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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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Mana Vault
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
27%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Fog Bank
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Hedron Crab
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
96%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
100%synergy
Ruin Crab
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
85%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Fortress Crab
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Academy Wall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Junk
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Wonder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
The Mindskinner
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Metalwork Colossus
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Manic Scribe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Clever Impersonator
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Overwhelmed Apprentice
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Go for the Throat
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
17%synergy
Essence Scatter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Forbid
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Thought Scour
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Flusterstorm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
Jwari Disruption
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Baleful Mastery
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Crypt Incursion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Archive Trap
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Dream Twist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
86%synergy
Crux of Fate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Cut Your Losses
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Whispering Madness
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Minds Aglow
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Show and Tell
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Ureni's Rebuff
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Skyscribing
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Dark Deal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Prosperity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Extract from Darkness
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Font of Mythos
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Library of Leng
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Expedition Map
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Folio of Fancies
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Profane Memento
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23%synergy
Howling Mine
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
83%synergy
Leyline of the Void
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Forced Fruition
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Archmage Ascension
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Jace's Erasure
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
61%synergy
Wasteland
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Dreadship Reef
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Mistrise Village
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Maze of Ith
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Inventors' Fair
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
30%synergy
Field of Ruin
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
69%synergy
Thought Vessel
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
68%synergy
Hedron Archive
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Mox Opal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
80%synergy
Temple of Deceit
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
64%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
61%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
60%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
87%synergy
Dismal Backwater
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
84%synergy
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
53%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Fetid Pools
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Ice Tunnel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Sunken Citadel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Swamp
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-46%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Jwari Disruption
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
18%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
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