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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
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
80%inclusion110 decks137 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
92%inclusion126 decks137 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
79%inclusion108 decks137 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
77%inclusion106 decks137 decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
69%inclusion94 decks137 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
64%inclusion87 decks137 decks
62%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion80 decks137 decks
57%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion84 decks137 decks
57%synergy
The Water Crystal
64%inclusion66 decks103 decks
55%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
59%inclusion81 decks137 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
68%inclusion93 decks137 decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
64%inclusion61 decks96 decks
51%synergy
Mindcrank
61%inclusion84 decks137 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion83 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion81 decks137 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion79 decks137 decks
45%synergy
Mind Grind
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
51%synergy
Nighthowler
53%inclusion73 decks137 decks
47%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion71 decks137 decks
48%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion68 decks137 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
50%inclusion68 decks137 decks
46%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
47%inclusion65 decks137 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Frost
46%inclusion63 decks137 decks
45%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
42%inclusion57 decks137 decks
37%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
29%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion43 decks134 decks
31%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Undead Alchemist
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Hover Barrier
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Didn't Say Please
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Archive Trap
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Strike
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Thought Collapse
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
-15%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Resculpt
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
1%synergy
See Double
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-10%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Leak
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Startled Awake
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Wash Out
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
42%inclusion58 decks137 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
28%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion64 decks137 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion63 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion79 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
49%inclusion51 decks105 decks
44%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-17%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion126 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion118 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion92 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion86 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Patriar's Seal
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion132 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion131 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion128 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion103 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion97 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion88 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion72 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion69 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion69 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
49%inclusion67 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion62 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion57 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
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