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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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Charix, the Raging Isle
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Manic Scribe
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Consuming Aberration
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Nighthowler
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
51%synergy
Aegis Turtle
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Hover Barrier
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Keening Stone
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Glacial Wall
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Tree of Perdition
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Sibsig Host
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Relic Golem
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Gurmag Angler
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Runes
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Sibsig Muckdraggers
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Fleet Swallower
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Dreadhound
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Mist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Likeness Looter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Textbook Tabulator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bygone Colossus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nanoform Sentinel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Katara, Bending Prodigy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flying Dolphin-Fish
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Master Pakku
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gran-Gran
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Boiling Rock Rioter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fire Navy Trebuchet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Embermouth Sentinel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Kozilek's Channeler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Revenant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Mage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Reality Shift
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Drown in the Loch
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Thought Collapse
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Into the Story
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Refute
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Aetherspouts
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Charm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Cancel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Murder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Visions of Beyond
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Put Away
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Opportunity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Rebuild
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Broken Ambitions
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Dissipate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-27%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Quick Study
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Disallow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Consign // Oblivion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Grasp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Extract from Darkness
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Singularity Rupture
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rise from the Grave
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Fractured Sanity
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Boomerang Basics
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tip the Scales
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Dead Drop
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Life's Finale
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Terror Tide
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Soul Transfer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Divination
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Stir the Grave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sakashima's Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Final Act
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Ghastly Conscription
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lunar Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Prize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Invoke the Winds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hex
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Fell
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Minds Aglow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sever the Bloodline
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
The Water Crystal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Specimen Freighter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirran Safehouse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Oblivion Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Weathered Runestone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Nin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sentinel Totem
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Silent Gravestone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Navigation Orb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Vanguard's Shield
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Collector's Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Death's Approach
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Fraying Sanity
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Intruder Alarm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Chronic Flooding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Statecraft
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Pestilence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Death in Heaven
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Memory Erosion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Vessel of Paramnesia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tortured Existence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-19%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Multiversal Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dreadship Reef
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cryptic Spires
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Skyline Cascade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-26%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Dimir Locket
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Midnight Clock
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Coalition Relic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Silumgar Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bandit's Haul
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
River of Tears
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Moor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Command Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Serpent's Pass
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Rootwater Depths
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Vivid Creek
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Crumbling Vestige
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-30%synergy
Salt Marsh
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-45%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-39%synergy
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