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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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Loki, God of Mischief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Wall of Frost
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
The Water Crystal
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
Manic Scribe
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Nighthowler
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Singularity Rupture
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
59%synergy
Mortivore
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Hover Barrier
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Fog Bank
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Soulless Jailer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Undead Alchemist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Runes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Wall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Riddlekeeper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Aegis Turtle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
PuPu UFO
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Uchuulon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Mindskinner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Rootwater Mystic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Graveblade Marauder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hunted Horror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tide Drifter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Nightveil Specter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Starfish
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Didn't Say Please
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Memory Lapse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Incursion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Into the Story
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Dig Through Time
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
See Double
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Strike
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Doom Blade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Dispel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Intellectual Offering
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Katara's Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Aetherspouts
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Psychic Spiral
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Quick Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Cling to Dust
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Get Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Sign in Blood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Pilfered Plans
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Fractured Sanity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Dream Harvest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Terror Tide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Eldritch Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Blood Money
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Altar of the Brood
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Mindcrank
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Navigation Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Keening Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Freed from the Real
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Out of the Tombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Teferi's Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Blitzball
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Isle
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Watery Grave
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Deceit
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Pools
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Waterfront District
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
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