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Phenax, God of Deception
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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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25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Wizard's Staff
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
84%inclusion113 decks134 decks
78%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion106 decks134 decks
68%synergy
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion110 decks134 decks
67%synergy
Eater of the Dead
68%inclusion91 decks134 decks
67%synergy
Ruin Crab
70%inclusion94 decks134 decks
62%synergy
Mindcrank
73%inclusion98 decks134 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion84 decks134 decks
61%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
60%inclusion80 decks134 decks
58%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion82 decks134 decks
57%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
69%inclusion92 decks134 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
63%inclusion85 decks134 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion82 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion79 decks134 decks
41%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion75 decks134 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
51%inclusion69 decks134 decks
44%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion68 decks134 decks
47%synergy
Mystic Remora
51%inclusion68 decks134 decks
36%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion64 decks134 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion64 decks134 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion96 decks134 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion89 decks134 decks
48%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
66%inclusion88 decks134 decks
44%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
56%inclusion75 decks134 decks
41%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion64 decks134 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion58 decks134 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Mystical Tutor
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
45%inclusion60 decks134 decks
38%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion55 decks134 decks
36%synergy
The Ancient One
40%inclusion54 decks134 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion52 decks133 decks
32%synergy
Hedron Crab
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Nighthowler
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion43 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Wall of Frost
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
17%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Painter's Servant
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Hover Barrier
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Shield Sphere
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Manic Scribe
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
-14%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion48 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Negation
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
-16%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Pact
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Strike
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
0%synergy
See Double
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-10%synergy
Stifle
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Into the Story
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Magic Damper
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion61 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
43%inclusion58 decks134 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
41%inclusion55 decks134 decks
36%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion51 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion48 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion43 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
-20%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
-7%synergy
Preordain
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
45%inclusion44 decks97 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
41%inclusion55 decks134 decks
36%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion30 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Bonehoard
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
-16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Keening Stone
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-0%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion60 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion59 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Sanity
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion33 decks108 decks
29%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Court of Cunning
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion37 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion72 decks134 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion69 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion67 decks134 decks
46%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
29%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
40%inclusion53 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
-17%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion124 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion116 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion81 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion76 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
-14%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-0%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
94%inclusion126 decks134 decks
45%synergy
Island
93%inclusion125 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion123 decks134 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion120 decks134 decks
76%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion117 decks134 decks
-0%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion111 decks134 decks
50%synergy
Morphic Pool
81%inclusion108 decks134 decks
44%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion101 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion82 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Ruins
53%inclusion71 decks134 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion70 decks134 decks
-13%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion67 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion63 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion61 decks133 decks
22%synergy
Undercity Sewers
40%inclusion54 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion38 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
-17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
-12%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
-27%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion27 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
-10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Lair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
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