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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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Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion125 decks152 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
66%inclusion101 decks152 decks
64%synergy
Nighthowler
63%inclusion96 decks152 decks
57%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
59%inclusion89 decks152 decks
56%synergy
Wall of Frost
55%inclusion84 decks152 decks
54%synergy
Bonehoard
51%inclusion77 decks152 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
51%inclusion78 decks152 decks
47%synergy
Psychic Strike
49%inclusion75 decks152 decks
46%synergy
Ruin Crab
55%inclusion83 decks152 decks
46%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
49%inclusion74 decks152 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion70 decks152 decks
42%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion69 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion66 decks152 decks
39%synergy
Drown in the Loch
42%inclusion64 decks152 decks
24%synergy
Mortivore
41%inclusion63 decks152 decks
40%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
41%inclusion63 decks152 decks
40%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
41%inclusion62 decks152 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion62 decks152 decks
-15%synergy
Fractured Sanity
41%inclusion62 decks152 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion61 decks152 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
39%inclusion59 decks152 decks
36%synergy
Hover Barrier
38%inclusion57 decks152 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Manic Scribe
36%inclusion54 decks152 decks
34%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
34%inclusion31 decks91 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
34%inclusion51 decks152 decks
33%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion50 decks152 decks
30%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion49 decks152 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
32%inclusion49 decks152 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
31%inclusion47 decks152 decks
27%synergy
Guiltfeeder
30%inclusion45 decks152 decks
25%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion42 decks152 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
27%inclusion41 decks152 decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
26%inclusion39 decks152 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion34 decks133 decks
25%synergy
Glacial Wall
24%inclusion36 decks152 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
21%inclusion32 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
21%inclusion32 decks152 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
19%inclusion29 decks152 decks
19%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Eater of the Dead
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crab
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion26 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
17%inclusion26 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Aegis Turtle
17%inclusion26 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion22 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
14%inclusion22 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion21 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
14%inclusion21 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Mist
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Air
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
10%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Academy Wall
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion62 decks152 decks
37%synergy
Thought Collapse
39%inclusion59 decks152 decks
36%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion56 decks152 decks
32%synergy
Into the Story
32%inclusion48 decks152 decks
30%synergy
Crypt Incursion
29%inclusion44 decks152 decks
27%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion38 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
24%inclusion37 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion29 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Doom Blade
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Spiral
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion21 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Countermand
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Visions of Beyond
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
-25%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Cancel
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Charm
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
-4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
-5%synergy
Induce Paranoia
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Anticognition
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
-24%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
-20%synergy
Terror
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
37%inclusion56 decks152 decks
34%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
34%inclusion52 decks152 decks
24%synergy
Extract from Darkness
30%inclusion45 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
27%inclusion41 decks152 decks
23%synergy
Mind Grind
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion32 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Mind Sculpt
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion27 decks152 decks
-18%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion26 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Dread Summons
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Tome Scour
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
-4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Divination
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Dreadwaters
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
-1%synergy
Breaking Wave
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
-9%synergy
Coerced Confession
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Compelling Argument
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Dark Deal
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Languish
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Keening Stone
32%inclusion48 decks152 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion38 decks152 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion20 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
-14%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
-20%synergy
Millstone
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion44 decks152 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion38 decks152 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion37 decks152 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion36 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
21%inclusion32 decks152 decks
20%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
14%synergy
Memory Erosion
20%inclusion31 decks152 decks
16%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Death's Approach
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Chronic Flooding
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
-7%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion45 decks152 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion33 decks152 decks
20%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion66 decks152 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion49 decks152 decks
-7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion19 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion17 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion15 decks152 decks
-18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
-9%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion107 decks152 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion88 decks152 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion80 decks152 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion58 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion52 decks152 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion46 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
24%inclusion36 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
20%inclusion30 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
-15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion24 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion21 decks152 decks
-17%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion18 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion150 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion150 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
66%inclusion100 decks152 decks
-22%synergy
Dismal Backwater
53%inclusion81 decks152 decks
37%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion78 decks152 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion72 decks152 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
45%inclusion68 decks152 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion66 decks152 decks
27%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion61 decks152 decks
-8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion59 decks152 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
39%inclusion59 decks152 decks
32%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
31%inclusion47 decks152 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion46 decks152 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion40 decks152 decks
-27%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion39 decks152 decks
-19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion37 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
23%inclusion35 decks152 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion25 decks152 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion23 decks152 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
8.6%inclusion13 decks152 decks
-31%synergy
Waterfront District
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.9%inclusion12 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
-32%synergy
Darkslick Shores
7.2%inclusion11 decks152 decks
-7%synergy
Salt Marsh
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
-21%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
0%synergy
Soured Springs
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
-19%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
-5%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-18%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
0%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
3%synergy
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