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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
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
4.3%inclusion4 decks92 decks
4%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
2.0%inclusion2 decks100 decks
0%synergy
North Pole Patrol
2.0%inclusion2 decks102 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion729 decks945 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion826 decks945 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion713 decks945 decks
67%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
60%inclusion566 decks945 decks
58%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion542 decks945 decks
56%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
65%inclusion616 decks945 decks
55%synergy
Nighthowler
60%inclusion565 decks945 decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion537 decks945 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion540 decks945 decks
51%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion545 decks945 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion578 decks945 decks
43%synergy
Mindcrank
58%inclusion550 decks945 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion494 decks945 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
52%inclusion487 decks945 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
51%inclusion479 decks945 decks
-5%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion474 decks945 decks
44%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion473 decks945 decks
46%synergy
Tree of Perdition
48%inclusion456 decks945 decks
47%synergy
Fraying Sanity
48%inclusion449 decks945 decks
44%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion437 decks945 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.4%inclusion79 decks945 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
44%inclusion420 decks945 decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion408 decks945 decks
42%synergy
Fleet Swallower
37%inclusion354 decks945 decks
35%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
37%inclusion345 decks945 decks
35%synergy
Hover Barrier
36%inclusion340 decks945 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion331 decks945 decks
31%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
35%inclusion327 decks945 decks
27%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion327 decks945 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
34%inclusion326 decks945 decks
30%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion310 decks945 decks
32%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion308 decks945 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
32%inclusion302 decks945 decks
31%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
32%inclusion299 decks945 decks
29%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
31%inclusion293 decks945 decks
30%synergy
Eater of the Dead
31%inclusion291 decks945 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion211 decks695 decks
23%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
30%inclusion284 decks945 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion280 decks945 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion278 decks945 decks
26%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
28%inclusion263 decks945 decks
27%synergy
Guiltfeeder
26%inclusion249 decks945 decks
21%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
26%inclusion126 decks482 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion215 decks832 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion221 decks945 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion202 decks869 decks
22%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion208 decks945 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
22%inclusion204 decks945 decks
21%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
21%inclusion199 decks945 decks
21%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion190 decks945 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion186 decks945 decks
19%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion184 decks945 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18%inclusion168 decks945 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion167 decks945 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion161 decks945 decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion154 decks945 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion149 decks945 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
14%inclusion137 decks945 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion131 decks945 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion122 decks945 decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
13%inclusion122 decks945 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion106 decks945 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Kin
10%inclusion99 decks945 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion93 decks912 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion78 decks787 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion92 decks945 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
9.4%inclusion89 decks945 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.2%inclusion87 decks945 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
8.8%inclusion54 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
8.5%inclusion80 decks945 decks
7%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
8.3%inclusion78 decks945 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion427 decks945 decks
41%synergy
Didn't Say Please
41%inclusion392 decks945 decks
36%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion351 decks945 decks
34%synergy
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion344 decks945 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Strike
36%inclusion337 decks945 decks
33%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion275 decks945 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion258 decks945 decks
26%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
27%inclusion255 decks945 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion217 decks945 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Incursion
22%inclusion209 decks945 decks
20%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion192 decks945 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion189 decks945 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion169 decks945 decks
-13%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion168 decks945 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion137 decks945 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion137 decks945 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion135 decks945 decks
-21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion112 decks945 decks
-18%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion79 decks690 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
11%inclusion107 decks945 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion82 decks824 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion91 decks945 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.9%inclusion84 decks945 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
8.7%inclusion82 decks945 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
8.5%inclusion80 decks945 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
8.1%inclusion77 decks945 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.8%inclusion74 decks945 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion73 decks945 decks
-3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.6%inclusion72 decks945 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.6%inclusion72 decks945 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion60 decks825 decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
7.2%inclusion68 decks945 decks
4%synergy
Opt
6.2%inclusion59 decks945 decks
-6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.2%inclusion59 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion56 decks945 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.7%inclusion54 decks945 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.6%inclusion46 decks825 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
5.5%inclusion52 decks945 decks
-13%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.4%inclusion51 decks945 decks
5%synergy
Countermand
5.2%inclusion49 decks945 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
5.1%inclusion48 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion105 decks232 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion308 decks945 decks
27%synergy
Cut Your Losses
32%inclusion300 decks945 decks
28%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion290 decks945 decks
26%synergy
Mind Funeral
29%inclusion274 decks945 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion242 decks945 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
23%inclusion219 decks945 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion202 decks945 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion202 decks945 decks
-14%synergy
Pilfered Plans
21%inclusion195 decks945 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion182 decks945 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion147 decks945 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion128 decks945 decks
-12%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion124 decks945 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion120 decks945 decks
-12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion116 decks945 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
12%inclusion109 decks945 decks
11%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion96 decks945 decks
9%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion94 decks945 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion82 decks945 decks
-8%synergy
Damnation
8.6%inclusion81 decks945 decks
-2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.5%inclusion78 decks916 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.5%inclusion80 decks945 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
8.4%inclusion79 decks945 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
8.1%inclusion77 decks945 decks
8%synergy
Tome Scour
7.5%inclusion71 decks945 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
7.5%inclusion71 decks945 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.7%inclusion63 decks945 decks
-3%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.1%inclusion58 decks945 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion53 decks945 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion50 decks945 decks
3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.1%inclusion48 decks945 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
41%inclusion390 decks945 decks
39%synergy
The Water Crystal
40%inclusion123 decks306 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion287 decks945 decks
29%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
29%inclusion271 decks945 decks
24%synergy
Keening Stone
26%inclusion244 decks945 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion214 decks945 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion97 decks482 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion175 decks945 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion142 decks945 decks
1%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion141 decks945 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion123 decks945 decks
-11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion118 decks945 decks
12%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion94 decks945 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion92 decks945 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.5%inclusion80 decks945 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.5%inclusion80 decks945 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
7.5%inclusion71 decks945 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.4%inclusion70 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.6%inclusion62 decks945 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.1%inclusion58 decks945 decks
5%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.5%inclusion52 decks945 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.5%inclusion52 decks945 decks
-1%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.2%inclusion49 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion408 decks945 decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
37%inclusion352 decks945 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
36%inclusion338 decks945 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion303 decks945 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion246 decks945 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
23%inclusion220 decks945 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion187 decks945 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion185 decks945 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion93 decks482 decks
17%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
19%inclusion176 decks945 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion155 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion94 decks945 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.3%inclusion88 decks945 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.5%inclusion80 decks945 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.7%inclusion73 decks945 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.3%inclusion69 decks945 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.3%inclusion60 decks945 decks
-9%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.6%inclusion53 decks945 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.1%inclusion47 decks915 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion251 decks945 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion241 decks945 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion151 decks945 decks
14%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion97 decks945 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.7%inclusion63 decks945 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.6%inclusion62 decks945 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.9%inclusion56 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.8%inclusion55 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion422 decks945 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion414 decks945 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion270 decks945 decks
-8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
22%inclusion73 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion201 decks945 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion188 decks945 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion136 decks945 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion131 decks945 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion129 decks945 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion120 decks945 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion97 decks945 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion86 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.7%inclusion73 decks945 decks
-12%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.0%inclusion66 decks945 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.6%inclusion62 decks945 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.5%inclusion61 decks945 decks
-7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.0%inclusion57 decks945 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.8%inclusion55 decks945 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion55 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.5%inclusion52 decks945 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.2%inclusion49 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion811 decks945 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion723 decks945 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion603 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion443 decks945 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion297 decks945 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion283 decks945 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion214 decks945 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion189 decks945 decks
-12%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion118 decks945 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion107 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion99 decks945 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion94 decks945 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
10%inclusion90 decks945 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.9%inclusion65 decks945 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.9%inclusion56 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion49 decks945 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion904 decks945 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion901 decks945 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion747 decks945 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion588 decks945 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion509 decks945 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion471 decks945 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion454 decks945 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion443 decks945 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion378 decks945 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion314 decks945 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion313 decks945 decks
-11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
32%inclusion302 decks945 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion294 decks945 decks
-9%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion278 decks945 decks
-17%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion232 decks945 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion225 decks945 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion223 decks945 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion213 decks945 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
21%inclusion199 decks945 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion191 decks945 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion188 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion163 decks945 decks
-8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion114 decks696 decks
-7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
16%inclusion150 decks945 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion145 decks945 decks
-16%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
14%inclusion128 decks945 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion99 decks945 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion96 decks945 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion82 decks824 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.2%inclusion87 decks944 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.1%inclusion86 decks945 decks
-6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.4%inclusion79 decks945 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.3%inclusion78 decks945 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.6%inclusion72 decks945 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.5%inclusion71 decks945 decks
-1%synergy
Waterfront District
7.4%inclusion70 decks945 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion60 decks825 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion58 decks819 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion55 decks819 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.2%inclusion59 decks945 decks
-21%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.7%inclusion54 decks945 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.6%inclusion46 decks825 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.5%inclusion52 decks945 decks
-2%synergy
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