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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
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
3.8%inclusion4 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.3%inclusion4 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Agna Qel'a
2.2%inclusion2 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
2.2%inclusion2 decks93 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion269 decks304 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion238 decks304 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
79%inclusion241 decks304 decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
77%inclusion233 decks304 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion224 decks304 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion197 decks304 decks
63%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
66%inclusion201 decks304 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion189 decks304 decks
60%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion173 decks304 decks
56%synergy
Traumatize
55%inclusion168 decks304 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion192 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Fractured Sanity
61%inclusion184 decks304 decks
51%synergy
Drown in the Loch
53%inclusion160 decks304 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion156 decks304 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion153 decks304 decks
47%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion151 decks304 decks
44%synergy
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion116 decks240 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion142 decks304 decks
40%synergy
Singularity Rupture
47%inclusion95 decks204 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion140 decks304 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion154 decks304 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion153 decks304 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion142 decks304 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion101 decks304 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion95 decks304 decks
17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion92 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion66 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion63 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion63 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion51 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion133 decks304 decks
40%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
44%inclusion133 decks304 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion120 decks304 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
39%inclusion119 decks304 decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion118 decks302 decks
32%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion109 decks304 decks
33%synergy
The Ancient One
36%inclusion108 decks304 decks
32%synergy
Nighthowler
35%inclusion107 decks304 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion106 decks304 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion100 decks304 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
30%inclusion92 decks304 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion89 decks304 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion82 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion81 decks304 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion74 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion71 decks304 decks
21%synergy
Hover Barrier
23%inclusion70 decks304 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion63 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion59 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion57 decks304 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion56 decks304 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion56 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
18%inclusion54 decks304 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
17%inclusion53 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion53 decks304 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion51 decks304 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
16%inclusion49 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion49 decks304 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion48 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion47 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion47 decks304 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion46 decks302 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion42 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion41 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion40 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion40 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion38 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion37 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion36 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion35 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion34 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion33 decks303 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion33 decks304 decks
-12%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion33 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion31 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion30 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.9%inclusion27 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Shield Sphere
8.9%inclusion27 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion124 decks304 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion115 decks304 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion98 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion85 decks304 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion84 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion81 decks304 decks
22%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion76 decks304 decks
22%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion73 decks304 decks
-9%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion73 decks304 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion68 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion68 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion56 decks304 decks
-12%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion53 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion51 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion50 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion48 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion45 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion45 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion38 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion36 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion35 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion33 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion32 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion31 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion28 decks302 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion25 decks302 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Perplex
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
-10%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Murder
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion117 decks304 decks
33%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion101 decks304 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion100 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion88 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion77 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion74 decks304 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion72 decks304 decks
20%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion69 decks304 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion59 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion56 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion49 decks304 decks
-20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion47 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion43 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion39 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion37 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion32 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion32 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion30 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.6%inclusion26 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Tome Scour
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion118 decks304 decks
37%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion107 decks304 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion105 decks304 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion101 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion80 decks298 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion76 decks304 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion67 decks304 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion56 decks304 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion43 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion42 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion39 decks304 decks
-12%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion37 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion37 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion34 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
-7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion131 decks304 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion123 decks304 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
36%inclusion108 decks304 decks
33%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion93 decks304 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion78 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion69 decks304 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion61 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion54 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion47 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion41 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion38 decks304 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion36 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion36 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion34 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion32 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion30 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion30 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion85 decks304 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
26%inclusion80 decks304 decks
24%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion48 decks304 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion39 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion31 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion151 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion133 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion121 decks304 decks
31%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion79 decks246 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion93 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion79 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion69 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion68 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion55 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion41 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion39 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion37 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.9%inclusion27 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion27 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.2%inclusion25 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.2%inclusion25 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
-20%synergy
Strip Mine
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion286 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion245 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion187 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion156 decks304 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion84 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion80 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion75 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion50 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion38 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion288 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion285 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion268 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion201 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion200 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion188 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion152 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion140 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion132 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
41%inclusion126 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion123 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion117 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion114 decks304 decks
-10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion108 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion106 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion102 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion87 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion80 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion73 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion62 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion59 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion56 decks304 decks
-15%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion55 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion54 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion51 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion51 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion45 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion45 decks304 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion36 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion35 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion34 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion34 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion32 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion31 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion31 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion28 decks302 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.9%inclusion27 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.6%inclusion26 decks304 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
8.6%inclusion26 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.2%inclusion25 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.2%inclusion25 decks304 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
8.2%inclusion25 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
0%synergy
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