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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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Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
88%synergy
Wall of Frost
86%inclusion120 decks139 decks
85%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
85%inclusion118 decks139 decks
83%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
73%inclusion102 decks139 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion119 decks139 decks
71%synergy
Nighthowler
73%inclusion101 decks139 decks
67%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
65%inclusion90 decks139 decks
64%synergy
Glacial Wall
63%inclusion88 decks139 decks
63%synergy
Bonehoard
65%inclusion90 decks139 decks
63%synergy
Hover Barrier
61%inclusion85 decks139 decks
60%synergy
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Dramatic Reversal
61%inclusion85 decks139 decks
57%synergy
Psychic Strike
60%inclusion83 decks139 decks
57%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion83 decks139 decks
51%synergy
Mortivore
58%inclusion80 decks139 decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Negate
57%inclusion79 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Thought Collapse
53%inclusion74 decks139 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
53%inclusion74 decks139 decks
52%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
53%inclusion74 decks139 decks
49%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion73 decks139 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
51%inclusion71 decks139 decks
48%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Manic Scribe
50%inclusion69 decks139 decks
48%synergy
Fleet Swallower
47%inclusion66 decks139 decks
45%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
47%inclusion65 decks139 decks
46%synergy
Aegis Turtle
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
46%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
43%inclusion45 decks105 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Runes
41%inclusion57 decks139 decks
41%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
40%inclusion55 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
40%inclusion55 decks139 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Mist
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
37%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Fog Bank
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
33%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
27%synergy
Guiltfeeder
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
26%inclusion36 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Air
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Tree of Perdition
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Monastery Flock
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Academy Wall
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Junk
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Eater of the Dead
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Crab
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Coral Colony
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Moaning Wall
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Crab
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
52%inclusion72 decks139 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
-10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
40%synergy
Into the Story
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
37%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
35%inclusion49 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Crypt Incursion
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
30%synergy
Thought Scour
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Murder
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Octopus Form
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Doom Blade
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
-10%synergy
Intellectual Offering
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Magic Damper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Careful Consideration
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Archive Trap
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Expel from Orazca
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-27%synergy
Reality Shift
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-6%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Charm
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-9%synergy
Dream Twist
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Shore Up
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Remand
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Reenact the Crime
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
47%inclusion65 decks139 decks
37%synergy
Treasure Cruise
42%inclusion59 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Extract from Darkness
40%inclusion55 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Cut Your Losses
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
33%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
35%inclusion48 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Pilfered Plans
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Mind Grind
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Languish
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Aether Gale
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Secrets
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-8%synergy
Tome Scour
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-6%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Brainspoil
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Fell
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Epic Downfall
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Set Adrift
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Fascination
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
39%inclusion54 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Mindcrank
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Sentinel Totem
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
-15%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-22%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion68 decks139 decks
45%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
33%inclusion46 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
32%inclusion45 decks139 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
10%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Death's Approach
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-8%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
-25%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-12%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion98 decks139 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion95 decks139 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion93 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion56 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
32%inclusion44 decks139 decks
-27%synergy
Dimir Locket
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
-16%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-24%synergy
Star Compass
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion138 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion136 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion94 decks139 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion76 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
53%inclusion74 decks139 decks
37%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion74 decks139 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion71 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion54 decks139 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
31%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
-10%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
-32%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
-24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
-19%synergy
Waterfront District
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Salt Marsh
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Warped Landscape
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-10%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
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