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Phenax, God of Deception
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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
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
98%synergy
Wall of Frost
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Nighthowler
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
The Water Crystal
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Hover Barrier
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Mortivore
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Drown in the Loch
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Singularity Rupture
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Eater of the Dead
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Fog Bank
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Thought Collapse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Aetherize
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Manic Scribe
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Silent Arbiter
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Undead Alchemist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Soulless Jailer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Glacial Wall
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Aegis Turtle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Avatar of Woe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Runes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Riddlekeeper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%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
8%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
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
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Starfish
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Membrane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Didn't Say Please
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Into the Story
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Memory Lapse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Dig Through Time
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
See Double
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Strike
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Doom Blade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Incursion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%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
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Aetherspouts
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-25%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
Dispel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%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
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%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
-4%synergy
Cremate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Pilfered Plans
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%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
Mind Grind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Terror Tide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Eldritch Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%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
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bonehoard
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Keening Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Intruder Alarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%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
1%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
Search for Azcanta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Jace Beleren
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%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
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
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%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
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%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
32%synergy
Temple of Deceit
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Choked Estuary
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Waterfront District
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%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
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
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