Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff (Commander) - Budget Reanimator

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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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Opposition Agent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Unstoppable Slasher
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Valgavoth's Faithful
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41%synergy
Esper Sentinel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Viscera Seer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Tenth District Hero
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Soul's Attendant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Samwise the Stouthearted
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Young Necromancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Plaguecrafter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dusk Legion Duelist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Dimir House Guard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Kami of False Hope
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Walking Ballista
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Lion Sash
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Loyal Retainers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Dauntless Dismantler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Cathar Commando
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Knight of Dawn's Light
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Grim Hireling
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Leonin Relic-Warder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Spirited Companion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Carrion Feeder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Instants
Parting Gust
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
96%synergy
Flare of Malice
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Thraben Charm
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Suspended Sentence
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Live or Die
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Reprieve
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Nasty End
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Presumed Dead
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
It Doesn't Add Up
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Dispatch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Village Rites
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Culling the Weak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Return to Action
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Slip On the Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utter End
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Another Chance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Corpse Churn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fracture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Mortify
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Come Back Wrong
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Demonic Counsel
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Restart Sequence
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Victimize
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Unearth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Damn
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Unmarked Grave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Okiba Salvage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Helping Hand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Profane Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Late to Dinner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wrath of God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Buried Alive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Claim the Precious
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
No One Left Behind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Immortal Servitude
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Defossilize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Graveyard Shift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Glimmer Lens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Howling Mine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Blind Obedience
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Necromancy
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Animate Dead
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Dance of the Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Rites
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
March of the Canonized
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Era of Enlightenment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Legion's Landing
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Kor Haven
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
War Room
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Inventors' Fair
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-47%synergy
Basalt Monolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-19%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Springleaf Drum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-24%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Field
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-32%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Silence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Vault of Champions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy