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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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Kitsune's Technique
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Brush Off
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
1.9%inclusion1 decks52 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
80%inclusion135 decks169 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
91%inclusion154 decks169 decks
76%synergy
Ruin Crab
76%inclusion129 decks169 decks
68%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion119 decks169 decks
64%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion126 decks169 decks
64%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion105 decks169 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion97 decks169 decks
56%synergy
Singularity Rupture
68%inclusion88 decks129 decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
64%inclusion87 decks136 decks
55%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion102 decks169 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion111 decks169 decks
48%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion108 decks169 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion99 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion98 decks169 decks
48%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion97 decks169 decks
53%synergy
Mind Grind
56%inclusion95 decks169 decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion94 decks169 decks
43%synergy
Nighthowler
56%inclusion94 decks169 decks
50%synergy
Visions of Beyond
54%inclusion91 decks169 decks
50%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion84 decks169 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion46 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
49%inclusion82 decks169 decks
46%synergy
Wall of Frost
44%inclusion75 decks169 decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion62 decks169 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion62 decks169 decks
30%synergy
Hedron Crab
36%inclusion60 decks169 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion60 decks169 decks
31%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion59 decks169 decks
28%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion59 decks169 decks
30%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion55 decks169 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion52 decks166 decks
30%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion49 decks169 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion48 decks169 decks
28%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion48 decks169 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
28%inclusion47 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion45 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
22%inclusion38 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
-12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Glacial Wall
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion65 decks169 decks
35%synergy
Archive Trap
30%inclusion51 decks169 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion48 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion47 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion45 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
-12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion36 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion36 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Thought Collapse
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
-11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
49%inclusion82 decks169 decks
44%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion57 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion55 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion49 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion48 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
27%inclusion45 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion38 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion36 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Startled Awake
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Tome Scour
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion81 decks169 decks
47%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
41%inclusion70 decks169 decks
36%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
37%inclusion61 decks166 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion61 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion59 decks169 decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion48 decks169 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Keening Stone
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
47%inclusion79 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion77 decks169 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion65 decks169 decks
35%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion63 decks169 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion60 decks169 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion58 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion53 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion51 decks166 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
30%inclusion51 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion45 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion97 decks169 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion69 decks138 decks
45%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion64 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion155 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion143 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion108 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion102 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion47 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion42 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Patriar's Seal
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion164 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion161 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion156 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
73%inclusion124 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion116 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion111 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion89 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion83 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion81 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion80 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion77 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion73 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion71 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion71 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion68 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion58 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
31%inclusion52 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
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