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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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Flow State
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
85%inclusion120 decks142 decks
78%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion116 decks142 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion118 decks142 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion107 decks142 decks
67%synergy
Eater of the Dead
68%inclusion96 decks142 decks
66%synergy
Mindcrank
77%inclusion110 decks142 decks
65%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
65%inclusion92 decks142 decks
60%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion82 decks142 decks
56%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
57%inclusion81 decks142 decks
55%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion73 decks142 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
64%inclusion91 decks142 decks
47%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion87 decks142 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion87 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion81 decks142 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
52%inclusion74 decks142 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
51%inclusion73 decks142 decks
44%synergy
The Water Crystal
51%inclusion40 decks79 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
48%inclusion68 decks142 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
68%inclusion97 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
68%inclusion97 decks142 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion92 decks142 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
51%inclusion72 decks142 decks
35%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
49%inclusion69 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion56 decks142 decks
31%synergy
Force of Will
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
40%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
38%synergy
The Ancient One
39%inclusion56 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Nighthowler
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
31%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Frost
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
10%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
Hover Barrier
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion29 decks141 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Negation
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
-15%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Incursion
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
See Double
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Magic Damper
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
42%inclusion59 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion51 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
-19%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Stock Up
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion66 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion59 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Grindstone
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Bonehoard
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-16%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
43%inclusion61 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion61 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion59 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
34%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion47 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion92 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion72 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion71 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion51 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
-16%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion128 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion122 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion88 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion82 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
-13%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion133 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion132 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion131 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion127 decks142 decks
76%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion124 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
79%inclusion112 decks142 decks
47%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion109 decks142 decks
40%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
72%inclusion102 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion86 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Ruins
54%inclusion76 decks142 decks
37%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion73 decks142 decks
-14%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion72 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion55 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
-15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
-13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
-17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion29 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
-30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
-16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-11%synergy
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