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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%inclusion115 decks121 decks
93%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion111 decks121 decks
90%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
91%inclusion110 decks121 decks
85%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion99 decks121 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion102 decks121 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion88 decks121 decks
64%synergy
Mindcrank
75%inclusion91 decks121 decks
63%synergy
Eater of the Dead
64%inclusion78 decks121 decks
63%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion76 decks121 decks
61%synergy
Visions of Beyond
64%inclusion78 decks121 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
69%inclusion84 decks121 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion76 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion71 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion69 decks121 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion69 decks121 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion68 decks121 decks
43%synergy
The Ancient One
56%inclusion68 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion67 decks121 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
47%synergy
Silent Arbiter
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
80%inclusion97 decks121 decks
57%synergy
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion88 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
71%inclusion86 decks121 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion86 decks121 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
60%inclusion72 decks121 decks
44%synergy
Ancient Tomb
59%inclusion71 decks121 decks
50%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion60 decks121 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
30%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
47%inclusion57 decks121 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Frost
46%inclusion56 decks121 decks
45%synergy
Nighthowler
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
38%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
39%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
42%inclusion51 decks121 decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion49 decks121 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
36%inclusion43 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
28%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Hover Barrier
31%inclusion37 decks121 decks
30%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
24%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Riddlekeeper
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
23%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion27 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Shield Sphere
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion57 decks121 decks
27%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion53 decks121 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion48 decks121 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
31%inclusion38 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion37 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion37 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Delay
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion56 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Mind Grind
45%inclusion55 decks121 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
45%inclusion55 decks121 decks
41%synergy
Damnation
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion46 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion45 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion34 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion54 decks121 decks
40%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
-12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
51%inclusion62 decks121 decks
45%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
49%inclusion59 decks121 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Remora
45%inclusion54 decks121 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion51 decks121 decks
38%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Court of Cunning
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Sanity
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion32 decks121 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion89 decks121 decks
54%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
61%inclusion74 decks121 decks
57%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
53%inclusion64 decks121 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion57 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion55 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion42 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion39 decks121 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion33 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion16 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion114 decks121 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion111 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion79 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion78 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion47 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Mana Crypt
33%inclusion40 decks121 decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion36 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion24 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion114 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion114 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion112 decks121 decks
45%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion110 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
87%inclusion105 decks121 decks
74%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion101 decks121 decks
52%synergy
Morphic Pool
69%inclusion84 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion82 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
59%inclusion71 decks121 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion71 decks121 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion65 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
49%inclusion59 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Ruins
49%inclusion59 decks121 decks
33%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion52 decks121 decks
37%synergy
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion43 decks121 decks
15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion34 decks121 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion34 decks121 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion31 decks121 decks
-19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion30 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion29 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion28 decks121 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion26 decks121 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion25 decks121 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion22 decks121 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion20 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
-20%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion19 decks121 decks
-32%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion17 decks121 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion15 decks121 decks
-9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion12 decks121 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion8 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
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