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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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Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hidden Lair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion65 decks84 decks
75%synergy
Ruin Crab
79%inclusion66 decks84 decks
70%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
76%inclusion64 decks84 decks
70%synergy
Tree of Perdition
71%inclusion60 decks84 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion68 decks84 decks
66%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
60%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
58%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
55%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion50 decks84 decks
54%synergy
Drown in the Loch
71%inclusion60 decks84 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
The Water Crystal
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Mindcrank
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
50%synergy
Singularity Rupture
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
60%inclusion50 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Nighthowler
55%inclusion46 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
51%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
52%inclusion44 decks84 decks
46%synergy
Fractured Sanity
52%inclusion44 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Silent Arbiter
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
50%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
41%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Eater of the Dead
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion26 decks79 decks
26%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Hover Barrier
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Avatar of Woe
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Grave Researcher
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
-11%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Strike
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
See Double
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
45%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Traumatize
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Flow State
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-17%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Dream Harvest
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Procrastinate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Bonehoard
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Brood
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-14%synergy
Keening Stone
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Grindstone
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Memory Erosion
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Freed from the Real
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Fraying Sanity
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
69%inclusion58 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
-0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
23%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
-11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion70 decks84 decks
-0%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion65 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion50 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion79 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion79 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion73 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
83%inclusion70 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion61 decks84 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion59 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
70%inclusion59 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion55 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Underground Sea
49%inclusion41 decks84 decks
36%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Choked Estuary
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
-16%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
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