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Phenax, God of Deception
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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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Mindcrank
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
79%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
73%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
69%synergy
Eater of the Dead
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
60%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
60%synergy
Fractured Sanity
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
58%synergy
Consuming Aberration
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Mana Drain
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
53%synergy
Ruin Crab
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Consultation
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Remora
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Traumatize
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Tree of Perdition
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Demonic Tutor
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Force of Will
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
49%synergy
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Mystical Tutor
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Imperial Seal
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Charix, the Raging Isle
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Opposition Agent
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Painter's Servant
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Notion Thief
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
The Ancient One
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Nighthowler
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Crab
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Mortivore
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Drake
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Undead Alchemist
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fog Bank
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Frost
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Thopter Assembly
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Guiltfeeder
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Displacer Kitten
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Drown in the Loch
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Tainted Pact
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Visions of Beyond
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Flusterstorm
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Mental Misstep
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Strix Serenade
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Strike
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Disallow
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Stifle
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Fatal Push
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Countersquall
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Tale's End
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Misdirection
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mission Briefing
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Retraction Helix
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Banishing Knack
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Singularity Rupture
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Mind Grind
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
DOOMSDAY
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Mind Sculpt
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-23%synergy
Startled Awake
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Flood of Recollection
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Devastation Tide
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Grindstone
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Isochron Scepter
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Captain America's Shield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Water Crystal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Helm of Obedience
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Time Sieve
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Bonehoard
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Keening Stone
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Millstone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Intruder Alarm
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Megrim
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
20%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-0%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Opal
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Chrome Mox
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Mox Diamond
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Island
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Watery Grave
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Underground River
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Delta
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Underground Sea
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Reflecting Pool
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Mana Confluence
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
18%synergy
City of Brass
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Flooded Strand
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
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