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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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A.I.M. Labs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wall of Frost
72%inclusion60 decks83 decks
71%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
70%inclusion58 decks83 decks
68%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
69%inclusion57 decks83 decks
67%synergy
Consuming Aberration
75%inclusion62 decks83 decks
60%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
59%inclusion49 decks83 decks
58%synergy
Nighthowler
64%inclusion53 decks83 decks
58%synergy
Psychic Strike
58%inclusion48 decks83 decks
55%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
59%inclusion49 decks83 decks
54%synergy
Glacial Wall
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
51%synergy
Manic Scribe
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
54%inclusion45 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Bonehoard
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
50%synergy
Thought Collapse
49%inclusion41 decks83 decks
46%synergy
Didn't Say Please
49%inclusion41 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Hover Barrier
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
42%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
39%synergy
Pilfered Plans
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Runes
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Unhallowed Phalanx
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
39%synergy
Aegis Turtle
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
39%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
37%synergy
Ruin Crab
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Mortivore
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
33%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
31%synergy
The Ancient One
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Mist
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Riptide Turtle
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
The Mindskinner
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Monastery Flock
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Relic Golem
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Junk
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Moaning Wall
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Doorkeeper
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Coral Colony
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Catapult Fodder
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Scaretiller
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Air
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Kelpie Guide
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
36%synergy
Into the Story
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
37%synergy
Drown in the Loch
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Thought Scour
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Murder
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
-34%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-14%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Countermand
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-0%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Archive Trap
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Soul Manipulation
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Charm
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Induce Paranoia
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-24%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Careful Consideration
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Triton Tactics
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-29%synergy
Cast Down
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Dream Twist
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Opt
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Expel from Orazca
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Shore Up
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-0%synergy
Refute
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mind Transfer Protocol
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Extract from Darkness
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Cut Your Losses
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Treasure Cruise
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Fractured Sanity
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Tome Scour
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Bond of Insight
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Dream Harvest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Concentrate
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Secrets
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Coerced Confession
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Hex
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Drain
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Dreadwaters
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Languish
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
The Water Crystal
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Millstone
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-17%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
12%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Court of Cunning
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Death's Approach
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-23%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-28%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Dreadship Reef
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion54 decks83 decks
-19%synergy
Sol Ring
61%inclusion51 decks83 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion48 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Locket
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
-36%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Blitzball
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-25%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion83 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion83 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion58 decks83 decks
-18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
67%inclusion56 decks83 decks
52%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion46 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion44 decks83 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
41%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
-25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Waterfront District
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-43%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-22%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-17%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Soured Springs
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Salt Marsh
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-42%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
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