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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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Flow State
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Orysa, Tide Choreographer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Procrastinate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Grave Researcher
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion68 decks88 decks
75%synergy
Ruin Crab
81%inclusion71 decks88 decks
72%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
77%inclusion68 decks88 decks
71%synergy
Tree of Perdition
68%inclusion60 decks88 decks
66%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion71 decks88 decks
66%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
60%synergy
Visions of Beyond
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
58%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
63%inclusion55 decks88 decks
57%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion51 decks88 decks
55%synergy
The Water Crystal
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
70%inclusion62 decks88 decks
52%synergy
Mindcrank
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
47%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
55%inclusion48 decks88 decks
48%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
48%synergy
Silent Arbiter
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-13%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Frost
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
45%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Mortivore
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
37%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Eater of the Dead
38%inclusion33 decks88 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
30%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
32%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Hover Barrier
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Manic Scribe
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Avatar of Woe
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Soulless Jailer
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Glacial Wall
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Fleet Swallower
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Shadow Kin
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Into the Story
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
-13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
See Double
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Negation
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-19%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Tome Scour
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Keening Stone
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Grindstone
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
35%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Fraying Sanity
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
66%inclusion58 decks88 decks
27%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion73 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion69 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion82 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion82 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion77 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
84%inclusion74 decks88 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
76%inclusion67 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion64 decks88 decks
36%synergy
Polluted Delta
70%inclusion62 decks88 decks
38%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
68%inclusion60 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion60 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Underground Sea
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Undercity Sewers
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
38%inclusion33 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Pools
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
0%synergy
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