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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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Wall of Frost
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
99%synergy
Hover Barrier
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
82%synergy
Coral Colony
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Wall of Runes
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Fog Bank
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Mortivore
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Nighthowler
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Consuming Aberration
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Creatures
Crashing Drawbridge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Fleet Swallower
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Glacial Wall
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Manic Scribe
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Tree of Perdition
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Blight Pile
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Xathrid Gorgon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Cemetery Gate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Barrier of Bones
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Moaning Wall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Doorkeeper
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Bone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Secret Door
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Catapult Fodder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Mist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Air
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Gibbering Barricade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Demon Wall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mobile Fort
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dream Devourer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Magus of the Future
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Wonder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Towering-Wave Mystic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Relic Golem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Corpses
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Nimbus Naiad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Silent Arbiter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Uchuulon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Junk
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Strike
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Doom Blade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Incursion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Bar the Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Finishing Blow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Countermand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Psychic Spiral
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Turnabout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Intellectual Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Quick Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Saw It Coming
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Rakshasa's Disdain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Victim of Night
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Induce Paranoia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Suffer the Past
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
63%synergy
Treasure Cruise
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Pilfered Plans
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Diresight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Stargaze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Strategic Planning
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dredge the Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Increasing Confusion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Asphyxiate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Coerced Confession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Birthday Escape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ringsight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Rites
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Destroy the Evidence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Claim the Precious
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fates' Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Startled Awake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ransack the Lab
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Step Right Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Oblivion Strike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Aether Gale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Black Breath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
From the Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Dreadwaters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Future
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Bonehoard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Keening Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Elixir
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Spidersilk Net
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Trailblazer's Torch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crawlspace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Kite Shield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sentinel Totem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Fifty Feet of Rope
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Folio of Fancies
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Trepanation Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Dungeon Delver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Aqueous Form
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Connections
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Impetus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Aspect of Gorgon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Death's Approach
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Call of the Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Font of Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Motion Sickness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Precipitous Drop
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fly
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Memory Erosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Ire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Skyline Cascade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Dungeon Descent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Field of Ruin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-51%synergy
Sky Diamond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Locket
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Dungeon Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Inherited Envelope
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Honored Heirloom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sarevok's Tome
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Celestus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dungeoneer's Pack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
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