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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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Exhibition Tidecaller
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Flow State
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
83%inclusion116 decks139 decks
77%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion113 decks139 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion115 decks139 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion102 decks139 decks
65%synergy
Mindcrank
76%inclusion106 decks139 decks
64%synergy
Eater of the Dead
65%inclusion91 decks139 decks
64%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion90 decks139 decks
60%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion83 decks139 decks
58%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
56%inclusion78 decks139 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion80 decks139 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
65%inclusion90 decks139 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion88 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion86 decks139 decks
44%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion71 decks139 decks
47%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
51%inclusion71 decks139 decks
44%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion38 decks76 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion68 decks139 decks
36%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion68 decks139 decks
43%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
47%inclusion66 decks139 decks
41%synergy
The Water Crystal
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
71%inclusion98 decks139 decks
48%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
69%inclusion96 decks139 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion91 decks139 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion72 decks139 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion67 decks139 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
41%inclusion57 decks139 decks
33%synergy
Force of Will
39%inclusion54 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Mystical Tutor
37%inclusion51 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
45%inclusion63 decks139 decks
40%synergy
The Ancient One
40%inclusion56 decks139 decks
37%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion54 decks139 decks
35%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion46 decks122 decks
31%synergy
Nighthowler
35%inclusion48 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
32%inclusion45 decks139 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Frost
26%inclusion36 decks139 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion34 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
24%inclusion33 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
8%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
10%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Hover Barrier
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
-12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Shield Sphere
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion45 decks139 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion36 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Didn't Say Please
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
-15%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion20 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
-9%synergy
Pongify
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-9%synergy
See Double
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Disallow
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Stifle
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Into the Story
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion62 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion61 decks139 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
41%inclusion57 decks139 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion50 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion48 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
27%inclusion37 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion36 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion36 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
-18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
-8%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion64 decks139 decks
45%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
44%inclusion61 decks139 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion58 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion49 decks139 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion25 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Bonehoard
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-16%synergy
Keening Stone
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
42%inclusion58 decks139 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion53 decks139 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion43 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion21 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
66%inclusion92 decks139 decks
47%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion70 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion70 decks139 decks
32%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
45%inclusion62 decks139 decks
41%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion55 decks139 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion55 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
37%inclusion51 decks139 decks
20%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
35%inclusion49 decks139 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion19 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
-16%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion125 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion119 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion84 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion79 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion48 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion30 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion23 decks139 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
-14%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion131 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion130 decks139 decks
45%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion128 decks139 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion125 decks139 decks
77%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion122 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion112 decks139 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
79%inclusion110 decks139 decks
43%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
73%inclusion101 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion88 decks139 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion73 decks139 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
52%inclusion72 decks139 decks
35%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion71 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion56 decks122 decks
22%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion60 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
42%inclusion59 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
37%inclusion52 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion47 decks139 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion42 decks139 decks
-14%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion41 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion39 decks139 decks
21%synergy
Darkslick Shores
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion38 decks139 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion35 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion32 decks139 decks
-12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion31 decks139 decks
-17%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion29 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
-28%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion26 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion24 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
-12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.6%inclusion12 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.9%inclusion11 decks139 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
-11%synergy
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