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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 Master of Lake-town
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Calculations
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Yargle, Goliath of Otaria
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
3.8%inclusion3 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
78%inclusion619 decks798 decks
76%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion682 decks798 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion585 decks798 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
59%inclusion472 decks798 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion451 decks798 decks
55%synergy
Nighthowler
57%inclusion451 decks798 decks
51%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
61%inclusion487 decks798 decks
50%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
55%inclusion438 decks798 decks
49%synergy
Tree of Perdition
49%inclusion392 decks798 decks
47%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
51%inclusion408 decks798 decks
47%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion483 decks798 decks
43%synergy
Mindcrank
55%inclusion438 decks798 decks
43%synergy
Fractured Sanity
53%inclusion421 decks798 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion392 decks798 decks
36%synergy
Mind Grind
49%inclusion390 decks798 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion381 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Singularity Rupture
47%inclusion185 decks397 decks
34%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
46%inclusion366 decks798 decks
40%synergy
The Ancient One
46%inclusion365 decks798 decks
42%synergy
Traumatize
45%inclusion362 decks798 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.5%inclusion52 decks798 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
41%inclusion330 decks798 decks
40%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion282 decks798 decks
31%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion280 decks798 decks
31%synergy
Hover Barrier
35%inclusion277 decks798 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion263 decks798 decks
30%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion256 decks798 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion249 decks798 decks
26%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion248 decks798 decks
30%synergy
Eater of the Dead
31%inclusion246 decks798 decks
29%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
31%inclusion245 decks798 decks
30%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
31%inclusion244 decks798 decks
23%synergy
Manic Scribe
30%inclusion241 decks798 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion235 decks798 decks
22%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion231 decks798 decks
28%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
29%inclusion230 decks798 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion223 decks798 decks
24%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
28%inclusion222 decks798 decks
21%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion168 decks609 decks
27%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion207 decks798 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion206 decks798 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion206 decks798 decks
25%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
24%inclusion69 decks293 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
23%inclusion185 decks798 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion180 decks798 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion176 decks798 decks
20%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion175 decks798 decks
21%synergy
Fog Bank
21%inclusion171 decks798 decks
20%synergy
Aegis Turtle
21%inclusion169 decks798 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
21%inclusion168 decks798 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
20%inclusion162 decks798 decks
19%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
20%inclusion158 decks798 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
19%inclusion150 decks798 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion136 decks798 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion125 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion119 decks798 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion119 decks798 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Runes
15%inclusion118 decks798 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
14%inclusion111 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion98 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion96 decks798 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion91 decks798 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
10%inclusion83 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion82 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion82 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion79 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Mist
9.4%inclusion75 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.3%inclusion74 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.8%inclusion70 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.3%inclusion66 decks798 decks
-16%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
7.9%inclusion63 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion326 decks798 decks
37%synergy
Didn't Say Please
36%inclusion291 decks798 decks
32%synergy
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion291 decks798 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Strike
32%inclusion259 decks798 decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
32%inclusion258 decks798 decks
29%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion231 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion212 decks798 decks
25%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
24%inclusion191 decks798 decks
23%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion170 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion170 decks798 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion162 decks798 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
20%inclusion156 decks798 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion148 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion127 decks798 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion116 decks798 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion112 decks798 decks
-23%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion104 decks798 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion102 decks798 decks
-19%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion88 decks798 decks
-5%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion81 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion79 decks798 decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
10%inclusion76 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
9.3%inclusion74 decks798 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion72 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.6%inclusion69 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion66 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
8.0%inclusion64 decks798 decks
6%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion64 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.5%inclusion60 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.5%inclusion60 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion60 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.1%inclusion57 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.6%inclusion16 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
6.1%inclusion49 decks798 decks
-13%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.1%inclusion49 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.1%inclusion49 decks798 decks
-10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.0%inclusion48 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.8%inclusion46 decks798 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
5.5%inclusion44 decks798 decks
-6%synergy
Resculpt
5.4%inclusion43 decks798 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
5.3%inclusion42 decks798 decks
-12%synergy
Cancel
5.1%inclusion41 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion254 decks798 decks
27%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion230 decks798 decks
24%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion222 decks798 decks
24%synergy
Mind Funeral
26%inclusion210 decks798 decks
24%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion193 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Extract from Darkness
22%inclusion173 decks798 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion171 decks798 decks
-13%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion170 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion155 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Pilfered Plans
19%inclusion154 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion123 decks798 decks
-10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion117 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion111 decks798 decks
-12%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion93 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion91 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion83 decks798 decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion79 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion77 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion73 decks798 decks
-7%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.1%inclusion73 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
8.9%inclusion71 decks798 decks
-1%synergy
Tome Scour
8.5%inclusion68 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.5%inclusion68 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.5%inclusion68 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.4%inclusion59 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion57 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Summons
6.8%inclusion54 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.0%inclusion48 decks798 decks
-1%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.0%inclusion40 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
41%inclusion188 decks456 decks
32%synergy
Bonehoard
38%inclusion304 decks798 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion249 decks798 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
28%inclusion223 decks798 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion181 decks798 decks
18%synergy
Keening Stone
21%inclusion166 decks798 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
21%inclusion125 decks609 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion155 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion120 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion118 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion112 decks798 decks
-11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion83 decks798 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.9%inclusion71 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.0%inclusion64 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
7.9%inclusion63 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.5%inclusion60 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.6%inclusion53 decks798 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.6%inclusion53 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.3%inclusion50 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.1%inclusion49 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.6%inclusion45 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.4%inclusion43 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion356 decks798 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion348 decks798 decks
40%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion326 decks798 decks
37%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion270 decks798 decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion267 decks798 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion255 decks798 decks
14%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion214 decks798 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
21%inclusion128 decks609 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion156 decks798 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion151 decks798 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
19%inclusion150 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion147 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
18%inclusion143 decks798 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion77 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.4%inclusion75 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.4%inclusion67 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
8.1%inclusion65 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.0%inclusion64 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.5%inclusion60 decks798 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion200 decks798 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion197 decks798 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion110 decks798 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion81 decks798 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.6%inclusion53 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.6%inclusion53 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.5%inclusion52 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.0%inclusion48 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion349 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion331 decks798 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion212 decks798 decks
-9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion107 decks475 decks
18%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion166 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion143 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion122 decks798 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion106 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion99 decks798 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion93 decks798 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion80 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.3%inclusion66 decks798 decks
-11%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.1%inclusion65 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.3%inclusion58 decks798 decks
-11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.9%inclusion55 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.4%inclusion51 decks798 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion47 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.8%inclusion46 decks798 decks
-7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.4%inclusion43 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion42 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.1%inclusion41 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion651 decks798 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion614 decks798 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion504 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion365 decks798 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion246 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion215 decks798 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion184 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion158 decks798 decks
-11%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion96 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion92 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion90 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.1%inclusion73 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Locket
9.1%inclusion73 decks798 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.5%inclusion52 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.0%inclusion48 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion756 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion754 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion630 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion501 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion434 decks798 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion418 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
47%inclusion379 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion374 decks798 decks
-0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion322 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion272 decks798 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion261 decks798 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
32%inclusion257 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
32%inclusion255 decks798 decks
-17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion242 decks798 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion224 decks798 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion184 decks798 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion181 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion181 decks798 decks
-10%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion163 decks798 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion159 decks798 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion153 decks798 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
19%inclusion152 decks798 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion136 decks798 decks
-16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion129 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion106 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion96 decks798 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
11%inclusion86 decks798 decks
-6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion84 decks798 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion83 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion82 decks798 decks
-11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion72 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.9%inclusion71 decks798 decks
-0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.8%inclusion70 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.3%inclusion66 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.5%inclusion60 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.3%inclusion58 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion55 decks798 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.8%inclusion54 decks798 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.8%inclusion54 decks798 decks
-20%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.8%inclusion54 decks798 decks
1%synergy
Waterfront District
6.4%inclusion51 decks798 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.4%inclusion51 decks798 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.1%inclusion49 decks798 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
5.3%inclusion42 decks798 decks
-8%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.1%inclusion41 decks798 decks
-0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.0%inclusion40 decks798 decks
-1%synergy
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