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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
North Pole Patrol
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
80%inclusion101 decks126 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion114 decks126 decks
76%synergy
Ruin Crab
78%inclusion98 decks126 decks
69%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion98 decks126 decks
67%synergy
Tree of Perdition
64%inclusion81 decks126 decks
63%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
68%inclusion86 decks126 decks
62%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
63%inclusion79 decks126 decks
58%synergy
The Water Crystal
65%inclusion58 decks89 decks
56%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion71 decks126 decks
55%synergy
Mind Grind
60%inclusion75 decks126 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
68%inclusion86 decks126 decks
50%synergy
Mindcrank
63%inclusion79 decks126 decks
50%synergy
Singularity Rupture
62%inclusion50 decks81 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion73 decks126 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion73 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion73 decks126 decks
48%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
58%inclusion73 decks126 decks
52%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion65 decks126 decks
46%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion65 decks126 decks
48%synergy
The Ancient One
48%inclusion61 decks126 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion38 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
48%inclusion61 decks126 decks
46%synergy
Wall of Frost
48%inclusion60 decks126 decks
46%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
42%inclusion53 decks126 decks
38%synergy
Mortivore
39%inclusion49 decks126 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion46 decks126 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
34%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion41 decks126 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion40 decks126 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion38 decks122 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
31%inclusion39 decks126 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
29%inclusion37 decks126 decks
29%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
27%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion34 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Shadow Kin
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
34%synergy
Archive Trap
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
27%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Into the Story
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
26%synergy
Drown in Dreams
27%inclusion34 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion34 decks126 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Strike
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Collapse
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
-15%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-11%synergy
Resculpt
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
0%synergy
See Double
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
45%inclusion57 decks126 decks
41%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion41 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion40 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion39 decks126 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
-8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Tome Scour
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion60 decks126 decks
46%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
44%inclusion56 decks126 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion45 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion37 decks122 decks
27%synergy
Altar of the Brood
30%inclusion38 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
24%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
-10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion60 decks126 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion58 decks126 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion50 decks126 decks
35%synergy
Court of Cunning
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
31%synergy
Fraying Sanity
37%inclusion46 decks126 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion45 decks126 decks
35%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
34%inclusion43 decks126 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion39 decks126 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion34 decks122 decks
26%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
No Mercy
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion34 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion70 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
45%inclusion41 decks91 decks
40%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion48 decks126 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion32 decks126 decks
-11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
-17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion116 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion108 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion86 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion82 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion121 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion121 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion116 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
77%inclusion97 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion89 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion81 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion67 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion66 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
52%inclusion66 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion61 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion58 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion57 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion56 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion55 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion50 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion49 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
32%inclusion40 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion37 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
-10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-22%synergy
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