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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
4.7%inclusion2 decks43 decks
2%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
North Pole Patrol
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
89%inclusion149 decks167 decks
83%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
84%inclusion141 decks167 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion146 decks167 decks
73%synergy
Mindcrank
83%inclusion138 decks167 decks
70%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
71%inclusion118 decks167 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion124 decks167 decks
66%synergy
Eater of the Dead
66%inclusion111 decks167 decks
65%synergy
Tree of Perdition
57%inclusion96 decks167 decks
56%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
57%inclusion95 decks167 decks
55%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion106 decks167 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
66%inclusion111 decks167 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
65%inclusion109 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
65%inclusion108 decks167 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
59%inclusion98 decks167 decks
52%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
57%inclusion96 decks167 decks
50%synergy
Mind Grind
55%inclusion92 decks167 decks
50%synergy
Visions of Beyond
53%inclusion88 decks167 decks
49%synergy
Memory Erosion
52%inclusion87 decks167 decks
48%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
51%inclusion86 decks167 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion85 decks167 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
75%inclusion125 decks167 decks
51%synergy
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion121 decks167 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
72%inclusion120 decks167 decks
52%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
56%inclusion93 decks167 decks
39%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
52%inclusion87 decks167 decks
33%synergy
Mystical Tutor
46%inclusion77 decks167 decks
32%synergy
Force of Will
43%inclusion72 decks167 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
41%inclusion69 decks167 decks
33%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion72 decks167 decks
39%synergy
The Ancient One
43%inclusion71 decks167 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
31%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
30%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
31%inclusion51 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Frost
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Silent Arbiter
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
17%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
12%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Kin
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Hover Barrier
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-14%synergy
Shield Sphere
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion54 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion49 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Archive Trap
27%inclusion45 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Thought Collapse
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
-18%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Into the Story
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Disallow
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Perplex
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
See Double
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
48%inclusion80 decks167 decks
43%synergy
Traumatize
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
43%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion78 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion49 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Mind Funeral
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
-20%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Startled Awake
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Dread Summons
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion84 decks167 decks
45%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion77 decks167 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion69 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion63 decks167 decks
33%synergy
Grindstone
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
-17%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Court of Cunning
38%inclusion64 decks167 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion63 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Intruder Alarm
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
35%inclusion59 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion109 decks167 decks
46%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion83 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion82 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
41%inclusion68 decks167 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion68 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion60 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-19%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion153 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion144 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion106 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion101 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Opal
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Mana Crypt
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
-13%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion155 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion154 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion154 decks167 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion146 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
87%inclusion146 decks167 decks
75%synergy
Polluted Delta
78%inclusion131 decks167 decks
47%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
77%inclusion129 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion128 decks167 decks
40%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
62%inclusion104 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Ruins
57%inclusion95 decks167 decks
42%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion93 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion93 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
37%inclusion60 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion54 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion49 decks167 decks
-15%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion49 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
-14%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
-26%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
-16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
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