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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
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Flow State
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
2.7%inclusion2 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Mind Transfer Protocol
1.4%inclusion1 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Coin of Mastery
1.3%inclusion1 decks76 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
76%inclusion684 decks898 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion776 decks898 decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion671 decks898 decks
66%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
59%inclusion534 decks898 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion513 decks898 decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
59%inclusion533 decks898 decks
54%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
64%inclusion572 decks898 decks
53%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion508 decks898 decks
51%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion495 decks898 decks
51%synergy
Tree of Perdition
48%inclusion429 decks898 decks
46%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion551 decks898 decks
43%synergy
Mindcrank
56%inclusion505 decks898 decks
44%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion497 decks898 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion463 decks898 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion454 decks898 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion448 decks898 decks
-6%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion445 decks898 decks
43%synergy
Traumatize
48%inclusion434 decks898 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
47%inclusion422 decks898 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion414 decks898 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.7%inclusion69 decks898 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
45%inclusion400 decks898 decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion385 decks898 decks
41%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion326 decks898 decks
34%synergy
Hover Barrier
36%inclusion322 decks898 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion313 decks898 decks
31%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
35%inclusion312 decks898 decks
33%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion312 decks898 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion300 decks898 decks
28%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion297 decks898 decks
32%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
33%inclusion295 decks898 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion290 decks898 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
32%inclusion285 decks898 decks
31%synergy
Eater of the Dead
30%inclusion271 decks898 decks
29%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
30%inclusion270 decks898 decks
29%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
30%inclusion270 decks898 decks
27%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
30%inclusion268 decks898 decks
23%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion219 decks737 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion260 decks898 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion257 decks898 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion143 decks528 decks
26%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion236 decks898 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion221 decks872 decks
25%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion226 decks898 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion208 decks898 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion201 decks898 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Wall
22%inclusion195 decks898 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
21%inclusion192 decks898 decks
20%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
20%inclusion182 decks898 decks
20%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
20%inclusion36 decks178 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion180 decks898 decks
19%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion178 decks898 decks
19%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion172 decks898 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion167 decks898 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18%inclusion164 decks898 decks
18%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion144 decks898 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion138 decks898 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion135 decks898 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Runes
14%inclusion129 decks898 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion120 decks898 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion117 decks898 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion110 decks898 decks
7%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion98 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion96 decks898 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion96 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion84 decks827 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Mist
10%inclusion86 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.5%inclusion85 decks898 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.9%inclusion80 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
8.7%inclusion78 decks898 decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
8.4%inclusion75 decks898 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion388 decks898 decks
40%synergy
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion363 decks898 decks
35%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion329 decks898 decks
34%synergy
Visions of Beyond
37%inclusion329 decks898 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Strike
35%inclusion318 decks898 decks
32%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion260 decks898 decks
-4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
27%inclusion238 decks898 decks
25%synergy
Into the Story
26%inclusion233 decks898 decks
24%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion204 decks898 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
21%inclusion193 decks898 decks
20%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion188 decks898 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion185 decks898 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion160 decks898 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion147 decks898 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion133 decks898 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion126 decks898 decks
-22%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion125 decks898 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion109 decks898 decks
-19%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion84 decks732 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion88 decks864 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion91 decks898 decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
10%inclusion91 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.0%inclusion81 decks898 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
8.9%inclusion80 decks898 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
8.6%inclusion77 decks898 decks
1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.9%inclusion71 decks898 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.9%inclusion71 decks898 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.8%inclusion70 decks898 decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
7.6%inclusion68 decks898 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion67 decks898 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion63 decks865 decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
6.9%inclusion62 decks898 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.6%inclusion59 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Opt
6.5%inclusion58 decks898 decks
-5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.0%inclusion54 decks898 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion53 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.8%inclusion50 decks865 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
5.2%inclusion47 decks898 decks
-13%synergy
Cancel
5.1%inclusion46 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.0%inclusion45 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion137 decks299 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion283 decks898 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion276 decks898 decks
27%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
30%inclusion272 decks898 decks
25%synergy
Mind Funeral
28%inclusion249 decks898 decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion235 decks898 decks
17%synergy
Extract from Darkness
22%inclusion199 decks898 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion194 decks898 decks
-14%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion189 decks898 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
20%inclusion177 decks898 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion176 decks898 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion140 decks898 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion130 decks898 decks
-11%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion120 decks898 decks
-11%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion110 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion108 decks898 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion102 decks898 decks
11%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion90 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion86 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.0%inclusion81 decks898 decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
8.9%inclusion80 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.6%inclusion77 decks898 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.4%inclusion75 decks898 decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
8.2%inclusion74 decks898 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.1%inclusion73 decks898 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
7.7%inclusion69 decks898 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.3%inclusion66 decks898 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
6.6%inclusion59 decks898 decks
-4%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.8%inclusion52 decks898 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion51 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.1%inclusion46 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
41%inclusion149 decks365 decks
32%synergy
Bonehoard
41%inclusion366 decks898 decks
39%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion267 decks898 decks
28%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
28%inclusion249 decks898 decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
24%inclusion218 decks898 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Brood
24%inclusion214 decks898 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion114 decks528 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion165 decks898 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion136 decks898 decks
2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion133 decks898 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion113 decks898 decks
-12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion105 decks898 decks
11%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.4%inclusion84 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.2%inclusion83 decks898 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.9%inclusion80 decks898 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
8.1%inclusion73 decks898 decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
7.8%inclusion70 decks898 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.0%inclusion63 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.3%inclusion57 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.2%inclusion56 decks898 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.1%inclusion55 decks898 decks
5%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.5%inclusion49 decks898 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.3%inclusion48 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion385 decks898 decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
36%inclusion326 decks898 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion312 decks898 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion284 decks898 decks
15%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion231 decks898 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
21%inclusion189 decks898 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion178 decks898 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion104 decks528 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion169 decks898 decks
18%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
18%inclusion160 decks898 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion157 decks898 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
9.5%inclusion85 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.8%inclusion79 decks898 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.2%inclusion74 decks898 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.7%inclusion69 decks898 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
7.2%inclusion65 decks898 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion64 decks898 decks
-8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.1%inclusion46 decks898 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion232 decks898 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion231 decks898 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion140 decks898 decks
13%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion94 decks898 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.8%inclusion61 decks898 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion57 decks898 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.2%inclusion56 decks898 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.8%inclusion52 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion403 decks898 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion393 decks898 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion249 decks898 decks
-8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
24%inclusion91 decks384 decks
19%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion192 decks898 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion176 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion135 decks898 decks
12%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion127 decks898 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion117 decks898 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion109 decks898 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion92 decks898 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion82 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.1%inclusion73 decks898 decks
-12%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.0%inclusion63 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.7%inclusion60 decks898 decks
-12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.6%inclusion59 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.2%inclusion56 decks898 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.8%inclusion52 decks898 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion50 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion47 decks898 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
5.0%inclusion45 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion758 decks898 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion685 decks898 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion571 decks898 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion413 decks898 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion286 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion266 decks898 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion207 decks898 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion183 decks898 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion107 decks898 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion101 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion93 decks898 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion87 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Locket
10%inclusion87 decks898 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.6%inclusion59 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.5%inclusion58 decks898 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.0%inclusion45 decks898 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion859 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion857 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion713 decks898 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion563 decks898 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion487 decks898 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion450 decks898 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
47%inclusion425 decks898 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion419 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion367 decks898 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion303 decks898 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion300 decks898 decks
-11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
32%inclusion288 decks898 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
32%inclusion284 decks898 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion270 decks898 decks
-17%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion228 decks898 decks
-15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion219 decks898 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion211 decks898 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion196 decks898 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
20%inclusion183 decks898 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion181 decks898 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion180 decks898 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion160 decks898 decks
-7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion121 decks738 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion146 decks898 decks
-16%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
16%inclusion142 decks898 decks
10%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
13%inclusion119 decks898 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion94 decks898 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion88 decks864 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion91 decks898 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion86 decks898 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.0%inclusion81 decks898 decks
-7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.5%inclusion76 decks898 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.9%inclusion71 decks898 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.6%inclusion68 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
Waterfront District
7.5%inclusion67 decks898 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.5%inclusion67 decks898 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.3%inclusion63 decks859 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion63 decks865 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion58 decks859 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.9%inclusion53 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.8%inclusion52 decks898 decks
-22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.8%inclusion50 decks865 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.7%inclusion51 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.0%inclusion45 decks898 decks
-1%synergy
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