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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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Petrified Hamlet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Grave Researcher
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
83%synergy
Mindcrank
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
78%synergy
Eater of the Dead
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
77%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
75%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Tree of Perdition
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Singularity Rupture
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Mana Drain
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Altar of the Brood
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Rhystic Study
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Mystical Tutor
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Force of Will
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Notion Thief
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Chrome Mox
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
29%synergy
The Ancient One
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Painter's Servant
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Nighthowler
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Silent Arbiter
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Mortivore
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Frost
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Tribute Mage
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Spellseeker
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Soulless Jailer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Riddlekeeper
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Trinket Mage
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Guiltfeeder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Trophy Mage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Visions of Beyond
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-0%synergy
Thought Collapse
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Strike
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Pact
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Disallow
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Stifle
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Tale's End
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Spider-Sense
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Fractured Sanity
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Traumatize
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Mind Grind
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Grim Tutor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Fabricate
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Stock Up
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Dread Summons
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
17%synergy
The Water Crystal
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Grindstone
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Bonehoard
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Memento
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Skateboard
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Fraying Sanity
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Memory Erosion
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Intruder Alarm
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Court of Cunning
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Copy Artifact
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
As Foretold
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-20%synergy
Shelldock Isle
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Underground River
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Morphic Pool
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Ruins
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Darkslick Shores
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Underground Sea
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Fabled Passage
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Spire of Industry
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
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