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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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Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Mindcrank
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
78%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Eater of the Dead
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Fractured Sanity
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Consuming Aberration
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Fraying Sanity
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Mana Drain
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ruin Crab
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Consultation
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Force of Negation
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Opposition Agent
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Remora
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Force of Will
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Imperial Seal
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Mana Vault
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Tree of Perdition
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Painter's Servant
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Hedron Crab
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Notion Thief
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Mortivore
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Nighthowler
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
The Ancient One
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Drake
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Manic Scribe
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mockingbird
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Pact
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Pact of Negation
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Visions of Beyond
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Flusterstorm
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Brain Freeze
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Stifle
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Tale's End
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Fatal Push
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Misdirection
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mission Briefing
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Retraction Helix
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Disallow
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Into the Story
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Cyber Conversion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Cut Your Losses
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mind Grind
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Mind Sculpt
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Startled Awake
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Mind Funeral
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Flood of Recollection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Drain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Grindstone
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Isochron Scepter
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
The One Ring
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Altar of Dementia
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
The Water Crystal
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Helm of Obedience
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Folio of Fancies
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Millstone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Necropotence
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Court of Cunning
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Copy Artifact
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Megrim
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Reef
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Chrome Mox
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Mox Opal
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Blitzball
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Island
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Underground River
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Mana Confluence
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Ruins
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
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