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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
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
95%synergy
Hedron Crab
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
91%synergy
Ruin Crab
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
89%synergy
Ancient Crab
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
86%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
86%synergy
Scuttletide
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
86%synergy
Uchuulon
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
80%synergy
Fortress Crab
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
78%synergy
Mirrorshell Crab
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
77%synergy
Crystacean
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Canyon Crab
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
72%synergy
Iceberg Cancrix
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
72%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
66%synergy
Skittering Crustacean
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Purple-Crystal Crab
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
64%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Crabomination
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Chromeshell Crab
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Wishcoin Crab
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
61%synergy
Consuming Aberration
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
38%synergy
King Crab
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Vexing Scuttler
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Dreadlight Monstrosity
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Thassa's Emissary
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Shorecomber Crab
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Drownyard Behemoth
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Tree of Perdition
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Armored Cancrix
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Jwari Scuttler
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Nighthowler
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Skitter Eel
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Eddymurk Crab
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Giant Crab
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Metallic Mimic
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
The Ancient One
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Wormfang Crab
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Frost
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Turtleshell Changeling
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Mistwalker
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Venomous Changeling
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Scuttler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Shackled Zombie
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Salvage Scuttler
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Hightide Hermit
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Silent Arbiter
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Wonder
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Visions of Beyond
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Collapse
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Thought Scour
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Aetherize
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Drown in Dreams
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Incursion
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Strike
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Shore Up
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Engulf the Shore
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Perplex
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Dive Down
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
High Tide
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Opt
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Shell Shield
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Hard Evidence
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Distant Melody
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Mind Grind
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Crippling Fear
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Raise the Palisade
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Dominance
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Traumatize
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Eldritch Pact
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Extract from Darkness
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Breaking Wave
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Haunting Voyage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Mindcrank
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
24%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Herald's Horn
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Door of Destinies
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Brood
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Crab Umbra
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Intruder Alarm
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Kindred Discovery
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Fraying Sanity
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Memory Erosion
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Call to the Kindred
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Coastal Piracy
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Withering Wisps
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Pestilence
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Restless Reef
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Clock
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Locket
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Paradise Mantle
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Island
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
-38%synergy
Swamp
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
-44%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Cavern of Souls
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Morphic Pool
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Frost Marsh
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-22%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
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