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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
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Wall of Frost
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Fleet Swallower
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Bonehoard
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Traumatize
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Keening Stone
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Mindcrank
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Mind Grind
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Thought Collapse
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Ruin Crab
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Drown in the Loch
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Nighthowler
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Fractured Sanity
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Manic Scribe
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Hover Barrier
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Eater of the Dead
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Glacial Wall
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Fog Bank
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
The Ancient One
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Mist
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Tree of Perdition
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Monastery Flock
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Air
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Aegis Turtle
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Tide Drifter
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Deceit
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Runes
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Shield Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Moaning Wall
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Body Double
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Negate
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Strike
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Into the Story
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Incursion
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Intellectual Offering
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Spiral
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Memory Plunder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Visions of Beyond
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Careful Consideration
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Induce Paranoia
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-25%synergy
Expel from Orazca
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Pongify
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Spinal Embrace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Manipulation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Countermand
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
Perplex
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Whispering Madness
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Extract from Darkness
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Cut Your Losses
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Pilfered Plans
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Singularity Rupture
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Aether Gale
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Dark Deal
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Fascination
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Brainspoil
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Insight
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Tunnel Vision
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Notion Rain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Divination
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Walk the Plank
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Folio of Fancies
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Profane Memento
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Jester's Cap
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sands of Delirium
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Weathered Runestone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Cathar's Shield
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Crumbling Sanctuary
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sentinel Totem
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Cryogen Relic
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Erasure
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Memory Erosion
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Skyline Cascade
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Locket
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Lens
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Island
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-28%synergy
Fetid Pools
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Warped Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Salt Marsh
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-40%synergy
Sunken Ruins
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
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