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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
88%inclusion58 decks66 decks
86%synergy
Wall of Frost
83%inclusion55 decks66 decks
82%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion57 decks66 decks
72%synergy
Tree of Perdition
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
66%synergy
Hover Barrier
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
64%synergy
Ruin Crab
70%inclusion46 decks66 decks
61%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
58%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
55%synergy
Nighthowler
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
55%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
70%inclusion46 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Mindcrank
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Mortivore
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
53%synergy
Singularity Rupture
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
46%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Traumatize
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
44%synergy
Fog Bank
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
44%synergy
Glacial Wall
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Eater of the Dead
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Silent Arbiter
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
34%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Undead Alchemist
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Hedron Crab
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Runes
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Air
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Junk
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Mist
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
The Mindskinner
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Coral Colony
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Academy Wall
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Doorkeeper
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Monastery Flock
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Thought Collapse
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Incursion
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Perplex
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-24%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Murder
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Brainsurge
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Startled Awake
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Ravenform
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Breaking Wave
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Bonehoard
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Keening Stone
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion55 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion51 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-14%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Locket
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion57 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-18%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Warped Landscape
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Soured Springs
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
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