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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
46%inclusion73 decks158 decks
45%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
7%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
5%synergy
North Pole Patrol
3.6%inclusion6 decks168 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
87%inclusion691 decks793 decks
81%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion555 decks793 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
77%inclusion611 decks793 decks
67%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion638 decks793 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion537 decks793 decks
66%synergy
Mindcrank
73%inclusion576 decks793 decks
61%synergy
Ruin Crab
68%inclusion540 decks793 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion482 decks793 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion445 decks793 decks
51%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion401 decks793 decks
49%synergy
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Mana Drain
64%inclusion508 decks793 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion459 decks793 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion443 decks793 decks
37%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion438 decks793 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion214 decks391 decks
46%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion407 decks793 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion377 decks793 decks
34%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion371 decks793 decks
40%synergy
Singularity Rupture
47%inclusion154 decks330 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion369 decks793 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
74%inclusion586 decks793 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
66%inclusion526 decks793 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion524 decks793 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion416 decks793 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion408 decks793 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
44%inclusion349 decks793 decks
35%synergy
Mystical Tutor
40%inclusion316 decks793 decks
26%synergy
Force of Will
39%inclusion312 decks793 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion198 decks793 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion192 decks793 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
46%inclusion368 decks793 decks
43%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
42%inclusion336 decks793 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion330 decks793 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion313 decks793 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion299 decks793 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
37%inclusion293 decks793 decks
36%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion288 decks793 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion282 decks793 decks
23%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion217 decks627 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
28%inclusion224 decks793 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion224 decks793 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion138 decks513 decks
26%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion185 decks793 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion182 decks793 decks
15%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion181 decks793 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion173 decks793 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion170 decks793 decks
21%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion167 decks793 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion162 decks793 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion161 decks793 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion156 decks793 decks
18%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion156 decks793 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion152 decks793 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion151 decks793 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion146 decks793 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
18%inclusion129 decks710 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
18%inclusion143 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Painter's Servant
18%inclusion139 decks793 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion136 decks793 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion133 decks793 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion128 decks793 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion125 decks793 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion108 decks686 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion116 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion112 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion111 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion101 decks740 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion108 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion104 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion97 decks793 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion95 decks793 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion94 decks793 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion93 decks793 decks
10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion93 decks793 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion88 decks793 decks
10%synergy
Shield Sphere
11%inclusion86 decks793 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion82 decks793 decks
-13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion81 decks793 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion80 decks793 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion80 decks793 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion291 decks793 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion281 decks793 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion264 decks793 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion237 decks793 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion237 decks793 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion232 decks793 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
29%inclusion229 decks793 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion209 decks793 decks
1%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion167 decks793 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion143 decks707 decks
5%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion160 decks793 decks
-12%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion146 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion114 decks707 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion121 decks793 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion117 decks793 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion113 decks793 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion100 decks793 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion97 decks793 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion92 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion71 decks625 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion88 decks793 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion87 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
9.0%inclusion71 decks793 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.8%inclusion70 decks793 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
8.8%inclusion70 decks793 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.8%inclusion70 decks793 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
8.6%inclusion68 decks793 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion60 decks706 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.4%inclusion67 decks793 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.1%inclusion64 decks793 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.1%inclusion64 decks793 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion61 decks793 decks
-3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.4%inclusion59 decks793 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion57 decks793 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.6%inclusion52 decks793 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion50 decks793 decks
-8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.1%inclusion48 decks793 decks
3%synergy
Delay
6.1%inclusion48 decks793 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.7%inclusion45 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion42 decks793 decks
-11%synergy
Disallow
5.0%inclusion40 decks793 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
5.0%inclusion40 decks793 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion367 decks793 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion352 decks793 decks
40%synergy
Mind Grind
42%inclusion333 decks793 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion320 decks793 decks
16%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
40%inclusion314 decks793 decks
34%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion298 decks793 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion295 decks793 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion202 decks793 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion184 decks793 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion166 decks793 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion157 decks793 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion156 decks793 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion156 decks793 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion142 decks793 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion139 decks793 decks
-18%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion101 decks793 decks
-3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion98 decks793 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.6%inclusion68 decks793 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.8%inclusion62 decks793 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.6%inclusion58 decks767 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.6%inclusion52 decks793 decks
-4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.2%inclusion49 decks793 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.1%inclusion35 decks574 decks
-1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.9%inclusion47 decks793 decks
-2%synergy
Fabricate
5.8%inclusion46 decks793 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.4%inclusion43 decks793 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion42 decks793 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion41 decks793 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion365 decks793 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion322 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion242 decks793 decks
26%synergy
Grindstone
27%inclusion211 decks793 decks
26%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion113 decks513 decks
19%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion156 decks793 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion152 decks793 decks
16%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion110 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion91 decks793 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion87 decks793 decks
-14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion82 decks793 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion81 decks793 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion78 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.7%inclusion61 decks793 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.4%inclusion59 decks793 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion48 decks793 decks
-8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.9%inclusion47 decks793 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.5%inclusion44 decks793 decks
3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.4%inclusion43 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.3%inclusion42 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.3%inclusion42 decks793 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
46%inclusion362 decks793 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
41%inclusion328 decks793 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion319 decks793 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion310 decks793 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Sanity
32%inclusion255 decks793 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion240 decks793 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion153 decks513 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion206 decks793 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion196 decks793 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion152 decks793 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion143 decks793 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion143 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion136 decks793 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion116 decks793 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion109 decks793 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion108 decks793 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion85 decks793 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.3%inclusion74 decks793 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
7.1%inclusion56 decks793 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
5.2%inclusion41 decks793 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion231 decks793 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion123 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion119 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion91 decks793 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.9%inclusion63 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.2%inclusion57 decks793 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion514 decks793 decks
45%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
49%inclusion392 decks793 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion382 decks793 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
48%inclusion380 decks793 decks
44%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion313 decks793 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion277 decks793 decks
22%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion241 decks793 decks
21%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion120 decks400 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion227 decks793 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion209 decks793 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion152 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion135 decks793 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion105 decks793 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion91 decks793 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion89 decks793 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion86 decks793 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion71 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.0%inclusion71 decks793 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.0%inclusion71 decks793 decks
-19%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.9%inclusion40 decks448 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.1%inclusion64 decks793 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.1%inclusion64 decks793 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.8%inclusion62 decks793 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.6%inclusion60 decks793 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.3%inclusion50 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion48 decks793 decks
-4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.3%inclusion42 decks793 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion740 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion702 decks793 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion484 decks793 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion480 decks793 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion248 decks793 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion244 decks793 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion189 decks793 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion147 decks793 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion147 decks793 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion134 decks793 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion48 decks293 decks
11%synergy
Mana Crypt
13%inclusion101 decks793 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion94 decks793 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.3%inclusion74 decks793 decks
-8%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion72 decks793 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.2%inclusion57 decks793 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.2%inclusion57 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion56 decks793 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion49 decks793 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.5%inclusion44 decks793 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion43 decks793 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion740 decks793 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion738 decks793 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion723 decks793 decks
44%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion703 decks793 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
87%inclusion692 decks793 decks
74%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion634 decks793 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion562 decks793 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion552 decks793 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion450 decks793 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion415 decks793 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion388 decks793 decks
-17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion373 decks793 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
45%inclusion359 decks793 decks
30%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
42%inclusion266 decks628 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion283 decks793 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
32%inclusion251 decks793 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion240 decks793 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion231 decks793 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion231 decks793 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion220 decks793 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion210 decks793 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion206 decks793 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion202 decks793 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion201 decks793 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion195 decks793 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion193 decks793 decks
-16%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion166 decks793 decks
-27%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion162 decks793 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion161 decks793 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion143 decks707 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion149 decks793 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion146 decks793 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion136 decks793 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion135 decks793 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion114 decks707 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion101 decks793 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion94 decks793 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion93 decks793 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion87 decks793 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion80 decks793 decks
-12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion60 decks706 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.4%inclusion59 decks700 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
8.1%inclusion64 decks793 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.8%inclusion62 decks793 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.7%inclusion53 decks793 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.2%inclusion49 decks793 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.0%inclusion42 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion42 decks793 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.0%inclusion40 decks793 decks
-6%synergy
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