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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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14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
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5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
A.I.M. Labs
3.4%inclusion2 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
1.7%inclusion1 decks59 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
76%inclusion639 decks836 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion711 decks836 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion619 decks836 decks
66%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
58%inclusion489 decks836 decks
56%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion474 decks836 decks
55%synergy
Nighthowler
58%inclusion482 decks836 decks
52%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
62%inclusion519 decks836 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
55%inclusion459 decks836 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
53%inclusion439 decks836 decks
48%synergy
Tree of Perdition
48%inclusion404 decks836 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion511 decks836 decks
43%synergy
Mindcrank
55%inclusion460 decks836 decks
43%synergy
Fractured Sanity
54%inclusion448 decks836 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion411 decks836 decks
36%synergy
Mind Grind
49%inclusion407 decks836 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion403 decks836 decks
-8%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
47%inclusion394 decks836 decks
41%synergy
Traumatize
46%inclusion387 decks836 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion166 decks362 decks
33%synergy
The Ancient One
45%inclusion378 decks836 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.3%inclusion61 decks836 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
42%inclusion350 decks836 decks
40%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion296 decks836 decks
31%synergy
Hover Barrier
35%inclusion293 decks836 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion290 decks836 decks
32%synergy
Hedron Crab
34%inclusion288 decks836 decks
30%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
33%inclusion274 decks836 decks
31%synergy
Manic Scribe
32%inclusion266 decks836 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
32%inclusion266 decks836 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion261 decks836 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
31%inclusion260 decks836 decks
30%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
31%inclusion260 decks836 decks
23%synergy
Eater of the Dead
30%inclusion253 decks836 decks
29%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
29%inclusion246 decks836 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion243 decks836 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
28%inclusion222 decks783 decks
21%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
28%inclusion237 decks836 decks
21%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion236 decks836 decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion231 decks836 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion155 decks581 decks
26%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion219 decks836 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion217 decks836 decks
25%synergy
Guiltfeeder
24%inclusion204 decks836 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion192 decks836 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion184 decks836 decks
20%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
22%inclusion55 decks253 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion180 decks836 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Wall
21%inclusion175 decks836 decks
20%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion173 decks836 decks
20%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
21%inclusion173 decks836 decks
20%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion165 decks836 decks
19%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
20%inclusion165 decks836 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
19%inclusion160 decks836 decks
19%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion148 decks836 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion133 decks836 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion129 decks836 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion128 decks836 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
15%inclusion123 decks836 decks
14%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
14%inclusion114 decks836 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion103 decks836 decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion103 decks836 decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion95 decks836 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion88 decks836 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion87 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion83 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion82 decks836 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
9.4%inclusion79 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.1%inclusion76 decks836 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Junk
8.7%inclusion73 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
7.9%inclusion56 decks705 decks
7%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
7.9%inclusion66 decks836 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion348 decks836 decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
38%inclusion319 decks836 decks
33%synergy
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion305 decks836 decks
33%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion278 decks836 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Strike
33%inclusion275 decks836 decks
30%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion240 decks836 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
26%inclusion221 decks836 decks
25%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
25%inclusion206 decks836 decks
23%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion176 decks836 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion172 decks836 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion170 decks836 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Incursion
20%inclusion169 decks836 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion152 decks836 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion133 decks836 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion123 decks836 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion122 decks836 decks
-22%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion109 decks836 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion107 decks836 decks
-19%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion87 decks778 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion83 decks836 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion83 decks836 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion82 decks836 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
10%inclusion81 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion80 decks836 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion76 decks836 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion67 decks836 decks
-8%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion67 decks836 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
8.0%inclusion67 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.8%inclusion65 decks836 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.8%inclusion65 decks836 decks
-8%synergy
Doom Blade
7.5%inclusion63 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.4%inclusion62 decks836 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
6.3%inclusion53 decks836 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.3%inclusion53 decks836 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.0%inclusion50 decks836 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.9%inclusion49 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Opt
5.9%inclusion49 decks836 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
5.9%inclusion49 decks836 decks
-0%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.7%inclusion48 decks836 decks
-4%synergy
Cancel
5.3%inclusion44 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion261 decks836 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion239 decks836 decks
25%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
28%inclusion235 decks836 decks
23%synergy
Mind Funeral
26%inclusion219 decks836 decks
24%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion206 decks836 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion187 decks836 decks
-12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
22%inclusion186 decks836 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion181 decks836 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion160 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Pilfered Plans
19%inclusion157 decks836 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion126 decks836 decks
-10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion120 decks836 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion115 decks836 decks
-11%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion99 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion98 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion88 decks836 decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion84 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion80 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.0%inclusion75 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion73 decks836 decks
-8%synergy
Damnation
8.7%inclusion73 decks836 decks
-1%synergy
Tome Scour
8.6%inclusion72 decks836 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.5%inclusion71 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.3%inclusion69 decks836 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.3%inclusion61 decks836 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
6.5%inclusion54 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion53 decks836 decks
-0%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion53 decks836 decks
-4%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.1%inclusion43 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.0%inclusion42 decks836 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
41%inclusion173 decks423 decks
32%synergy
Bonehoard
38%inclusion319 decks836 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion263 decks836 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
27%inclusion228 decks836 decks
22%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion189 decks836 decks
18%synergy
Keening Stone
21%inclusion179 decks836 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
21%inclusion120 decks581 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion165 decks836 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion134 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion125 decks836 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion112 decks836 decks
-11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion93 decks836 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.2%inclusion77 decks836 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.3%inclusion69 decks836 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
8.0%inclusion67 decks836 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
7.3%inclusion61 decks836 decks
6%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
7.2%inclusion60 decks836 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.9%inclusion58 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.3%inclusion53 decks836 decks
-2%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.2%inclusion52 decks836 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.9%inclusion49 decks836 decks
4%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.9%inclusion49 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.0%inclusion42 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion375 decks836 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion368 decks836 decks
40%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion345 decks836 decks
37%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion287 decks836 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion279 decks836 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion271 decks836 decks
15%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion223 decks836 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
21%inclusion120 decks581 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion165 decks836 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion164 decks836 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
19%inclusion161 decks836 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion156 decks836 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
17%inclusion143 decks836 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Secrets
9.4%inclusion79 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.1%inclusion76 decks836 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.1%inclusion68 decks836 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.8%inclusion65 decks836 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
7.4%inclusion62 decks836 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.3%inclusion61 decks836 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion215 decks836 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion209 decks836 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion119 decks836 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion82 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.9%inclusion58 decks836 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.2%inclusion52 decks836 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.2%inclusion52 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.1%inclusion51 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion377 decks836 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion356 decks836 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion227 decks836 decks
-9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion102 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion172 decks836 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion153 decks836 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion127 decks836 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion113 decks836 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion104 decks836 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion103 decks836 decks
-14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion88 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion73 decks836 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.5%inclusion71 decks836 decks
-11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.3%inclusion61 decks836 decks
-11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.9%inclusion58 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.5%inclusion54 decks836 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion53 decks836 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion49 decks836 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion47 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.4%inclusion45 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion44 decks836 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion688 decks836 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion641 decks836 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion529 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion388 decks836 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion263 decks836 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion234 decks836 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion194 decks836 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion169 decks836 decks
-11%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion96 decks836 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion95 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion89 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.3%inclusion78 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.9%inclusion74 decks836 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.6%inclusion55 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.3%inclusion53 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.0%inclusion42 decks836 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion795 decks836 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion793 decks836 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion665 decks836 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion528 decks836 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion453 decks836 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion432 decks836 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion400 decks836 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion393 decks836 decks
-0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion340 decks836 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion284 decks836 decks
-10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion272 decks836 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion270 decks836 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
32%inclusion264 decks836 decks
-17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion254 decks836 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion233 decks836 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion195 decks836 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion191 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion186 decks836 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion172 decks836 decks
-16%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion171 decks836 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion164 decks836 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
19%inclusion157 decks836 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion142 decks836 decks
-16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion129 decks784 decks
-8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
14%inclusion117 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion104 decks836 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion89 decks836 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
11%inclusion88 decks836 decks
-6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion87 decks836 decks
-11%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion87 decks836 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion82 decks836 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.9%inclusion74 decks836 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.6%inclusion72 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.3%inclusion69 decks836 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion67 decks836 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.2%inclusion60 decks836 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.2%inclusion60 decks836 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.1%inclusion59 decks836 decks
1%synergy
Waterfront District
6.9%inclusion58 decks836 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion56 decks836 decks
-20%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.6%inclusion55 decks836 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion55 decks836 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.3%inclusion53 decks836 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
5.0%inclusion42 decks836 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.0%inclusion42 decks836 decks
-1%synergy
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