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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
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
79%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Wall of Frost
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Fleet Swallower
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Traumatize
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Mindcrank
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Keening Stone
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Bonehoard
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Mind Grind
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Fraying Sanity
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Thought Collapse
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Drown in the Loch
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Mortivore
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Fractured Sanity
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Manic Scribe
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Hover Barrier
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Glacial Wall
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Eater of the Dead
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
The Ancient One
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Fog Bank
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Tree of Perdition
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Mist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Junk
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Tide Drifter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Monastery Flock
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Air
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Deceit
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Soulless Jailer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Undead Alchemist
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Moaning Wall
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Shield Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Crab
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Negate
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Strike
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Into the Story
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Thought Scour
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Intellectual Offering
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Incursion
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Spiral
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Memory Plunder
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Visions of Beyond
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Careful Consideration
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Expel from Orazca
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Induce Paranoia
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Turnabout
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Gush
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Countermand
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Spinal Embrace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Soul Manipulation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Whispering Madness
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Extract from Darkness
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Pilfered Plans
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Breaking Wave
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Aether Gale
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Singularity Rupture
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fascination
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Eldritch Pact
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Brainspoil
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Notion Rain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Divination
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-29%synergy
Ringsight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Concentrate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Tunnel Vision
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Walk the Plank
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Folio of Fancies
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Altar of the Brood
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Jester's Cap
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sands of Delirium
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Moonsilver Key
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Cathar's Shield
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Crumbling Sanctuary
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Weathered Runestone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sentinel Totem
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Court of Cunning
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Erasure
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Memory Erosion
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Secrets
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Waterknot
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Frogify
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Charmed Sleep
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Stasis Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Skyline Cascade
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Sky Diamond
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Prismatic Lens
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Locket
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Star Compass
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Temple of Deceit
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Fetid Pools
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Ice Tunnel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Salt Marsh
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Warped Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Watery Grave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-40%synergy
Sunken Ruins
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
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