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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%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Coin of Mastery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruin Crab
82%inclusion73 decks89 decks
74%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion67 decks89 decks
73%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion69 decks89 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion73 decks89 decks
67%synergy
Tree of Perdition
67%inclusion60 decks89 decks
66%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
58%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
63%inclusion56 decks89 decks
57%synergy
Visions of Beyond
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
56%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion51 decks89 decks
54%synergy
The Water Crystal
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
70%inclusion62 decks89 decks
52%synergy
Mindcrank
62%inclusion55 decks89 decks
50%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
48%synergy
Fractured Sanity
52%inclusion46 decks89 decks
42%synergy
Memory Erosion
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
46%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
49%inclusion44 decks89 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion44 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Silent Arbiter
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
46%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Frost
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion30 decks79 decks
31%synergy
Hedron Crab
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
33%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Eater of the Dead
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Mortivore
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Hover Barrier
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
31%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Manic Scribe
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Avatar of Woe
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
12%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Soulless Jailer
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Wall
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-8%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Strike
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Darkness
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
See Double
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Traumatize
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-23%synergy
Dream Harvest
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Dread Summons
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Tome Scour
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Bonehoard
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-15%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Howling Mine
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion58 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
40%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion72 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion71 decks89 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion54 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion51 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion83 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion83 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion78 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
82%inclusion73 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
76%inclusion68 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion63 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Delta
69%inclusion61 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion60 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
67%inclusion60 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Ruins
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Pools
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
0%synergy
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