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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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Kitsune's Technique
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
84%inclusion124 decks147 decks
78%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion122 decks147 decks
73%synergy
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion124 decks147 decks
69%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion117 decks147 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion109 decks147 decks
66%synergy
Eater of the Dead
65%inclusion96 decks147 decks
64%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion96 decks147 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
59%inclusion86 decks147 decks
57%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
56%inclusion82 decks147 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion88 decks147 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
67%inclusion98 decks147 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion94 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
60%inclusion88 decks147 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
53%inclusion78 decks147 decks
47%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
53%inclusion78 decks147 decks
46%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion73 decks147 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion72 decks147 decks
36%synergy
Mind Grind
49%inclusion72 decks147 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion70 decks147 decks
22%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
73%inclusion107 decks147 decks
50%synergy
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion106 decks147 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion103 decks147 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
56%inclusion82 decks147 decks
40%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
54%inclusion79 decks147 decks
35%synergy
Mystical Tutor
44%inclusion64 decks147 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
32%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
46%inclusion68 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
45%inclusion66 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion58 decks147 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
32%synergy
The Ancient One
38%inclusion56 decks147 decks
35%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
32%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
34%inclusion50 decks147 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
27%inclusion39 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Frost
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Painter's Servant
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Hover Barrier
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
-13%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Kin
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Pact of Negation
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Strike
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Resculpt
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
5%synergy
See Double
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Stifle
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
46%inclusion67 decks147 decks
41%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
44%inclusion65 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion39 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
-18%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Startled Awake
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion68 decks147 decks
41%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion68 decks147 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion63 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion53 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-16%synergy
Keening Stone
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
46%inclusion67 decks147 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion63 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
41%inclusion61 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Fraying Sanity
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
66%inclusion97 decks147 decks
46%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion73 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion71 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
45%inclusion66 decks147 decks
41%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion48 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion42 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-18%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion133 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion126 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion92 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion88 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion48 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Opal
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion139 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion138 decks147 decks
46%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion137 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion129 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
86%inclusion127 decks147 decks
73%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion117 decks147 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
76%inclusion111 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
74%inclusion109 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion92 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion82 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Ruins
54%inclusion80 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion76 decks147 decks
-14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
49%inclusion72 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion58 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion52 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
32%inclusion47 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
-15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
-28%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
-15%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
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