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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
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
3.5%inclusion3 decks85 decks
3%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
2.2%inclusion2 decks93 decks
0%synergy
North Pole Patrol
2.1%inclusion2 decks95 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion728 decks946 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion826 decks946 decks
72%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion714 decks946 decks
67%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
60%inclusion566 decks946 decks
58%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion542 decks946 decks
56%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
65%inclusion615 decks946 decks
54%synergy
Nighthowler
60%inclusion563 decks946 decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion538 decks946 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion542 decks946 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion547 decks946 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion580 decks946 decks
43%synergy
Mindcrank
58%inclusion551 decks946 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion497 decks946 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion487 decks946 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
51%inclusion483 decks946 decks
-5%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion476 decks946 decks
44%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion473 decks946 decks
46%synergy
Tree of Perdition
48%inclusion456 decks946 decks
46%synergy
Fraying Sanity
48%inclusion452 decks946 decks
44%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion105 decks227 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.4%inclusion79 decks946 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
44%inclusion420 decks946 decks
41%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion409 decks946 decks
42%synergy
Fleet Swallower
38%inclusion355 decks946 decks
35%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
36%inclusion344 decks946 decks
34%synergy
Hover Barrier
36%inclusion341 decks946 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion333 decks946 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion328 decks946 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
34%inclusion325 decks946 decks
30%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
34%inclusion324 decks946 decks
26%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion309 decks946 decks
32%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion308 decks946 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
32%inclusion303 decks946 decks
31%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
32%inclusion298 decks946 decks
28%synergy
Eater of the Dead
31%inclusion293 decks946 decks
30%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
31%inclusion293 decks946 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion209 decks691 decks
23%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
30%inclusion284 decks946 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion279 decks946 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion279 decks946 decks
28%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
28%inclusion264 decks946 decks
27%synergy
Guiltfeeder
26%inclusion249 decks946 decks
21%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
26%inclusion124 decks478 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion214 decks828 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion222 decks946 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion202 decks865 decks
22%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion208 decks946 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
22%inclusion205 decks946 decks
21%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
21%inclusion198 decks946 decks
20%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion190 decks946 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion186 decks946 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion183 decks946 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion168 decks946 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18%inclusion168 decks946 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion162 decks946 decks
17%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion154 decks946 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion149 decks946 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
15%inclusion138 decks946 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion131 decks946 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
13%inclusion123 decks946 decks
7%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
13%inclusion122 decks946 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion107 decks946 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion100 decks946 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion92 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion77 decks783 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion92 decks946 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Mist
10%inclusion90 decks946 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
9.1%inclusion86 decks946 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
8.8%inclusion54 decks612 decks
8%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
8.7%inclusion82 decks946 decks
7%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
8.2%inclusion78 decks946 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion430 decks946 decks
42%synergy
Didn't Say Please
42%inclusion393 decks946 decks
36%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion351 decks946 decks
34%synergy
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion344 decks946 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Strike
36%inclusion338 decks946 decks
33%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion274 decks946 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion258 decks946 decks
26%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
27%inclusion257 decks946 decks
26%synergy
Thought Scour
23%inclusion218 decks946 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Incursion
22%inclusion209 decks946 decks
20%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion193 decks946 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion188 decks946 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion172 decks946 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion167 decks946 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion139 decks946 decks
-11%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion137 decks946 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion136 decks946 decks
-21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion110 decks946 decks
-19%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion79 decks686 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
11%inclusion107 decks946 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion82 decks820 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion92 decks946 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.9%inclusion84 decks946 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
8.6%inclusion81 decks946 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
8.5%inclusion80 decks946 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
8.1%inclusion77 decks946 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion75 decks946 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.8%inclusion74 decks946 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.6%inclusion72 decks946 decks
-8%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.6%inclusion72 decks946 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion60 decks821 decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
7.2%inclusion68 decks946 decks
4%synergy
Opt
6.3%inclusion60 decks946 decks
-5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.2%inclusion59 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
6.0%inclusion57 decks946 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.7%inclusion54 decks946 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.6%inclusion46 decks821 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
5.5%inclusion52 decks946 decks
-13%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.4%inclusion51 decks946 decks
5%synergy
Countermand
5.2%inclusion49 decks946 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion308 decks946 decks
27%synergy
Cut Your Losses
32%inclusion301 decks946 decks
28%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion291 decks946 decks
26%synergy
Mind Funeral
29%inclusion276 decks946 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion241 decks946 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
23%inclusion218 decks946 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion204 decks946 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion203 decks946 decks
-14%synergy
Pilfered Plans
21%inclusion196 decks946 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion181 decks946 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion148 decks946 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion128 decks946 decks
-12%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion124 decks946 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion119 decks946 decks
-12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion115 decks946 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
12%inclusion111 decks946 decks
11%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion97 decks946 decks
10%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion94 decks946 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.9%inclusion84 decks946 decks
-7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.6%inclusion78 decks912 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.5%inclusion80 decks946 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
8.5%inclusion80 decks946 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
8.4%inclusion79 decks946 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
8.1%inclusion77 decks946 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
7.6%inclusion72 decks946 decks
4%synergy
Tome Scour
7.4%inclusion70 decks946 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
6.8%inclusion64 decks946 decks
-3%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.1%inclusion58 decks946 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion53 decks946 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion51 decks946 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.1%inclusion48 decks946 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
41%inclusion389 decks946 decks
39%synergy
The Water Crystal
40%inclusion119 decks301 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion286 decks946 decks
29%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
29%inclusion272 decks946 decks
24%synergy
Keening Stone
26%inclusion244 decks946 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion213 decks946 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion97 decks478 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion175 decks946 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion142 decks946 decks
1%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion141 decks946 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion124 decks946 decks
-11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion119 decks946 decks
12%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion94 decks946 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion94 decks946 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.6%inclusion81 decks946 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.4%inclusion79 decks946 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
7.5%inclusion71 decks946 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.2%inclusion68 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.6%inclusion62 decks946 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.0%inclusion57 decks946 decks
5%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.5%inclusion52 decks946 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.4%inclusion51 decks946 decks
-2%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.1%inclusion48 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion436 decks946 decks
40%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion409 decks946 decks
39%synergy
Court of Cunning
37%inclusion353 decks946 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
36%inclusion339 decks946 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion304 decks946 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion245 decks946 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
23%inclusion220 decks946 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion188 decks946 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion185 decks946 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion93 decks478 decks
17%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
19%inclusion177 decks946 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion156 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion94 decks946 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.2%inclusion87 decks946 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.5%inclusion80 decks946 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.5%inclusion71 decks946 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
7.3%inclusion69 decks946 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.2%inclusion59 decks946 decks
-10%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.7%inclusion54 decks946 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.2%inclusion47 decks911 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion251 decks946 decks
24%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion243 decks946 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion152 decks946 decks
14%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion98 decks946 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.8%inclusion64 decks946 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.6%inclusion62 decks946 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.9%inclusion56 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.9%inclusion56 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion422 decks946 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion414 decks946 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion269 decks946 decks
-8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion73 decks322 decks
18%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion201 decks946 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion189 decks946 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion136 decks946 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion131 decks946 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion130 decks946 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion120 decks946 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion97 decks946 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion86 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.7%inclusion73 decks946 decks
-12%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.0%inclusion66 decks946 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.7%inclusion63 decks946 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.6%inclusion62 decks946 decks
-6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.0%inclusion57 decks946 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion55 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.8%inclusion55 decks946 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion53 decks946 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.1%inclusion48 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion813 decks946 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion722 decks946 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion604 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion445 decks946 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion299 decks946 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion283 decks946 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion216 decks946 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion192 decks946 decks
-12%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion118 decks946 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion107 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion99 decks946 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion95 decks946 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
9.3%inclusion88 decks946 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.9%inclusion65 decks946 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.9%inclusion56 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion50 decks946 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion906 decks946 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion903 decks946 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion749 decks946 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion588 decks946 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion507 decks946 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion471 decks946 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion453 decks946 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion443 decks946 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion377 decks946 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion316 decks946 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion313 decks946 decks
-11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
32%inclusion303 decks946 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion295 decks946 decks
-9%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion277 decks946 decks
-18%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion233 decks946 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion225 decks946 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion224 decks946 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion216 decks946 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
21%inclusion200 decks946 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion191 decks946 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion189 decks946 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion164 decks946 decks
-8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion114 decks692 decks
-7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
16%inclusion150 decks946 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion144 decks946 decks
-16%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
14%inclusion128 decks946 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion101 decks946 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion97 decks946 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion82 decks820 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.3%inclusion87 decks940 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.0%inclusion85 decks946 decks
-6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.4%inclusion79 decks946 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.2%inclusion78 decks946 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.6%inclusion72 decks946 decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.6%inclusion72 decks946 decks
1%synergy
Waterfront District
7.4%inclusion70 decks946 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion60 decks821 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.2%inclusion59 decks815 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.6%inclusion54 decks815 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.2%inclusion59 decks946 decks
-21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.6%inclusion46 decks821 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.6%inclusion53 decks946 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion51 decks946 decks
-2%synergy
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