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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
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
North Pole Patrol
3.9%inclusion4 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
3.6%inclusion3 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Serpent's Pass
3.5%inclusion3 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Octopus Form
3.1%inclusion3 decks96 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion661 decks802 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion544 decks802 decks
66%synergy
Wall of Frost
66%inclusion529 decks802 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
65%inclusion523 decks802 decks
63%synergy
Nighthowler
62%inclusion500 decks802 decks
56%synergy
Bonehoard
51%inclusion410 decks802 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
47%inclusion380 decks802 decks
47%synergy
Psychic Strike
49%inclusion396 decks802 decks
46%synergy
Ruin Crab
54%inclusion436 decks802 decks
46%synergy
Hover Barrier
46%inclusion368 decks802 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Cruel Somnophage
51%inclusion406 decks802 decks
45%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion376 decks802 decks
42%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion370 decks802 decks
42%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion367 decks802 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
46%inclusion366 decks802 decks
45%synergy
Thought Collapse
45%inclusion361 decks802 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion120 decks268 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
44%inclusion354 decks802 decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion352 decks802 decks
40%synergy
Manic Scribe
44%inclusion350 decks802 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
9.4%inclusion75 decks802 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Fleet Swallower
38%inclusion308 decks802 decks
36%synergy
Glacial Wall
38%inclusion304 decks802 decks
37%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
37%inclusion295 decks802 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion292 decks802 decks
23%synergy
The Ancient One
36%inclusion285 decks802 decks
32%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
34%inclusion162 decks482 decks
33%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
34%inclusion269 decks802 decks
28%synergy
Aegis Turtle
32%inclusion259 decks802 decks
32%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
31%inclusion250 decks802 decks
31%synergy
Fog Bank
31%inclusion248 decks802 decks
30%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
31%inclusion218 decks707 decks
30%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
31%inclusion245 decks802 decks
27%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
28%inclusion225 decks802 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion225 decks802 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Runes
28%inclusion221 decks802 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
27%inclusion169 decks623 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion214 decks802 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
26%inclusion211 decks802 decks
26%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion205 decks802 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion202 decks802 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion190 decks802 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Mist
23%inclusion186 decks802 decks
23%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion163 decks735 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion165 decks802 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion164 decks802 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
18%inclusion146 decks802 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion142 decks802 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crab
16%inclusion127 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Eater of the Dead
16%inclusion125 decks802 decks
14%synergy
Tree of Perdition
14%inclusion116 decks802 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
14%inclusion115 decks802 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion108 decks802 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
13%inclusion73 decks568 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion102 decks802 decks
11%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
13%inclusion102 decks802 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion101 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
12%inclusion99 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion99 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Air
12%inclusion99 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
12%inclusion97 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Flock
12%inclusion96 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion88 decks765 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion78 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion91 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion90 decks802 decks
11%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion88 decks802 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion82 decks802 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Turtle
10%inclusion82 decks802 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion80 decks802 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9.2%inclusion74 decks802 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
43%inclusion346 decks802 decks
25%synergy
Didn't Say Please
43%inclusion343 decks802 decks
38%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
37%inclusion299 decks802 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion278 decks802 decks
-21%synergy
Into the Story
32%inclusion260 decks802 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Incursion
28%inclusion221 decks802 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion216 decks802 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion194 decks802 decks
14%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion156 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
16%inclusion128 decks802 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion117 decks802 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion111 decks802 decks
-17%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion110 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion103 decks802 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Spiral
13%inclusion102 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion97 decks802 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion89 decks802 decks
-5%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion81 decks802 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion80 decks802 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion79 decks802 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion69 decks703 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion77 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
9.5%inclusion76 decks802 decks
-5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.4%inclusion75 decks802 decks
7%synergy
Countermand
9.1%inclusion73 decks802 decks
9%synergy
Perplex
8.7%inclusion70 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.4%inclusion67 decks802 decks
-27%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion63 decks802 decks
-8%synergy
Visions of Beyond
7.5%inclusion60 decks802 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
6.9%inclusion55 decks802 decks
4%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
6.7%inclusion54 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Induce Paranoia
6.7%inclusion54 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Charm
6.6%inclusion53 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.0%inclusion48 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
5.9%inclusion47 decks802 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.7%inclusion46 decks802 decks
4%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.5%inclusion44 decks802 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.4%inclusion43 decks802 decks
-25%synergy
Anticognition
5.4%inclusion43 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Dream Twist
5.4%inclusion43 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
39%inclusion309 decks802 decks
29%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion305 decks802 decks
34%synergy
Pilfered Plans
36%inclusion292 decks802 decks
34%synergy
Extract from Darkness
35%inclusion283 decks802 decks
28%synergy
Cut Your Losses
32%inclusion259 decks802 decks
28%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
29%inclusion232 decks802 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
27%inclusion217 decks802 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion211 decks802 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
22%inclusion179 decks802 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion159 decks802 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion156 decks802 decks
-17%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion143 decks802 decks
15%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion139 decks802 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion120 decks802 decks
10%synergy
Tome Scour
12%inclusion95 decks802 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion91 decks802 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.4%inclusion75 decks802 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.2%inclusion74 decks802 decks
3%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.0%inclusion72 decks802 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
9.0%inclusion72 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
8.7%inclusion70 decks802 decks
-5%synergy
Breaking Wave
8.7%inclusion70 decks802 decks
9%synergy
Aether Gale
8.6%inclusion69 decks802 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.6%inclusion61 decks802 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.5%inclusion60 decks802 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.5%inclusion60 decks802 decks
-2%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
7.4%inclusion59 decks802 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.1%inclusion57 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.9%inclusion55 decks802 decks
4%synergy
Languish
6.4%inclusion51 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Divination
6.0%inclusion48 decks802 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.7%inclusion46 decks802 decks
1%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.7%inclusion46 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.7%inclusion46 decks802 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
5.6%inclusion45 decks802 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Deal
5.4%inclusion43 decks802 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.3%inclusion41 decks771 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.2%inclusion42 decks802 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
5.2%inclusion42 decks802 decks
-5%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.0%inclusion37 decks733 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
32%inclusion253 decks802 decks
30%synergy
The Water Crystal
32%inclusion104 decks330 decks
23%synergy
Mindcrank
26%inclusion211 decks802 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion118 decks483 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion170 decks802 decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
13%inclusion101 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
12%inclusion96 decks802 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion95 decks802 decks
-13%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion86 decks802 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion84 decks802 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion77 decks802 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.0%inclusion64 decks802 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.6%inclusion61 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
7.0%inclusion56 decks802 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.9%inclusion55 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.6%inclusion53 decks802 decks
-21%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.9%inclusion47 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Millstone
5.7%inclusion46 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Trepanation Blade
5.4%inclusion43 decks802 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
27%inclusion213 decks802 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
26%inclusion209 decks802 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion195 decks802 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion178 decks802 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion151 decks802 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
16%inclusion79 decks483 decks
14%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion102 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion100 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
12%inclusion93 decks802 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion91 decks802 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
11%inclusion86 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.5%inclusion76 decks802 decks
9%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
8.7%inclusion70 decks802 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
7.9%inclusion63 decks802 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion62 decks802 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion164 decks802 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion114 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
9.1%inclusion73 decks802 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.6%inclusion69 decks802 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.2%inclusion50 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.4%inclusion43 decks802 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion311 decks802 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion190 decks802 decks
-15%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
18%inclusion62 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion119 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion108 decks802 decks
-23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion95 decks802 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion85 decks802 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion80 decks802 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion70 decks802 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.2%inclusion66 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion66 decks802 decks
-19%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.7%inclusion54 decks802 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.2%inclusion50 decks802 decks
-11%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.1%inclusion49 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.1%inclusion41 decks802 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion586 decks802 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion499 decks802 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion462 decks802 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion325 decks802 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion289 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion249 decks802 decks
-28%synergy
Dimir Locket
25%inclusion200 decks802 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
21%inclusion171 decks802 decks
19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion146 decks802 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion141 decks802 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion119 decks802 decks
-16%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion98 decks802 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion95 decks802 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion88 decks802 decks
-21%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.0%inclusion72 decks802 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.4%inclusion67 decks802 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.6%inclusion61 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.0%inclusion48 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
5.2%inclusion42 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion795 decks802 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion789 decks802 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion536 decks802 decks
-21%synergy
Dismal Backwater
55%inclusion443 decks802 decks
39%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
53%inclusion426 decks802 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion407 decks802 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion379 decks802 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Deceit
45%inclusion364 decks802 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion317 decks802 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
39%inclusion315 decks802 decks
32%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion290 decks802 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion281 decks802 decks
24%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
29%inclusion236 decks802 decks
24%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion193 decks802 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
23%inclusion186 decks802 decks
-21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
23%inclusion181 decks802 decks
-30%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion172 decks802 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion118 decks802 decks
-18%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion117 decks802 decks
-2%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion83 decks802 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion69 decks703 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
8.2%inclusion66 decks802 decks
-31%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.1%inclusion65 decks802 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.9%inclusion55 decks802 decks
0%synergy
Salt Marsh
6.7%inclusion54 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion54 decks802 decks
-21%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.4%inclusion51 decks802 decks
1%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.7%inclusion46 decks802 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.2%inclusion42 decks802 decks
5%synergy
Soured Springs
5.2%inclusion38 decks735 decks
2%synergy
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