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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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Hydro-Channeler
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
76%inclusion85 decks112 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
81%inclusion91 decks112 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
72%inclusion81 decks112 decks
64%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Nighthowler
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Maddening Cacophony
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Mindcrank
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
33%synergy
The Water Crystal
44%inclusion34 decks77 decks
35%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Singularity Rupture
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Mortivore
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
32%synergy
Hedron Crab
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
30%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
32%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Manic Scribe
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Hover Barrier
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Eater of the Dead
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Guiltfeeder
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Aegis Turtle
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Avatar of Woe
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Wall
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
6%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Wall of Junk
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Runes
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Visions of Beyond
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Thought Collapse
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-24%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Charm
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-22%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Cancel
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-11%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Pongify
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Opt
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Perplex
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
32%synergy
Traumatize
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Pilfered Plans
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Dread Summons
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Life's Finale
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Altar of the Brood
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Restless Reef
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion90 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion87 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion69 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Locket
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion107 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion107 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion90 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion74 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion64 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
-11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
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