Black Waltz No. 3 (Commander) - Core

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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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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Longshot, Rebel Bowman
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Fated Firepower
3.4%inclusion3 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.3%inclusion2 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Zuko, Exiled Prince
2.3%inclusion2 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Black Mage's Rod
78%inclusion131 decks167 decks
68%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
70%inclusion115 decks164 decks
60%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
61%inclusion102 decks167 decks
58%synergy
Coruscation Mage
63%inclusion105 decks167 decks
54%synergy
Circle of Power
63%inclusion106 decks167 decks
54%synergy
Guttersnipe
62%inclusion104 decks167 decks
53%synergy
Firebrand Archer
59%inclusion99 decks167 decks
53%synergy
Queen Brahne
52%inclusion87 decks167 decks
44%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
45%inclusion75 decks167 decks
39%synergy
Mysidian Elder
46%inclusion75 decks163 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Bolt
53%inclusion88 decks167 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Charm
52%inclusion87 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
51%inclusion86 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion84 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
49%inclusion82 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Terminate
48%inclusion80 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
48%inclusion80 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
48%inclusion80 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion78 decks167 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion77 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Harmonic Prodigy
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Young Pyromancer
29%inclusion49 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Electrostatic Field
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-12%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Urabrask
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Roaming Throne
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Unruly Catapult
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Devoted Duelist
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Sabotender
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Transpose
46%inclusion76 decks167 decks
38%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
43%inclusion72 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Demand Answers
37%inclusion62 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Big Score
36%inclusion60 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Laughing Mad
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Dispute
31%inclusion51 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
27%inclusion45 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Overkill
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Expedite
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Fire Magic
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Shock
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Thunder Magic
21%inclusion34 decks163 decks
18%synergy
Cremate
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
17%inclusion28 decks163 decks
16%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Strike
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pact
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Strike
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Opera Love Song
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Needle Drop
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Pyroblast
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Gut Shot
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Crimson Wisps
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Fight On!
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion76 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion71 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Boltwave
38%inclusion63 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion58 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Risky Shortcut
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Grab the Prize
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Light Up the Stage
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Suplex
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Flame Rift
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
10%synergy
End the Festivities
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Past in Flames
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Overmaster
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Diresight
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Strike It Rich
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Confluence
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Impulse
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Crash Through
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
10%inclusion16 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-13%synergy
Snort
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Renegade Tactics
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Resentful Revelation
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Fell
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Risky Research
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Vicious Rumors
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Painful Lesson
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Decode Transmissions
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Basilisk Collar
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
-14%synergy
Red Mage's Rapier
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
3%synergy
The Fire Crystal
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Shadowspear
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Instant Ramen
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Artist's Talent
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Link
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Phyresis
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Eternal Thirst
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Courage
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion53 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion23 decks166 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Vents
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion138 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion129 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
51%inclusion86 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion83 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion70 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Blitzball
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion164 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion163 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion130 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
57%inclusion96 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
53%inclusion89 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
43%inclusion71 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Peak
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
32%inclusion53 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
29%inclusion49 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion45 decks167 decks
-18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Blazemire Verge
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
21%inclusion35 decks167 decks
-18%synergy
Raucous Theater
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Graven Cairns
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
-16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Geothermal Bog
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
-12%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Cinder Barrens
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Tramway Station
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Mount Doom
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy