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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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Nightmares and Daydreams
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.3%inclusion1 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion129 decks155 decks
68%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion100 decks155 decks
62%synergy
Nighthowler
61%inclusion95 decks155 decks
55%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
54%inclusion84 decks155 decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
52%inclusion81 decks155 decks
51%synergy
Ruin Crab
54%inclusion84 decks155 decks
46%synergy
Bonehoard
48%inclusion74 decks155 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Strike
48%inclusion75 decks155 decks
45%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion77 decks155 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion73 decks155 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion69 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion67 decks155 decks
39%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion67 decks155 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion64 decks155 decks
-15%synergy
Drown in the Loch
41%inclusion63 decks155 decks
22%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
41%inclusion63 decks155 decks
39%synergy
Mortivore
39%inclusion61 decks155 decks
38%synergy
Fleet Swallower
39%inclusion61 decks155 decks
37%synergy
Fractured Sanity
39%inclusion61 decks155 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion60 decks155 decks
26%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
39%inclusion60 decks155 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Hover Barrier
35%inclusion54 decks155 decks
34%synergy
Manic Scribe
34%inclusion52 decks155 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
33%inclusion51 decks155 decks
32%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion50 decks155 decks
30%synergy
The Ancient One
32%inclusion50 decks155 decks
29%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion48 decks155 decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion47 decks155 decks
27%synergy
Guiltfeeder
28%inclusion43 decks155 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion42 decks155 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion41 decks155 decks
26%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion41 decks155 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
25%inclusion33 decks132 decks
24%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion38 decks155 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion38 decks155 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Wall
22%inclusion34 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
21%inclusion32 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion31 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion27 decks155 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion27 decks155 decks
16%synergy
Eater of the Dead
17%inclusion27 decks155 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Runes
17%inclusion26 decks155 decks
16%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
15%inclusion24 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Aegis Turtle
15%inclusion24 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
15%inclusion22 decks148 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
14%inclusion22 decks155 decks
14%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
14%inclusion22 decks155 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion20 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Mist
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Air
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Silent Arbiter
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Academy Wall
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion60 decks155 decks
35%synergy
Thought Collapse
38%inclusion59 decks155 decks
35%synergy
Didn't Say Please
35%inclusion54 decks155 decks
30%synergy
Into the Story
30%inclusion46 decks155 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Incursion
26%inclusion41 decks155 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion38 decks155 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion36 decks155 decks
12%synergy
Murder
21%inclusion32 decks155 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Spiral
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Doom Blade
18%inclusion28 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion28 decks155 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion23 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Countermand
14%inclusion22 decks155 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion20 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion20 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Visions of Beyond
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
-25%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Charm
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
-23%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
-6%synergy
Opt
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
Induce Paranoia
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
-24%synergy
Anticognition
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
-13%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
-20%synergy
Dream Twist
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
-2%synergy
Terror
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
35%inclusion55 decks155 decks
33%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
35%inclusion54 decks155 decks
24%synergy
Extract from Darkness
29%inclusion45 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion41 decks155 decks
22%synergy
Mind Grind
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion34 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Mind Sculpt
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion30 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion28 decks155 decks
-18%synergy
Dread Summons
17%inclusion26 decks155 decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion26 decks155 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion23 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Tome Scour
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
13%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
13%inclusion20 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
-7%synergy
Divination
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
-5%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Dreadwaters
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
-2%synergy
Aether Gale
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Breaking Wave
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Coerced Confession
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Compelling Argument
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Deal
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Languish
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
30%inclusion47 decks155 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Mindcrank
26%inclusion41 decks155 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion26 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
16%inclusion25 decks155 decks
15%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
12%inclusion19 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion19 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
-14%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
-19%synergy
Millstone
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion45 decks155 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion39 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion36 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
23%inclusion35 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion31 decks155 decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
20%inclusion31 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Memory Erosion
20%inclusion31 decks155 decks
16%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Death's Approach
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
-1%synergy
Chronic Flooding
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion47 decks155 decks
24%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
21%inclusion32 decks155 decks
19%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
43%inclusion67 decks155 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion49 decks155 decks
-7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion24 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion20 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
-18%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
-10%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
-3%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion110 decks155 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion90 decks155 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion82 decks155 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion60 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion51 decks155 decks
-26%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion45 decks155 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
23%inclusion36 decks155 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
17%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion27 decks155 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion26 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion25 decks155 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion22 decks155 decks
-17%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion18 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion153 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion153 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
65%inclusion100 decks155 decks
-23%synergy
Dismal Backwater
52%inclusion81 decks155 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion75 decks155 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion73 decks155 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion66 decks155 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion65 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion58 decks155 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
37%inclusion58 decks155 decks
31%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion58 decks155 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion49 decks155 decks
20%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
30%inclusion47 decks155 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion39 decks155 decks
-28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion38 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion37 decks155 decks
-20%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
22%inclusion34 decks155 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion23 decks155 decks
-18%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion23 decks155 decks
-2%synergy
Waterfront District
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.4%inclusion13 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.7%inclusion12 decks155 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
Underground River
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
-32%synergy
River of Tears
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
-21%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.1%inclusion11 decks155 decks
1%synergy
Soured Springs
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
-18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
-33%synergy
Salt Marsh
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
-8%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
0%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.8%inclusion9 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-18%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
-42%synergy
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