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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
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Krang & Shredder
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
April O'Neil, Hacktivist
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
89%inclusion63 decks71 decks
87%synergy
Wall of Frost
83%inclusion59 decks71 decks
82%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion61 decks71 decks
71%synergy
Tree of Perdition
72%inclusion51 decks71 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion52 decks71 decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
66%inclusion47 decks71 decks
56%synergy
Hover Barrier
56%inclusion40 decks71 decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion40 decks71 decks
54%synergy
Nighthowler
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
53%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
58%inclusion41 decks71 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion47 decks71 decks
48%synergy
Mindcrank
58%inclusion41 decks71 decks
46%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion41 decks71 decks
48%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
55%inclusion39 decks71 decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
42%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
51%inclusion36 decks71 decks
47%synergy
Mortivore
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
48%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
45%synergy
Mind Grind
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Lost Thoughts
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
42%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
41%synergy
Fog Bank
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
40%synergy
Eater of the Dead
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
40%synergy
Glacial Wall
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
40%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
37%synergy
Silent Arbiter
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
35%synergy
Manic Scribe
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
24%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Runes
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Aegis Turtle
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
23%synergy
The Mindskinner
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Mist
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Air
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
10%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Junk
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Coral Colony
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Doorkeeper
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Academy Wall
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
41%synergy
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
37%synergy
Thought Collapse
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Into the Story
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-13%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-20%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Doom Blade
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Frantic Search
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-12%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-11%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
38%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Dream Harvest
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-10%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Startled Awake
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
35%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Keening Stone
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Freed from the Real
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
-9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-20%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion59 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion56 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion39 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion36 decks71 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-14%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion69 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion69 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion60 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion48 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
51%inclusion36 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion33 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
-14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-16%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-9%synergy
Underground Sea
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Waterfront District
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
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