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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
13%inclusion21 decks158 decks
12%synergy
Coin of Mastery
1.1%inclusion1 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
1.1%inclusion1 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
April O'Neil, Hacktivist
0.6%inclusion2 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Does Machines
0.6%inclusion1 decks158 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion718 decks833 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion581 decks833 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion633 decks833 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion560 decks833 decks
65%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion665 decks833 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
68%inclusion569 decks833 decks
60%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion592 decks833 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion500 decks833 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
54%inclusion448 decks833 decks
49%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion415 decks833 decks
48%synergy
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Mana Drain
63%inclusion522 decks833 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion482 decks833 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion461 decks833 decks
37%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion275 decks498 decks
46%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion454 decks833 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion420 decks833 decks
47%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion395 decks833 decks
35%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
47%inclusion134 decks284 decks
46%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion390 decks833 decks
41%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion388 decks833 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
73%inclusion611 decks833 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion544 decks833 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion544 decks833 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion429 decks833 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion426 decks833 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
44%inclusion365 decks833 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
38%inclusion316 decks833 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
38%inclusion313 decks833 decks
24%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion207 decks833 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion204 decks833 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
45%inclusion379 decks833 decks
42%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
42%inclusion352 decks833 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
41%inclusion341 decks833 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion328 decks833 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion314 decks833 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
37%inclusion310 decks833 decks
36%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion304 decks833 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion252 decks723 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
34%inclusion283 decks833 decks
22%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion238 decks833 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion234 decks833 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
27%inclusion168 decks615 decks
26%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
24%inclusion203 decks833 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion190 decks833 decks
15%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion188 decks833 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion174 decks833 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion173 decks833 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion172 decks833 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion164 decks833 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion163 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion162 decks833 decks
12%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion162 decks833 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion154 decks833 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
18%inclusion152 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion152 decks833 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
18%inclusion141 decks804 decks
17%synergy
Painter's Servant
17%inclusion142 decks833 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion138 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion138 decks833 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion133 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion123 decks780 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion126 decks833 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion124 decks833 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion118 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion117 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion116 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
13%inclusion111 decks833 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion109 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion108 decks833 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion102 decks833 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion101 decks833 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion98 decks833 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion98 decks833 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion96 decks833 decks
-12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion94 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion88 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
11%inclusion88 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion84 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion82 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion80 decks833 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion308 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion303 decks833 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion278 decks833 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion252 decks833 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion246 decks833 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion246 decks833 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
29%inclusion239 decks833 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion216 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion175 decks833 decks
-12%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion171 decks833 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion159 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion146 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion129 decks833 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion124 decks801 decks
0%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion123 decks833 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion115 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion105 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion101 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion100 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion95 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion80 decks721 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion90 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
8.9%inclusion74 decks833 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.8%inclusion73 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
8.6%inclusion72 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion69 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
8.3%inclusion69 decks833 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.9%inclusion66 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.7%inclusion64 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.7%inclusion64 decks833 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.6%inclusion63 decks833 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.2%inclusion60 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion59 decks833 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.1%inclusion59 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion58 decks833 decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion55 decks833 decks
-7%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.9%inclusion49 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Delay
5.5%inclusion46 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion45 decks833 decks
-11%synergy
Chain of Vapor
5.4%inclusion45 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion205 decks444 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion362 decks833 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion345 decks833 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
41%inclusion341 decks833 decks
36%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion317 decks833 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion313 decks833 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion313 decks833 decks
27%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24%inclusion201 decks833 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion191 decks833 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion172 decks833 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion166 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion158 decks833 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion152 decks833 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion140 decks833 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion133 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion106 decks833 decks
-4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion100 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.4%inclusion70 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.8%inclusion65 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.3%inclusion61 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
6.5%inclusion54 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
6.1%inclusion51 decks833 decks
-4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.0%inclusion50 decks833 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion46 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion37 decks672 decks
-1%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.4%inclusion45 decks833 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion43 decks833 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion381 decks833 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion335 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion268 decks833 decks
27%synergy
Grindstone
27%inclusion224 decks833 decks
26%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion147 decks615 decks
20%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion157 decks833 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion153 decks833 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion118 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion104 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion92 decks833 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion84 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
9.1%inclusion76 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.0%inclusion75 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.7%inclusion64 decks833 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.1%inclusion59 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.8%inclusion57 decks833 decks
-7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.4%inclusion53 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.2%inclusion52 decks833 decks
-2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.0%inclusion50 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.2%inclusion43 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
5.0%inclusion42 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion374 decks833 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion363 decks833 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion348 decks833 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion331 decks833 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion318 decks833 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
31%inclusion262 decks833 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion244 decks833 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion179 decks615 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion222 decks833 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion187 decks833 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion160 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion150 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion150 decks833 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion141 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion120 decks833 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion115 decks833 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion114 decks833 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion101 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.5%inclusion79 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.7%inclusion56 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion222 decks833 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion123 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion118 decks833 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion97 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.6%inclusion63 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.0%inclusion58 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
66%inclusion552 decks833 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion416 decks833 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion404 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
48%inclusion404 decks833 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion332 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion290 decks833 decks
22%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion164 decks506 decks
28%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion245 decks833 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion241 decks833 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion209 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion161 decks833 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion141 decks833 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion107 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion99 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion96 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion91 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.6%inclusion72 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.4%inclusion70 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion69 decks833 decks
-19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.9%inclusion66 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.8%inclusion65 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.8%inclusion65 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.8%inclusion65 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.4%inclusion41 decks552 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion52 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.8%inclusion48 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.3%inclusion44 decks833 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion777 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion733 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion507 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion495 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion268 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion252 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion191 decks833 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion150 decks833 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion148 decks833 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion137 decks833 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion65 decks411 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion103 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion83 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.2%inclusion77 decks833 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.4%inclusion62 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.3%inclusion61 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.0%inclusion58 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.0%inclusion50 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion47 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.0%inclusion42 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion782 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion777 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion755 decks833 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion736 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
88%inclusion729 decks833 decks
74%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion667 decks833 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion588 decks833 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion571 decks833 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion455 decks833 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion424 decks833 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion404 decks833 decks
-17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
46%inclusion385 decks833 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
44%inclusion365 decks833 decks
28%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
44%inclusion317 decks724 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
37%inclusion306 decks833 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion251 decks833 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion245 decks833 decks
-15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion245 decks833 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion234 decks833 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion233 decks833 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion215 decks833 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion212 decks833 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion210 decks833 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion208 decks833 decks
-14%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion205 decks833 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion203 decks833 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion168 decks833 decks
-27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion159 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion165 decks833 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion149 decks833 decks
-15%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion146 decks833 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion146 decks833 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion145 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion132 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion124 decks801 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion105 decks833 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion94 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion92 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion89 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion82 decks833 decks
-12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion69 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.1%inclusion64 decks794 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.8%inclusion65 decks833 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
7.7%inclusion64 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion58 decks833 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion51 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.9%inclusion47 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.9%inclusion49 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.2%inclusion43 decks833 decks
-6%synergy
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