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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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Oft-Nabbed Goat
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
77%inclusion81 decks105 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion89 decks105 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
76%inclusion80 decks105 decks
68%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
52%inclusion55 decks105 decks
50%synergy
Nighthowler
55%inclusion58 decks105 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion53 decks105 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
52%inclusion55 decks105 decks
48%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion56 decks105 decks
48%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion64 decks105 decks
43%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion53 decks105 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion54 decks105 decks
38%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
51%inclusion54 decks105 decks
41%synergy
Mindcrank
50%inclusion52 decks105 decks
37%synergy
Singularity Rupture
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
37%synergy
The Water Crystal
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
46%inclusion48 decks105 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
38%synergy
The Ancient One
45%inclusion47 decks105 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
-12%synergy
Fractured Sanity
43%inclusion45 decks105 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
42%inclusion44 decks105 decks
40%synergy
Tree of Perdition
40%inclusion42 decks105 decks
38%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
35%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
36%inclusion38 decks105 decks
36%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Manic Scribe
32%inclusion34 decks105 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
28%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
24%synergy
Guiltfeeder
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Eater of the Dead
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Avatar of Woe
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Wall
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
36%inclusion38 decks105 decks
33%synergy
Visions of Beyond
34%inclusion36 decks105 decks
31%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion34 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion34 decks105 decks
29%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
26%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
25%synergy
Thought Collapse
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
23%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
20%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
-11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
-17%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Charm
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Spiral
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-24%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-13%synergy
Opt
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Drain
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
39%inclusion41 decks105 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
35%inclusion37 decks105 decks
31%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion33 decks105 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
-13%synergy
Extract from Darkness
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Pilfered Plans
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
-12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
-15%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Startled Awake
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Life's Finale
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-10%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Tome Scour
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion32 decks105 decks
29%synergy
Bonehoard
30%inclusion32 decks105 decks
29%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
24%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Altar of the Brood
23%inclusion24 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
-15%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion45 decks105 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion40 decks105 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion36 decks105 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion35 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
11%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion56 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Restless Reef
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
18%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
17%inclusion18 decks105 decks
15%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-20%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
-13%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion84 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion78 decks105 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion62 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion53 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion35 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Locket
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion100 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion100 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion82 decks105 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion70 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion60 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
53%inclusion56 decks105 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion55 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
52%inclusion55 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion46 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion38 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion38 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion35 decks105 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
-12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
28%inclusion29 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion27 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
-13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
16%inclusion17 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion16 decks105 decks
-16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
-9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
7%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-22%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
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