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%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Fated Firepower
2.4%inclusion2 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Firebending Lesson
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Black Mage's Rod
78%inclusion127 decks163 decks
67%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
70%inclusion112 decks160 decks
60%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
62%inclusion101 decks163 decks
59%synergy
Coruscation Mage
64%inclusion104 decks163 decks
55%synergy
Circle of Power
64%inclusion104 decks163 decks
54%synergy
Guttersnipe
62%inclusion101 decks163 decks
53%synergy
Firebrand Archer
59%inclusion96 decks163 decks
53%synergy
Queen Brahne
52%inclusion85 decks163 decks
44%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
46%inclusion75 decks163 decks
40%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
48%inclusion79 decks163 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion86 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
53%inclusion86 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
52%inclusion85 decks163 decks
34%synergy
Faithless Looting
51%inclusion83 decks163 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion82 decks163 decks
27%synergy
Night's Whisper
49%inclusion80 decks163 decks
30%synergy
Abrade
48%inclusion79 decks163 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
48%inclusion78 decks163 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
47%inclusion77 decks163 decks
-1%synergy
Terminate
47%inclusion77 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Mysidian Elder
46%inclusion73 decks159 decks
38%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
37%inclusion61 decks163 decks
30%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
34%inclusion55 decks163 decks
29%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
29%inclusion48 decks163 decks
26%synergy
Young Pyromancer
29%inclusion48 decks163 decks
25%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
28%inclusion46 decks163 decks
26%synergy
Electrostatic Field
26%inclusion43 decks163 decks
23%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
26%inclusion43 decks163 decks
25%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
22%inclusion36 decks163 decks
16%synergy
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
21%inclusion35 decks163 decks
20%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
20%inclusion33 decks163 decks
15%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
19%inclusion31 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
-11%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Urabrask
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
-9%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Unruly Catapult
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Sabotender
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Transpose
46%inclusion75 decks163 decks
38%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
43%inclusion70 decks163 decks
24%synergy
Demand Answers
37%inclusion60 decks163 decks
24%synergy
Big Score
37%inclusion60 decks163 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
34%inclusion55 decks163 decks
-1%synergy
Laughing Mad
33%inclusion53 decks163 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Dispute
30%inclusion49 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion47 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
28%inclusion45 decks163 decks
16%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
26%inclusion43 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Overkill
26%inclusion43 decks163 decks
22%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
25%inclusion41 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion38 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Expedite
23%inclusion38 decks163 decks
21%synergy
Fire Magic
23%inclusion37 decks163 decks
20%synergy
Shock
21%inclusion34 decks163 decks
18%synergy
Thunder Magic
21%inclusion33 decks159 decks
18%synergy
Cremate
19%inclusion31 decks163 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion28 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
17%inclusion27 decks159 decks
16%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion27 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
16%inclusion26 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion24 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion23 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Strike
14%inclusion23 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
13%inclusion22 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Strike
13%inclusion22 decks163 decks
12%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion22 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Opera Love Song
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
-6%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Needle Drop
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Gut Shot
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Crimson Wisps
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
-13%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
-5%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion74 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion71 decks163 decks
-7%synergy
Read the Bones
40%inclusion65 decks163 decks
27%synergy
Boltwave
37%inclusion61 decks163 decks
31%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion57 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Grab the Prize
33%inclusion54 decks163 decks
23%synergy
Risky Shortcut
33%inclusion54 decks163 decks
30%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion52 decks163 decks
20%synergy
Light Up the Stage
29%inclusion47 decks163 decks
20%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
27%inclusion44 decks163 decks
22%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion37 decks163 decks
17%synergy
Suplex
21%inclusion35 decks163 decks
18%synergy
Flame Rift
20%inclusion32 decks163 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion30 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
18%inclusion30 decks163 decks
16%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
18%inclusion30 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
17%inclusion28 decks163 decks
11%synergy
End the Festivities
16%inclusion26 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Past in Flames
16%inclusion26 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Diresight
16%inclusion26 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Overmaster
16%inclusion26 decks163 decks
14%synergy
Strike It Rich
14%inclusion23 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Confluence
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Reckless Impulse
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Snort
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
-13%synergy
Crash Through
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
-9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Renegade Tactics
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Resentful Revelation
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Ruinous Rampage
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Fell
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Risky Research
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
-1%synergy
Vicious Rumors
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Painful Lesson
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion61 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion49 decks163 decks
16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
24%inclusion39 decks163 decks
14%synergy
Basilisk Collar
23%inclusion38 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion33 decks163 decks
-15%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Red Mage's Rapier
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
8%synergy
The Fire Crystal
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
0%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Shadowspear
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
40%inclusion66 decks163 decks
35%synergy
Artist's Talent
30%inclusion49 decks163 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion47 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Link
19%inclusion31 decks163 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion29 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Phyresis
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
5%synergy
City on Fire
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Eternal Thirst
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Courage
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
-9%synergy
Descent into Avernus
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
-2%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Mechanized Warfare
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion53 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion38 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
14%inclusion23 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Vents
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion135 decks163 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion128 decks163 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion85 decks163 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion81 decks163 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion67 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion48 decks163 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion46 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion41 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion39 decks163 decks
15%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion35 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Blitzball
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion161 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion160 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion128 decks163 decks
-8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
58%inclusion95 decks163 decks
-5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
54%inclusion88 decks163 decks
-8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
43%inclusion70 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
39%inclusion64 decks163 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Peak
37%inclusion61 decks163 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
31%inclusion51 decks163 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion51 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
29%inclusion48 decks163 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
28%inclusion46 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion44 decks163 decks
-18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
26%inclusion43 decks163 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
26%inclusion43 decks163 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion40 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion38 decks163 decks
-8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
23%inclusion37 decks163 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion36 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
21%inclusion35 decks163 decks
-17%synergy
Raucous Theater
19%inclusion31 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Graven Cairns
19%inclusion31 decks163 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
18%inclusion30 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Canyon Slough
17%inclusion28 decks163 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion28 decks163 decks
-16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion22 decks163 decks
-2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
-11%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
-9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Cinder Barrens
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
-2%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Mount Doom
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
-11%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
3%synergy