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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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April O'Neil, Hacktivist
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
88%inclusion60 decks68 decks
86%synergy
Wall of Frost
84%inclusion57 decks68 decks
82%synergy
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion59 decks68 decks
72%synergy
Tree of Perdition
71%inclusion48 decks68 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
72%inclusion49 decks68 decks
64%synergy
Hover Barrier
59%inclusion40 decks68 decks
58%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
66%inclusion45 decks68 decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
54%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
54%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
68%inclusion46 decks68 decks
50%synergy
Mindcrank
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
45%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
48%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
49%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
40%synergy
The Ancient One
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
48%synergy
Mortivore
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion33 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
49%inclusion33 decks68 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
The One Ring
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Lost Thoughts
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
43%synergy
Fog Bank
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
41%synergy
Glacial Wall
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
42%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Eater of the Dead
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
38%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
37%synergy
Manic Scribe
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
27%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Aegis Turtle
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Runes
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Air
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Mist
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Junk
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Coral Colony
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Doorkeeper
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Academy Wall
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
40%synergy
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Thought Collapse
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
-8%synergy
Into the Story
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Crypt Incursion
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-19%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-20%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Doom Blade
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Perplex
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
40%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Dream Harvest
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Startled Awake
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
46%synergy
Bonehoard
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Keening Stone
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Court of Cunning
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Noggle the Mind
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-20%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion56 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion54 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-14%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion66 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion66 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion57 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion45 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
49%inclusion33 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
-13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Underground Sea
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Waterfront District
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
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