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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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Hidden Lair
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
82%synergy
Mindcrank
93%inclusion41 decks44 decks
81%synergy
Eater of the Dead
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
80%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
89%inclusion39 decks44 decks
78%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
75%synergy
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
66%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
56%synergy
Tree of Perdition
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
53%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
50%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Ruin Crab
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Fractured Sanity
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Singularity Rupture
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
52%synergy
Rhystic Study
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Mystical Tutor
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Notion Thief
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Chrome Mox
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Painter's Servant
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
16%synergy
The Ancient One
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Hedron Crab
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Silent Arbiter
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Nighthowler
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Mortivore
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Frost
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Tribute Mage
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Spellseeker
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Fog Bank
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Drake
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Manic Scribe
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Visions of Beyond
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Pact of Negation
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Thought Collapse
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Pact
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Demonic Consultation
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-0%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-0%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Disallow
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Stifle
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Whir of Invention
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-13%synergy
Snuff Out
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Tale's End
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Delay
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Into the Story
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Traumatize
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Grim Tutor
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Mind Grind
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Fabricate
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-19%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Dread Summons
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Flow State
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
18%synergy
The Water Crystal
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Grindstone
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Altar of the Brood
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Bonehoard
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Skateboard
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Memory Erosion
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Court of Cunning
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
As Foretold
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Academy Ruins
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Shelldock Isle
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-20%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion43 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion43 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Island
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Underground River
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Choked Estuary
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Underground Sea
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-0%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Spire of Industry
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
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