Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff (Commander) - Budget Aristocrats

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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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The Legend of Yangchen
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reprieve
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Thran Vigil
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Blind Obedience
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Unearth
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Vanishing Verse
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Cathar Commando
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Bojuka Bog
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Deadly Dispute
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
65%synergy
Cynical Loner
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Metallic Mimic
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Putrid Goblin
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Dauntless Dismantler
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Vizier of Remedies
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Papalymo Totolymo
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Sunstar Lightsmith
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Leonin Relic-Warder
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Lesser Masticore
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Gold Myr
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Tithe Taker
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Children of Korlis
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Blood Pet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Leaden Myr
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Viscera Seer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Knight
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Dark Confidant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Infestation Sage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Dockside Chef
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Soul's Attendant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Tenth District Hero
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Samwise the Stouthearted
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dusk Legion Duelist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Monastery Mentor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Necrosquito
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Kami of False Hope
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Shred Memory
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Soul Partition
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Transpose
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Restoration Magic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Unexplained Absence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Silence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Mandate of Peace
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Parting Gust
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Fanatical Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Treacherous Greed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Costly Plunder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mana Tithe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Guile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dawn Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lethal Scheme
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blood Pact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Final Payment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crush Contraband
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nasty End
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Batwing Brume
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Cabal Therapy
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Diabolic Intent
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Dewdrop Cure
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Lively Dirge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Unmarked Grave
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Helping Hand
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Collective Brutality
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Jolted Awake
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Coveted Prize
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Buried Alive
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Circle of Power
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Final Parting
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Austere Command
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Split Up
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Blood Money
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Ondu Inversion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Claim the Precious
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-17%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Immortal Servitude
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Legions to Ashes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Covetous Elegy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Stone of Erech
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Mukotai Soulripper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Glimmer Lens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Tempting Contract
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Howling Mine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Scrapheap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Helm of Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Collector's Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Enchantments
Aligned Heart
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Nowhere to Run
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Life Insurance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
March of the Canonized
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Era of Enlightenment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Monologue Tax
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Legion's Landing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Ghost Quarter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Arid Archway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Terrain Generator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Springleaf Drum
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Prismatic Lens
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Firemind Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Tainted Field
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Temple of Silence
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Desolate Mire
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Spire of Industry
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Mine
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Fetid Heath
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Thran Quarry
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Holdout Settlement
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Ondu Inversion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Conduit Pylons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Vault of Champions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-23%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy