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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
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
1.7%inclusion2 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.7%inclusion2 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Pestered Wellguard
1.7%inclusion2 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Dream Harvest
1.7%inclusion2 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
87%inclusion708 decks818 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion572 decks818 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion552 decks818 decks
65%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion655 decks818 decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion619 decks818 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
68%inclusion558 decks818 decks
60%synergy
Mindcrank
72%inclusion586 decks818 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion494 decks818 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion449 decks818 decks
50%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion417 decks818 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
63%inclusion518 decks818 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion476 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion458 decks818 decks
38%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion449 decks818 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
54%inclusion244 decks448 decks
46%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion420 decks818 decks
48%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
48%inclusion111 decks229 decks
47%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
48%inclusion389 decks818 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion388 decks818 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion382 decks818 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
73%inclusion596 decks818 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
66%inclusion536 decks818 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion529 decks818 decks
45%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
51%inclusion420 decks818 decks
35%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion417 decks818 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
44%inclusion359 decks818 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
39%inclusion319 decks818 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
39%inclusion317 decks818 decks
25%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion201 decks818 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion192 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
46%inclusion380 decks818 decks
43%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion353 decks818 decks
36%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion347 decks818 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion323 decks818 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion312 decks818 decks
37%synergy
Silent Arbiter
38%inclusion308 decks818 decks
36%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion299 decks818 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
35%inclusion283 decks818 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
34%inclusion231 decks679 decks
27%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion239 decks818 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion232 decks818 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
28%inclusion159 decks569 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion193 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion190 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion188 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
21%inclusion171 decks818 decks
18%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion171 decks818 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
21%inclusion170 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion163 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion163 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion160 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
19%inclusion157 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion156 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion150 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
18%inclusion137 decks762 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
18%inclusion144 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion142 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion141 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion139 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Painter's Servant
17%inclusion135 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion129 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion115 decks737 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion123 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion119 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion118 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion112 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion111 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion104 decks792 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion106 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Wall
13%inclusion104 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion101 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion100 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion96 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion95 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion93 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion89 decks818 decks
-12%synergy
Shield Sphere
11%inclusion86 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion81 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion80 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion79 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion301 decks818 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion297 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion273 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion248 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion243 decks818 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion236 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
28%inclusion230 decks818 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion208 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion170 decks818 decks
-12%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion162 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion150 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion151 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion117 decks759 decks
0%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion124 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion124 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion116 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion105 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion100 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion95 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion77 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion93 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion91 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
8.9%inclusion73 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.7%inclusion71 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion65 decks758 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.4%inclusion69 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion68 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
8.3%inclusion68 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.1%inclusion66 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion65 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.8%inclusion64 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.6%inclusion62 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion61 decks818 decks
-8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.2%inclusion59 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion58 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion54 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.0%inclusion49 decks818 decks
-10%synergy
Delay
5.7%inclusion47 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
5.7%inclusion47 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.5%inclusion45 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
47%inclusion182 decks391 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion352 decks818 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion346 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Mind Grind
41%inclusion338 decks818 decks
36%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion309 decks818 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion307 decks818 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
36%inclusion297 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion201 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion184 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion169 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion167 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion155 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion154 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion142 decks818 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion136 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion106 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion104 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.0%inclusion74 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion63 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.2%inclusion59 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.5%inclusion53 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Fabricate
6.1%inclusion50 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.9%inclusion48 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.7%inclusion47 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion36 decks627 decks
-1%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.6%inclusion46 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion373 decks818 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion333 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
31%inclusion255 decks818 decks
26%synergy
Grindstone
26%inclusion211 decks818 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion135 decks569 decks
20%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion155 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion148 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion112 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion100 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion93 decks818 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion81 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.4%inclusion77 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
9.3%inclusion76 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.3%inclusion60 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion58 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion55 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.2%inclusion51 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.2%inclusion51 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.9%inclusion48 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
46%inclusion376 decks818 decks
40%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
44%inclusion362 decks818 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion349 decks818 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion325 decks818 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion317 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Sanity
31%inclusion255 decks818 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion175 decks569 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion241 decks818 decks
24%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion223 decks818 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion184 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion164 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion149 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion146 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion140 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion123 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion110 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion106 decks818 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion97 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.0%inclusion74 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.6%inclusion54 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion220 decks818 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion122 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion121 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion92 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.8%inclusion64 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.1%inclusion58 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion535 decks818 decks
46%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion406 decks818 decks
31%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
48%inclusion394 decks818 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion391 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion324 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion288 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion144 decks456 decks
27%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion249 decks818 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion234 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion210 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion155 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion140 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion107 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion95 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion95 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion88 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion74 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion72 decks818 decks
-18%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.4%inclusion69 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.2%inclusion67 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.9%inclusion65 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.8%inclusion64 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion39 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
7.5%inclusion61 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion49 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.9%inclusion48 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion762 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion723 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion504 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion501 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion255 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion247 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion186 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion150 decks818 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion146 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion136 decks818 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion58 decks357 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion94 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion83 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion82 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.0%inclusion74 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
7.0%inclusion57 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.8%inclusion56 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.0%inclusion49 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.9%inclusion48 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion44 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.1%inclusion42 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion765 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion764 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion747 decks818 decks
44%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion726 decks818 decks
76%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion725 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion661 decks818 decks
49%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion581 decks818 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion570 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion462 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion424 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion406 decks818 decks
-16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion384 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
45%inclusion370 decks818 decks
30%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
44%inclusion300 decks680 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion307 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion257 decks818 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion247 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion236 decks818 decks
-15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion235 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion234 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion213 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
26%inclusion209 decks818 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion209 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion205 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion204 decks818 decks
-14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion202 decks818 decks
-15%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion172 decks818 decks
-27%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion170 decks818 decks
-15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion150 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion161 decks818 decks
-13%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion148 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion143 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion141 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion139 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion117 decks759 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion110 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion91 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion90 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion87 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion83 decks818 decks
-12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion65 decks758 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion62 decks751 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
7.8%inclusion64 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion63 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.8%inclusion56 decks818 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.9%inclusion48 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion44 decks753 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
-6%synergy
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