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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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Dream Harvest
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
3.6%inclusion2 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Noggle the Mind
1.6%inclusion1 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.6%inclusion1 decks63 decks
2%synergy
April O'Neil, Hacktivist
1.1%inclusion1 decks94 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
81%inclusion128 decks159 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
92%inclusion146 decks159 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
76%inclusion121 decks159 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion119 decks159 decks
64%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
69%inclusion109 decks159 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion99 decks159 decks
61%synergy
The Water Crystal
64%inclusion81 decks126 decks
55%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion90 decks159 decks
55%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion92 decks159 decks
53%synergy
Singularity Rupture
66%inclusion78 decks119 decks
53%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion106 decks159 decks
48%synergy
Mindcrank
63%inclusion100 decks159 decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion94 decks159 decks
46%synergy
Mind Grind
58%inclusion93 decks159 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion93 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion91 decks159 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion89 decks159 decks
46%synergy
Nighthowler
55%inclusion87 decks159 decks
49%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion83 decks159 decks
49%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion79 decks159 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion42 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion42 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion28 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
-10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Will
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
-5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
49%inclusion78 decks159 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Frost
46%inclusion73 decks159 decks
45%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion61 decks159 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
36%inclusion58 decks159 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
36%inclusion58 decks159 decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion54 decks159 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion53 decks159 decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion52 decks159 decks
28%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion51 decks156 decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion51 decks159 decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion46 decks159 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion45 decks159 decks
28%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
28%inclusion45 decks159 decks
28%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion44 decks159 decks
27%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion43 decks159 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion43 decks159 decks
23%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion40 decks159 decks
24%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
25%inclusion40 decks159 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion38 decks159 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion38 decks159 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
24%inclusion38 decks159 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion33 decks159 decks
20%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion30 decks159 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion29 decks159 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion24 decks159 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
-11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Wall
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion59 decks159 decks
33%synergy
Archive Trap
30%inclusion47 decks159 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion44 decks159 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion43 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion43 decks159 decks
22%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion43 decks159 decks
25%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion39 decks159 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion38 decks159 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion37 decks159 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion36 decks159 decks
-13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion36 decks159 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion35 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Thought Collapse
20%inclusion32 decks159 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion30 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion28 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion24 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion24 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
-11%synergy
Pongify
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
-9%synergy
Resculpt
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
-12%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Negation
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
See Double
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
46%inclusion73 decks159 decks
41%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion53 decks159 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion51 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion49 decks159 decks
-4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion41 decks159 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion40 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion40 decks159 decks
20%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion40 decks159 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion37 decks159 decks
14%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion32 decks159 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion31 decks159 decks
-5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
-6%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Tome Scour
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Wash Out
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion76 decks159 decks
46%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
40%inclusion64 decks159 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion57 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion56 decks159 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
34%inclusion53 decks156 decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion43 decks159 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion24 decks159 decks
-9%synergy
Keening Stone
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
-3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion75 decks159 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion72 decks159 decks
28%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion59 decks159 decks
33%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion58 decks159 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion57 decks159 decks
35%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion53 decks159 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion50 decks159 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion50 decks159 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion46 decks156 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion35 decks159 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion34 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion27 decks159 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion27 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion41 decks159 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion39 decks159 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion27 decks159 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion89 decks159 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
49%inclusion63 decks128 decks
44%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion59 decks159 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion39 decks159 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion35 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion33 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion30 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion28 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15%inclusion24 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
-16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion145 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion136 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion103 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion96 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion43 decks159 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion41 decks159 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion40 decks159 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion154 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion151 decks159 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion146 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
73%inclusion116 decks159 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion109 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion103 decks159 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion84 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion79 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion77 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion75 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
47%inclusion74 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion68 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion66 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion64 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion60 decks159 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion57 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion48 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion39 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion38 decks159 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion35 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion34 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion32 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion32 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion31 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion31 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion28 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion27 decks159 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion27 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.4%inclusion15 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
-2%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
1%synergy
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