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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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Glamdring, Foe-hammer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Riddles in the Dark
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
80%inclusion64 decks80 decks
78%synergy
Ruin Crab
79%inclusion63 decks80 decks
70%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
75%inclusion60 decks80 decks
69%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion56 decks80 decks
68%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion65 decks80 decks
66%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
57%synergy
The Ancient One
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
55%synergy
Visions of Beyond
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
71%inclusion57 decks80 decks
54%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
56%inclusion45 decks80 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
60%inclusion48 decks80 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
56%inclusion45 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
47%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion42 decks80 decks
50%synergy
Nighthowler
53%inclusion42 decks80 decks
47%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
50%synergy
Silent Arbiter
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
47%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Eater of the Dead
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Mortivore
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
39%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion26 decks79 decks
26%synergy
Hedron Crab
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Hover Barrier
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Undead Alchemist
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Fog Bank
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Soulless Jailer
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Fleet Swallower
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Guiltfeeder
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Strike
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Darkness
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
See Double
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
GO FOR THE THROAT
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-15%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Opt
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Katara's Reversal
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
41%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Traumatize
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Flow State
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-20%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Stock Up
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Serum Visions
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Bonehoard
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Altar of the Brood
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-0%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Howling Mine
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion54 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
28%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Echoing Deeps
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion64 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion61 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion48 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion46 decks80 decks
-0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion75 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion75 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion68 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
81%inclusion65 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion56 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
70%inclusion56 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Delta
69%inclusion55 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion52 decks80 decks
-0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Underground Sea
53%inclusion42 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
-17%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
-20%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Hidden Lair
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
2%synergy
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