 decks
-17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
38%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion63 decks121 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
35%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion50 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion47 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
36%inclusion43 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion41 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
28%inclusion34 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
-32%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
-24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
-19%synergy
Waterfront District
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Salt Marsh
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Warped Landscape
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
1%synergy
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