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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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Kitsune's Technique
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
76%inclusion81 decks107 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion88 decks107 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion80 decks107 decks
66%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion57 decks107 decks
51%synergy
Nighthowler
54%inclusion58 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Frost
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
47%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
46%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
45%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
43%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Mindcrank
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
34%synergy
The Water Crystal
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
38%synergy
The Ancient One
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Mortivore
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Fractured Sanity
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
31%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Hover Barrier
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Eater of the Dead
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Avatar of Woe
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
11%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Strike
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
31%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Incursion
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-16%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-12%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Charm
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Spiral
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Memory Lapse
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Doom Blade
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-23%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Extract from Darkness
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Pilfered Plans
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-14%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Life's Finale
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Tome Scour
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Altar of the Brood
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
-14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Secrets
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion57 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-20%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion84 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion83 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion102 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion102 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion87 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion72 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion60 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
-15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
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