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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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Loki, God of Mischief
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Lair
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion117 decks136 decks
80%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion107 decks136 decks
68%synergy
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion112 decks136 decks
67%synergy
Eater of the Dead
66%inclusion90 decks136 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
71%inclusion96 decks136 decks
62%synergy
Mindcrank
73%inclusion99 decks136 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion85 decks136 decks
61%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
62%inclusion84 decks136 decks
57%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
59%inclusion80 decks136 decks
57%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion96 decks136 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
65%inclusion89 decks136 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion86 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion78 decks136 decks
40%synergy
Fractured Sanity
54%inclusion73 decks136 decks
44%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion71 decks136 decks
48%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
51%inclusion70 decks136 decks
44%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion44 decks87 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion67 decks136 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
49%inclusion67 decks136 decks
34%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
49%inclusion66 decks136 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
71%inclusion97 decks136 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
66%inclusion90 decks136 decks
44%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion88 decks136 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion77 decks136 decks
41%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion68 decks136 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion59 decks136 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
37%inclusion50 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion59 decks136 decks
37%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion56 decks136 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
40%inclusion52 decks131 decks
33%synergy
The Ancient One
39%inclusion53 decks136 decks
36%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion52 decks136 decks
34%synergy
Nighthowler
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Frost
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Mortivore
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
14%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Painter's Servant
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Hover Barrier
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Shield Sphere
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
-14%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Negation
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
-16%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Pact
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Strike
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
See Double
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Stifle
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Magic Damper
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion63 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion60 decks136 decks
40%synergy
Mind Grind
39%inclusion53 decks136 decks
34%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
39%inclusion53 decks136 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion51 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
35%inclusion48 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion47 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
-21%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Deal
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
37%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
44%inclusion60 decks136 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion45 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion28 decks105 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Bonehoard
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-16%synergy
Keening Stone
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion64 decks136 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion58 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Fraying Sanity
38%inclusion51 decks136 decks
34%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion51 decks136 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion30 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Necromancy
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
55%inclusion75 decks136 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion70 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion68 decks136 decks
46%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion60 decks136 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion56 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion36 decks97 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
37%inclusion50 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion45 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
31%inclusion42 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-16%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion125 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion116 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion82 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion77 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
94%inclusion128 decks136 decks
46%synergy
Island
93%inclusion127 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion124 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion120 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
88%inclusion120 decks136 decks
75%synergy
Polluted Delta
82%inclusion111 decks136 decks
49%synergy
Morphic Pool
80%inclusion109 decks136 decks
44%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
74%inclusion100 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion85 decks136 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
54%inclusion73 decks136 decks
37%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion69 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion69 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
48%inclusion65 decks136 decks
23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion60 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Undercity Sewers
44%inclusion60 decks136 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion47 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Flooded Strand
31%inclusion42 decks136 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31%inclusion42 decks136 decks
23%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion41 decks136 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Darkslick Shores
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
-13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
-28%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
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