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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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Dream Harvest
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
1.4%inclusion1 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
1.1%inclusion1 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Glamermite
1.1%inclusion1 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
1.1%inclusion1 decks92 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion714 decks927 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion806 decks927 decks
72%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion697 decks927 decks
67%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
60%inclusion552 decks927 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion530 decks927 decks
56%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
65%inclusion600 decks927 decks
54%synergy
Nighthowler
60%inclusion553 decks927 decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion524 decks927 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion530 decks927 decks
52%synergy
Tree of Perdition
48%inclusion449 decks927 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion570 decks927 decks
43%synergy
Mindcrank
57%inclusion533 decks927 decks
45%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion522 decks927 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion483 decks927 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion472 decks927 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion467 decks927 decks
-6%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion460 decks927 decks
43%synergy
Traumatize
49%inclusion454 decks927 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion440 decks927 decks
44%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion431 decks927 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.2%inclusion76 decks927 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
44%inclusion411 decks927 decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion401 decks927 decks
42%synergy
Fleet Swallower
37%inclusion340 decks927 decks
34%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
36%inclusion332 decks927 decks
34%synergy
Hover Barrier
36%inclusion330 decks927 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion329 decks927 decks
31%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion328 decks927 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion321 decks927 decks
30%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion308 decks927 decks
33%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion308 decks927 decks
32%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion307 decks927 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
32%inclusion294 decks927 decks
31%synergy
Eater of the Dead
31%inclusion285 decks927 decks
29%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
31%inclusion284 decks927 decks
30%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
31%inclusion284 decks927 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion216 decks722 decks
23%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
30%inclusion276 decks927 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion275 decks927 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion273 decks927 decks
28%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
28%inclusion256 decks927 decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion136 decks512 decks
26%synergy
Guiltfeeder
26%inclusion238 decks927 decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion217 decks857 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion217 decks927 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion205 decks894 decks
22%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion204 decks927 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
21%inclusion199 decks927 decks
21%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
21%inclusion192 decks927 decks
20%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion185 decks927 decks
19%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
20%inclusion30 decks151 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion184 decks927 decks
19%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion180 decks927 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion169 decks927 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18%inclusion168 decks927 decks
18%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion158 decks927 decks
17%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion148 decks927 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion148 decks927 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
14%inclusion133 decks927 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion124 decks927 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion122 decks927 decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion114 decks927 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion104 decks927 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion100 decks927 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion97 decks927 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion83 decks812 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion91 decks927 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Mist
9.3%inclusion86 decks927 decks
9%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
8.7%inclusion81 decks927 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.7%inclusion81 decks927 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
8.2%inclusion53 decks643 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion407 decks927 decks
40%synergy
Didn't Say Please
41%inclusion376 decks927 decks
36%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion341 decks927 decks
34%synergy
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion338 decks927 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Strike
35%inclusion328 decks927 decks
32%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion273 decks927 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion249 decks927 decks
25%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
27%inclusion246 decks927 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion207 decks927 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
22%inclusion205 decks927 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion187 decks927 decks
18%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion186 decks927 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion164 decks927 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion155 decks927 decks
-14%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion136 decks927 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion136 decks927 decks
-11%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion132 decks927 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion112 decks927 decks
-18%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion83 decks717 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
10%inclusion97 decks927 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion94 decks927 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion84 decks849 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
9.2%inclusion85 decks927 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion84 decks927 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
8.4%inclusion78 decks927 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.1%inclusion75 decks927 decks
-2%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.9%inclusion73 decks927 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.8%inclusion72 decks927 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion71 decks927 decks
-8%synergy
Doom Blade
7.7%inclusion71 decks927 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion62 decks850 decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
7.0%inclusion65 decks927 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.6%inclusion61 decks927 decks
3%synergy
Opt
6.3%inclusion58 decks927 decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.0%inclusion56 decks927 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion55 decks927 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.9%inclusion50 decks850 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
5.4%inclusion50 decks927 decks
-13%synergy
Cancel
5.3%inclusion49 decks927 decks
3%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.1%inclusion47 decks927 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion127 decks275 decks
34%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion292 decks927 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion286 decks927 decks
27%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
30%inclusion280 decks927 decks
25%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion263 decks927 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion235 decks927 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
23%inclusion210 decks927 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion201 decks927 decks
-14%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion199 decks927 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
20%inclusion186 decks927 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion177 decks927 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion147 decks927 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion134 decks927 decks
-11%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion123 decks927 decks
-11%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion121 decks927 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion111 decks927 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion106 decks927 decks
11%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion94 decks927 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion92 decks927 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
9.0%inclusion83 decks927 decks
-2%synergy
Ponder
8.8%inclusion82 decks927 decks
-7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.5%inclusion79 decks927 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.4%inclusion78 decks927 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
8.1%inclusion75 decks927 decks
4%synergy
Tome Scour
7.9%inclusion73 decks927 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.7%inclusion71 decks927 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
7.6%inclusion70 decks927 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.8%inclusion63 decks927 decks
-3%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.0%inclusion56 decks927 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion52 decks927 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion50 decks927 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
41%inclusion382 decks927 decks
39%synergy
The Water Crystal
40%inclusion138 decks345 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion280 decks927 decks
29%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
28%inclusion258 decks927 decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
25%inclusion235 decks927 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion216 decks927 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
21%inclusion106 decks512 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion172 decks927 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion139 decks927 decks
1%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion139 decks927 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion118 decks927 decks
-12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion113 decks927 decks
12%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion89 decks927 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.4%inclusion87 decks927 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
9.1%inclusion84 decks927 decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.0%inclusion74 decks927 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
7.7%inclusion71 decks927 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.9%inclusion64 decks927 decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.6%inclusion61 decks927 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.3%inclusion58 decks927 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.3%inclusion58 decks927 decks
-1%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.8%inclusion54 decks927 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.3%inclusion49 decks927 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion400 decks927 decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
36%inclusion338 decks927 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion327 decks927 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion296 decks927 decks
15%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion240 decks927 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
23%inclusion210 decks927 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion185 decks927 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion180 decks927 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion97 decks512 decks
17%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
19%inclusion173 decks927 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion159 decks927 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion91 decks927 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.1%inclusion84 decks927 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.4%inclusion78 decks927 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.9%inclusion73 decks927 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.6%inclusion70 decks927 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.0%inclusion65 decks927 decks
-8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.1%inclusion47 decks927 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion238 decks927 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion238 decks927 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion146 decks927 decks
14%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion99 decks927 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.6%inclusion61 decks927 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.4%inclusion59 decks927 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.0%inclusion56 decks927 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.6%inclusion52 decks927 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion416 decks927 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion408 decks927 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion261 decks927 decks
-8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
22%inclusion81 decks364 decks
17%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion197 decks927 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion181 decks927 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion140 decks927 decks
12%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion131 decks927 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion125 decks927 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion114 decks927 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion95 decks927 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.2%inclusion85 decks927 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.1%inclusion75 decks927 decks
-12%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.8%inclusion63 decks927 decks
-2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.7%inclusion62 decks927 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.4%inclusion59 decks927 decks
-6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.3%inclusion58 decks927 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion55 decks927 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion54 decks927 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion52 decks927 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.4%inclusion50 decks927 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion787 decks927 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion708 decks927 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion594 decks927 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion435 decks927 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion299 decks927 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion278 decks927 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion216 decks927 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion187 decks927 decks
-12%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion112 decks927 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion102 decks927 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
10%inclusion94 decks927 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion94 decks927 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion92 decks927 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.9%inclusion64 decks927 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.4%inclusion59 decks927 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion48 decks927 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion886 decks927 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion884 decks927 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion732 decks927 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion582 decks927 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion497 decks927 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion462 decks927 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion446 decks927 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion433 decks927 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion378 decks927 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion310 decks927 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion308 decks927 decks
16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
32%inclusion293 decks927 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion291 decks927 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion282 decks927 decks
-17%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion235 decks927 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion223 decks927 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion220 decks927 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion206 decks927 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
21%inclusion192 decks927 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion186 decks927 decks
-16%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion184 decks927 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion169 decks927 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion117 decks723 decks
-7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
16%inclusion146 decks927 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion145 decks927 decks
-16%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
13%inclusion123 decks927 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion97 decks927 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion96 decks927 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion84 decks849 decks
-2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.5%inclusion88 decks927 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.4%inclusion87 decks927 decks
-6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.3%inclusion77 decks927 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.9%inclusion73 decks927 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.6%inclusion70 decks927 decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.6%inclusion70 decks927 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion62 decks850 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.2%inclusion61 decks844 decks
-1%synergy
Waterfront District
7.1%inclusion66 decks927 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.0%inclusion59 decks844 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.0%inclusion56 decks927 decks
-22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.9%inclusion50 decks850 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.8%inclusion54 decks927 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.7%inclusion53 decks927 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.1%inclusion47 decks927 decks
-1%synergy
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