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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
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion141 decks167 decks
70%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
62%inclusion103 decks167 decks
60%synergy
Nighthowler
63%inclusion106 decks167 decks
57%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
55%inclusion92 decks167 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Frost
51%inclusion85 decks167 decks
50%synergy
Ruin Crab
57%inclusion95 decks167 decks
49%synergy
Psychic Strike
51%inclusion86 decks167 decks
48%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
52%inclusion87 decks167 decks
47%synergy
Bonehoard
47%inclusion78 decks167 decks
45%synergy
Singularity Rupture
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Traumatize
46%inclusion76 decks167 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
45%inclusion75 decks167 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
45%inclusion75 decks167 decks
41%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
43%inclusion71 decks167 decks
41%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion70 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Fleet Swallower
42%inclusion70 decks167 decks
39%synergy
Drown in the Loch
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
27%synergy
Mortivore
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
39%synergy
Fractured Sanity
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Jace's Phantasm
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
39%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion39 decks108 decks
29%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
36%inclusion60 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
33%synergy
Manic Scribe
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
33%synergy
Hover Barrier
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
33%synergy
The Ancient One
32%inclusion54 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
32%inclusion53 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
31%inclusion51 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Hedron Crab
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Wall
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Runes
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Eater of the Dead
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Tree of Perdition
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Kin
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Mist
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Silent Arbiter
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Air
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Turtle
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
-16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
35%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Thought Scour
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Into the Story
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Incursion
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Spiral
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Doom Blade
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Countermand
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
-24%synergy
Visions of Beyond
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Charm
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Opt
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-23%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Induce Paranoia
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Dream Twist
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Anticognition
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Terror
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Extract from Darkness
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Mind Grind
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Mind Sculpt
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
-16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Dread Summons
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Tome Scour
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Pact
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Bond of Insight
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Divination
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Dreadwaters
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Coerced Confession
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Drain
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Compelling Argument
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Breaking Wave
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Languish
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Deal
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Mindcrank
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Keening Stone
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Millstone
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-15%synergy
Sands of Delirium
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-20%synergy
Profane Memento
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Trepanation Blade
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion53 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Memory Erosion
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Erasure
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Death's Approach
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Chronic Flooding
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
7%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion69 decks167 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
-16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion119 decks167 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion97 decks167 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion88 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion51 decks167 decks
-28%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
-18%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion165 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion165 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
65%inclusion109 decks167 decks
-23%synergy
Dismal Backwater
56%inclusion94 decks167 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion84 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion80 decks167 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion74 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion72 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion63 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion62 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion53 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
31%inclusion51 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
-20%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
-30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
-18%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Waterfront District
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
-39%synergy
Soured Springs
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-33%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-34%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-18%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-20%synergy
Salt Marsh
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
5%synergy
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