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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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Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
North Pole Patrol
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion79 decks102 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion87 decks102 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion77 decks102 decks
67%synergy
Nighthowler
57%inclusion58 decks102 decks
51%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
50%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
48%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion55 decks102 decks
48%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
43%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion62 decks102 decks
42%synergy
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Maddening Cacophony
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
41%synergy
Mindcrank
51%inclusion52 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
36%synergy
The Water Crystal
47%inclusion25 decks53 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
41%synergy
The Ancient One
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
41%synergy
Singularity Rupture
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Fractured Sanity
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Tree of Perdition
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
32%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Manic Scribe
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Undead Alchemist
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Eater of the Dead
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Avatar of Woe
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Wall
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Shadow Kin
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
32%synergy
Visions of Beyond
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Memory Plunder
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
-21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Charm
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Doom Blade
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-23%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Opt
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-11%synergy
Cancel
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
35%synergy
Traumatize
37%inclusion38 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Extract from Darkness
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Pilfered Plans
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-15%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Life's Finale
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Tome Scour
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Bonehoard
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Keening Stone
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-16%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
48%inclusion49 decks102 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-20%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion84 decks102 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion76 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion60 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion96 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion96 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion79 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion65 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion58 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion55 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion51 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion49 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion42 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
-11%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
27%inclusion28 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
-13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
-12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
-16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-22%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
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