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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
95%inclusion100 decks105 decks
93%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion97 decks105 decks
90%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
90%inclusion95 decks105 decks
84%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion84 decks105 decks
69%synergy
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion86 decks105 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion78 decks105 decks
66%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion70 decks105 decks
65%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
64%inclusion67 decks105 decks
62%synergy
Mindcrank
72%inclusion76 decks105 decks
60%synergy
Visions of Beyond
64%inclusion67 decks105 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
68%inclusion71 decks105 decks
50%synergy
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion64 decks105 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion62 decks105 decks
32%synergy
Drown in the Loch
58%inclusion61 decks105 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion61 decks105 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion61 decks105 decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion60 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion59 decks105 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion57 decks105 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion57 decks105 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
80%inclusion84 decks105 decks
57%synergy
Demonic Tutor
71%inclusion75 decks105 decks
52%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
71%inclusion75 decks105 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
70%inclusion73 decks105 decks
47%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion64 decks105 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Tomb
60%inclusion63 decks105 decks
52%synergy
Mystical Tutor
49%inclusion51 decks105 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
37%inclusion39 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Silent Arbiter
51%inclusion54 decks105 decks
50%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion52 decks105 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Frost
48%inclusion50 decks105 decks
46%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion45 decks105 decks
39%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion42 decks105 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion40 decks105 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion34 decks105 decks
28%synergy
Hover Barrier
31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
23%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
23%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Fleet Swallower
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Wall
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Shield Sphere
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
10%synergy
The Reality Chip
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion49 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
41%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion42 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion36 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion34 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion34 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
30%inclusion32 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
-5%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Delay
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Windfall
47%inclusion49 decks105 decks
33%synergy
Mind Grind
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
38%synergy
Damnation
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
39%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion40 decks105 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion39 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion48 decks105 decks
41%synergy
Bonehoard
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
-12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
51%inclusion54 decks105 decks
45%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
49%inclusion51 decks105 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Remora
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
30%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion42 decks105 decks
36%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
25%synergy
Court of Cunning
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
76%inclusion80 decks105 decks
57%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
62%inclusion65 decks105 decks
58%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
52%inclusion55 decks105 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion50 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
48%inclusion50 decks105 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion35 decks105 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion35 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion98 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion98 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion69 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
66%inclusion69 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion42 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Mana Crypt
31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion99 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion99 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion96 decks105 decks
44%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion95 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
86%inclusion90 decks105 decks
73%synergy
Polluted Delta
82%inclusion86 decks105 decks
50%synergy
Morphic Pool
72%inclusion76 decks105 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion72 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
62%inclusion65 decks105 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion59 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion59 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
51%inclusion54 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion53 decks105 decks
35%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion45 decks105 decks
37%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion40 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
-18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
-13%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
-33%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
0%synergy
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