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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
1.5%inclusion1 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Thirst for Identity
1.3%inclusion1 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.3%inclusion1 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Omni-Changeling
1.3%inclusion1 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
1.3%inclusion1 decks78 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion300 decks339 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion266 decks339 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion270 decks339 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
77%inclusion260 decks339 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion251 decks339 decks
66%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion222 decks339 decks
63%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
68%inclusion229 decks339 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion212 decks339 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion190 decks339 decks
55%synergy
Traumatize
55%inclusion187 decks339 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
61%inclusion207 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion202 decks339 decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
53%inclusion180 decks339 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion169 decks339 decks
37%synergy
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion167 decks339 decks
45%synergy
Mind Grind
49%inclusion166 decks339 decks
44%synergy
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion134 decks278 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion161 decks339 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion157 decks339 decks
30%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion109 decks244 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion171 decks339 decks
27%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion169 decks339 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion159 decks339 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion111 decks339 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion108 decks339 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion102 decks339 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion73 decks339 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion71 decks339 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion70 decks339 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion56 decks339 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion151 decks339 decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion144 decks339 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
40%inclusion137 decks339 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion132 decks339 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion127 decks337 decks
31%synergy
The Ancient One
37%inclusion124 decks339 decks
33%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion123 decks339 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion121 decks339 decks
33%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion118 decks339 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
32%inclusion108 decks339 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion107 decks339 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion101 decks339 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion89 decks339 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion89 decks339 decks
23%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion82 decks339 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion77 decks339 decks
21%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion74 decks339 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion70 decks339 decks
9%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
19%inclusion64 decks333 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion64 decks339 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion61 decks339 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion60 decks339 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion59 decks339 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion57 decks339 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion56 decks339 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion55 decks339 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion55 decks339 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion54 decks339 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion53 decks339 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion51 decks339 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion50 decks339 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion49 decks337 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion49 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion46 decks339 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion46 decks339 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion44 decks339 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion44 decks339 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion41 decks339 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion40 decks339 decks
11%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
12%inclusion39 decks338 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion39 decks339 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion38 decks339 decks
-12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion37 decks337 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion36 decks339 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion34 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion33 decks339 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion33 decks339 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.4%inclusion32 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.1%inclusion31 decks339 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
40%inclusion137 decks339 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion129 decks339 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion110 decks339 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion94 decks339 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion94 decks339 decks
-8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion85 decks339 decks
20%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion82 decks339 decks
21%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion81 decks339 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion81 decks339 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion80 decks339 decks
-9%synergy
Psychic Strike
21%inclusion70 decks339 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion67 decks339 decks
-11%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion61 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion59 decks339 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion54 decks339 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion51 decks339 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion50 decks339 decks
13%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion48 decks339 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion45 decks339 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion39 decks337 decks
-4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion39 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion39 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion39 decks339 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion33 decks339 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.5%inclusion32 decks337 decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.6%inclusion29 decks339 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion28 decks337 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.3%inclusion28 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.7%inclusion26 decks339 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion26 decks339 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion26 decks339 decks
-3%synergy
Perplex
7.4%inclusion25 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.4%inclusion25 decks339 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion24 decks337 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
6.5%inclusion22 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.2%inclusion21 decks339 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
6.2%inclusion21 decks339 decks
-1%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion126 decks339 decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion111 decks339 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion110 decks339 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion101 decks339 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion93 decks339 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion83 decks339 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion79 decks339 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion73 decks339 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion71 decks339 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion64 decks339 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion55 decks339 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion54 decks339 decks
-20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion53 decks339 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion44 decks339 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion38 decks339 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion38 decks339 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion34 decks339 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion33 decks339 decks
-7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.8%inclusion30 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.8%inclusion30 decks339 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.7%inclusion26 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.1%inclusion24 decks339 decks
-2%synergy
Preordain
6.2%inclusion21 decks339 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
1%synergy
Tome Scour
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.6%inclusion19 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
5.3%inclusion18 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion17 decks335 decks
-2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.0%inclusion17 decks339 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion137 decks339 decks
39%synergy
Altar of the Brood
37%inclusion125 decks339 decks
32%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion121 decks339 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion116 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion90 decks333 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion85 decks339 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion74 decks339 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion61 decks339 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion50 decks339 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion46 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion45 decks339 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion42 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion38 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion37 decks339 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.3%inclusion28 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.3%inclusion28 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
7.4%inclusion25 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion22 decks339 decks
-7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.5%inclusion22 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.6%inclusion19 decks339 decks
-4%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.3%inclusion18 decks339 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.3%inclusion18 decks339 decks
-3%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.0%inclusion17 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion146 decks339 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion136 decks339 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion117 decks339 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion107 decks339 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion90 decks339 decks
11%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion81 decks339 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion67 decks333 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion61 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion52 decks339 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion47 decks339 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion45 decks339 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion43 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion40 decks339 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion39 decks339 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion38 decks339 decks
11%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion35 decks339 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion34 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.0%inclusion17 decks339 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion91 decks339 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion89 decks339 decks
24%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion51 decks339 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion46 decks339 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.4%inclusion32 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.2%inclusion21 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.3%inclusion18 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion170 decks339 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion148 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion133 decks339 decks
30%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion94 decks283 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion110 decks339 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion84 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion79 decks339 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion79 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion62 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion48 decks339 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion45 decks339 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion43 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion32 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion31 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion29 decks339 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.6%inclusion29 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion28 decks339 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.7%inclusion26 decks339 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.4%inclusion25 decks339 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion25 decks339 decks
-20%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.8%inclusion23 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
6.8%inclusion23 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.2%inclusion21 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion19 decks339 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.3%inclusion18 decks339 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion318 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion274 decks339 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion212 decks339 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion177 decks339 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion97 decks339 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion91 decks339 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion87 decks339 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion55 decks339 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion41 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.8%inclusion30 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.1%inclusion24 decks339 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.8%inclusion23 decks339 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.6%inclusion19 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion18 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.3%inclusion18 decks339 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.0%inclusion17 decks339 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion321 decks339 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion319 decks339 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion297 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion223 decks339 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion222 decks339 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion208 decks339 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion168 decks339 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion156 decks339 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion149 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion145 decks339 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion134 decks339 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion133 decks339 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion131 decks339 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion122 decks339 decks
-4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion119 decks339 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion119 decks339 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion100 decks337 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion92 decks339 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion84 decks339 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion68 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion67 decks339 decks
-13%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion64 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion64 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion58 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion58 decks339 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion58 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion52 decks339 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion49 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion43 decks339 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion40 decks339 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion39 decks337 decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion37 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion37 decks339 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion36 decks339 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion35 decks339 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion33 decks339 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.5%inclusion32 decks337 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.8%inclusion30 decks339 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.8%inclusion30 decks339 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.6%inclusion29 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.6%inclusion29 decks339 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion28 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion27 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion24 decks337 decks
-4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.1%inclusion24 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.5%inclusion22 decks339 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion22 decks339 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.5%inclusion22 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.5%inclusion22 decks339 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion20 decks339 decks
1%synergy
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