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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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Tree of Perdition
96%inclusion133 decks139 decks
94%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
93%inclusion129 decks139 decks
91%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
92%inclusion128 decks139 decks
86%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion115 decks139 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion117 decks139 decks
69%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion93 decks139 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion102 decks139 decks
65%synergy
Mindcrank
77%inclusion107 decks139 decks
65%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
64%inclusion89 decks139 decks
63%synergy
Visions of Beyond
65%inclusion90 decks139 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
71%inclusion99 decks139 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion89 decks139 decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
60%inclusion83 decks139 decks
55%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion82 decks139 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion82 decks139 decks
3%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion80 decks139 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion79 decks139 decks
30%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion78 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
55%inclusion77 decks139 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion75 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
82%inclusion114 decks139 decks
58%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
74%inclusion103 decks139 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion102 decks139 decks
54%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
70%inclusion97 decks139 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion85 decks139 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Tomb
60%inclusion83 decks139 decks
51%synergy
Mystical Tutor
53%inclusion73 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Force of Will
44%inclusion61 decks139 decks
33%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Silent Arbiter
53%inclusion74 decks139 decks
52%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion70 decks139 decks
48%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Frost
47%inclusion66 decks139 decks
46%synergy
Nighthowler
45%inclusion62 decks139 decks
39%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
31%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion57 decks139 decks
37%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
36%synergy
Hover Barrier
32%inclusion45 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
31%inclusion33 decks108 decks
30%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
25%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Painter's Servant
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Shield Sphere
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Wall of Junk
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
27%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion61 decks139 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion46 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion45 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion36 decks139 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Thought Collapse
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Into the Story
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Delay
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-8%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Traumatize
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Mind Grind
45%inclusion62 decks139 decks
39%synergy
Damnation
45%inclusion62 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
39%inclusion54 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
-13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
41%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
-12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
53%inclusion73 decks139 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
53%inclusion73 decks139 decks
45%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
45%inclusion62 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion61 decks139 decks
40%synergy
Intruder Alarm
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Fraying Sanity
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion103 decks139 decks
54%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
60%inclusion83 decks139 decks
56%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
55%inclusion76 decks139 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion66 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion51 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion45 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-22%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion131 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion128 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion92 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion88 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Mana Crypt
40%inclusion55 decks139 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion51 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
-7%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion130 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion130 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion128 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion128 decks139 decks
45%synergy
Underground Sea
86%inclusion119 decks139 decks
73%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion115 decks139 decks
51%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion98 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion96 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
62%inclusion86 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion79 decks139 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion76 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion69 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
48%inclusion67 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
37%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion45 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
-15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
-32%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
-22%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
-10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
-10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-6%synergy
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