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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
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
80%inclusion76 decks95 decks
78%synergy
Ruin Crab
85%inclusion81 decks95 decks
77%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion76 decks95 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion82 decks95 decks
71%synergy
Tree of Perdition
69%inclusion66 decks95 decks
68%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
67%inclusion64 decks95 decks
62%synergy
Mindcrank
72%inclusion68 decks95 decks
59%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
69%inclusion66 decks95 decks
59%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
56%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
69%inclusion66 decks95 decks
51%synergy
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
51%synergy
The Water Crystal
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion57 decks95 decks
50%synergy
Mind Grind
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
52%synergy
Visions of Beyond
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion54 decks95 decks
52%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
55%inclusion52 decks95 decks
52%synergy
Nighthowler
54%inclusion51 decks95 decks
48%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
53%inclusion50 decks95 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Rhystic Study
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-18%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
53%inclusion50 decks95 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion45 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Silent Arbiter
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Frost
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion41 decks95 decks
39%synergy
Eater of the Dead
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
40%synergy
The Mindskinner
40%inclusion31 decks78 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Hover Barrier
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
32%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Manic Scribe
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
27%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Soulless Jailer
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Glacial Wall
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
49%inclusion47 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
43%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Collapse
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
-13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Strike
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
-17%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-18%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Reenact the Crime
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Perplex
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
See Double
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
39%synergy
Traumatize
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-22%synergy
Increasing Confusion
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Dread Summons
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Startled Awake
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Altar of the Brood
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
-14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
49%inclusion47 decks95 decks
45%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion45 decks95 decks
41%synergy
Court of Cunning
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
32%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Sanity
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Forced Fruition
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
66%inclusion63 decks95 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion83 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion80 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion61 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion61 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion32 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
92%inclusion87 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion87 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion83 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
85%inclusion81 decks95 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
83%inclusion79 decks95 decks
31%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
73%inclusion69 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Morphic Pool
72%inclusion68 decks95 decks
35%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion67 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
66%inclusion63 decks95 decks
35%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
51%inclusion40 decks79 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion47 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion40 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Sea
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Fetid Pools
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-9%synergy
Bad River
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
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