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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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Omni-Changeling
1.9%inclusion1 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Mornsong Aria
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion289 decks324 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion253 decks324 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
81%inclusion261 decks324 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion247 decks324 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion237 decks324 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
66%inclusion213 decks324 decks
64%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
67%inclusion217 decks324 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion205 decks324 decks
62%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion181 decks324 decks
55%synergy
Traumatize
56%inclusion180 decks324 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
61%inclusion199 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion193 decks324 decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
52%inclusion169 decks324 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion165 decks324 decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
49%inclusion160 decks324 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion159 decks324 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion125 decks262 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion152 decks324 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion148 decks324 decks
29%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion145 decks324 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion164 decks324 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion162 decks324 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion153 decks324 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion107 decks324 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion102 decks324 decks
17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion98 decks324 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion70 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion67 decks324 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion67 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion55 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion140 decks324 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
40%inclusion129 decks324 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion124 decks324 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion123 decks322 decks
31%synergy
The Ancient One
36%inclusion117 decks324 decks
33%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion116 decks324 decks
33%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion116 decks324 decks
30%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion113 decks324 decks
28%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion104 decks324 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion101 decks324 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion94 decks324 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion88 decks324 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion86 decks324 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion78 decks324 decks
19%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion76 decks324 decks
21%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion72 decks324 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion67 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion64 decks318 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion60 decks324 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion59 decks324 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion59 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion55 decks324 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion55 decks324 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion55 decks324 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
16%inclusion53 decks324 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion53 decks324 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion52 decks324 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion51 decks324 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion50 decks324 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion49 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion48 decks322 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion47 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion44 decks324 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion42 decks324 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion42 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion41 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion40 decks324 decks
12%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion38 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion37 decks324 decks
-12%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion37 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion36 decks322 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion36 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion35 decks323 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion34 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion32 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion32 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion32 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion31 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
40%inclusion130 decks324 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion121 decks324 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion103 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion92 decks324 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion89 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion82 decks324 decks
20%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion78 decks324 decks
21%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion78 decks324 decks
22%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion75 decks324 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion75 decks324 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Strike
21%inclusion69 decks324 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion63 decks324 decks
-11%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion59 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion57 decks324 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion53 decks324 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion50 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion46 decks324 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion46 decks324 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion43 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion39 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion37 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion37 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion36 decks322 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion33 decks324 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion29 decks322 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
8.4%inclusion27 decks322 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.3%inclusion27 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.3%inclusion27 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion26 decks324 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion26 decks324 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion25 decks324 decks
-7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.7%inclusion25 decks324 decks
-1%synergy
Perplex
7.7%inclusion25 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.8%inclusion22 decks322 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
6.8%inclusion22 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion21 decks324 decks
-10%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion101 decks226 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion119 decks324 decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion106 decks324 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion104 decks324 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion94 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion87 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion78 decks324 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion77 decks324 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion71 decks324 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion65 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion60 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion52 decks324 decks
-20%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion51 decks324 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion50 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion41 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion38 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion35 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion33 decks324 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion31 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.3%inclusion30 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.0%inclusion29 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.4%inclusion24 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.8%inclusion22 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Tome Scour
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion18 decks324 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion16 decks320 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
40%inclusion128 decks324 decks
38%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion116 decks324 decks
31%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion116 decks324 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion110 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion82 decks318 decks
22%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion80 decks324 decks
24%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion70 decks324 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion59 decks324 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion46 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion44 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion42 decks324 decks
-12%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion39 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion37 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion36 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.1%inclusion23 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
7.1%inclusion23 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.8%inclusion22 decks324 decks
-7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.6%inclusion18 decks324 decks
-4%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.6%inclusion18 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.2%inclusion17 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion139 decks324 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion131 decks324 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion112 decks324 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion100 decks324 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion84 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion76 decks324 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion63 decks318 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion59 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion49 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion45 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion42 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion41 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion38 decks324 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion37 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion34 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion32 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion32 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.5%inclusion21 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.2%inclusion17 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion88 decks324 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion86 decks324 decks
24%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion48 decks324 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion43 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion33 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion163 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion143 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion129 decks324 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion105 decks324 decks
13%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
31%inclusion84 decks267 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion82 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion75 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion74 decks324 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion59 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion45 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion41 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion41 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.0%inclusion29 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion29 decks324 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion27 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.0%inclusion26 decks324 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion25 decks324 decks
-20%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.4%inclusion24 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion23 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
6.8%inclusion22 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion18 decks324 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion303 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion263 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion203 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion170 decks324 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion89 decks324 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion85 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion81 decks324 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion55 decks324 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion39 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.0%inclusion29 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion24 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.8%inclusion22 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion18 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion18 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion18 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion306 decks324 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion304 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion289 decks324 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion216 decks324 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion213 decks324 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion202 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion163 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion148 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion142 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion139 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion127 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion125 decks324 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion125 decks324 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion117 decks324 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion115 decks324 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion111 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion95 decks322 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion86 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion79 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion66 decks324 decks
-13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion64 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion60 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion60 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion56 decks324 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion56 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion54 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion50 decks324 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion47 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion39 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion39 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion36 decks322 decks
-4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion35 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion34 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion33 decks324 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
9.3%inclusion30 decks324 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.3%inclusion30 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion29 decks322 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.0%inclusion26 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.7%inclusion25 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.4%inclusion24 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.4%inclusion24 decks324 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.1%inclusion23 decks324 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.8%inclusion22 decks322 decks
-5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.5%inclusion21 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.5%inclusion21 decks324 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion21 decks324 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.5%inclusion21 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion18 decks324 decks
1%synergy
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