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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
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tree of Perdition
95%inclusion160 decks168 decks
94%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
93%inclusion157 decks168 decks
91%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
92%inclusion155 decks168 decks
86%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion138 decks168 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion145 decks168 decks
71%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion112 decks168 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion123 decks168 decks
65%synergy
Mindcrank
76%inclusion128 decks168 decks
64%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion105 decks168 decks
61%synergy
Visions of Beyond
64%inclusion108 decks168 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
70%inclusion117 decks168 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
65%inclusion109 decks168 decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion101 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
59%inclusion99 decks168 decks
54%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion98 decks168 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion96 decks168 decks
54%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion95 decks168 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion91 decks168 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion91 decks168 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
52%inclusion88 decks168 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
78%inclusion131 decks168 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
74%inclusion125 decks168 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion118 decks168 decks
50%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
68%inclusion115 decks168 decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58%inclusion98 decks168 decks
42%synergy
Ancient Tomb
55%inclusion92 decks168 decks
46%synergy
Mystical Tutor
51%inclusion85 decks168 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
42%inclusion70 decks168 decks
31%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
51%inclusion85 decks168 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Frost
47%inclusion79 decks168 decks
46%synergy
Nighthowler
45%inclusion75 decks168 decks
39%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion74 decks168 decks
37%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
42%inclusion70 decks168 decks
29%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion68 decks168 decks
37%synergy
Mortivore
39%inclusion65 decks168 decks
37%synergy
Hover Barrier
32%inclusion54 decks168 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
30%inclusion51 decks168 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
30%inclusion37 decks123 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
23%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
26%inclusion44 decks168 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion42 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion39 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Fleet Swallower
20%inclusion34 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion34 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion34 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion33 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Aegis Turtle
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Shield Sphere
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Junk
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion73 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion72 decks168 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion64 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
31%inclusion52 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion51 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion51 decks168 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion50 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion48 decks168 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion42 decks168 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Delay
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-7%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Disallow
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
88%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion84 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Mind Grind
46%inclusion78 decks168 decks
41%synergy
Traumatize
46%inclusion78 decks168 decks
42%synergy
Damnation
42%inclusion70 decks168 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion68 decks168 decks
27%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
40%inclusion67 decks168 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion63 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
30%inclusion50 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion41 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion40 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion36 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion36 decks168 decks
-15%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion73 decks168 decks
38%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion45 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
26%inclusion44 decks168 decks
25%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion43 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
-11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
-5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
52%inclusion88 decks168 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
52%inclusion87 decks168 decks
44%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion78 decks168 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
46%inclusion77 decks168 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion70 decks168 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion51 decks168 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion49 decks168 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion43 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion42 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion39 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
20%inclusion33 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion29 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion43 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion120 decks168 decks
52%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
57%inclusion95 decks168 decks
52%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
51%inclusion85 decks168 decks
32%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion79 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion72 decks168 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion62 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion54 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion49 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion49 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
-22%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion157 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion153 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion109 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion104 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Mana Crypt
36%inclusion61 decks168 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion55 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion46 decks168 decks
-5%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion29 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
-11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion157 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion157 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion153 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
90%inclusion152 decks168 decks
44%synergy
Underground Sea
87%inclusion146 decks168 decks
74%synergy
Polluted Delta
82%inclusion138 decks168 decks
51%synergy
Morphic Pool
70%inclusion118 decks168 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion115 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
64%inclusion108 decks168 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion98 decks168 decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion91 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
49%inclusion83 decks168 decks
35%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
44%inclusion74 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
39%inclusion66 decks168 decks
33%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion51 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
32%inclusion53 decks168 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion46 decks168 decks
-12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion44 decks168 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion42 decks168 decks
-19%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion39 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion34 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion34 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion33 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
-31%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
-22%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
-11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
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