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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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Charix, the Raging Isle
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
78%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
69%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Mind Grind
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Tree of Perdition
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Frost
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
23%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
The Ancient One
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Hover Barrier
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Relic Golem
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Junk
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Manic Scribe
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Crab
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Havengul Lich
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Visions of Beyond
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Drown in Dreams
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Collapse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Magic Damper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
See Double
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Shred Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Countermand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Triton Tactics
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Spoils of Evil
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Trap
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mind Funeral
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Life's Finale
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Startled Awake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Compulsive Research
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Fell
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Bonehoard
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Brood
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Keening Stone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Profane Memento
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mana Web
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Memory Erosion
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Zur's Weirding
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Underwater Tunnel // Slimy Aquarium
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Restless Reef
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Ruin
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mystifying Maze
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Isle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Locket
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Crowded Crypt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-3%synergy
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