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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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Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
83%synergy
Mindcrank
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
81%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
80%synergy
Eater of the Dead
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
73%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
72%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
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Singularity Rupture
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
24%synergy
The Water Crystal
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Mystical Tutor
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Force of Will
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Notion Thief
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Undead Alchemist
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Painter's Servant
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
The Ancient One
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
12%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Silent Arbiter
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Mortivore
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Nighthowler
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Crab
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Frost
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Soulless Jailer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Tribute Mage
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Manic Scribe
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Riddlekeeper
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Trinket Mage
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Guiltfeeder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Visions of Beyond
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Thought Collapse
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Didn't Say Please
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Pact of Negation
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-9%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
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-20%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%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
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Stifle
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Dispel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Tale's End
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mana Leak
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Mind Grind
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Grim Tutor
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-21%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%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
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Grindstone
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Bonehoard
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Memory Erosion
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Intruder Alarm
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Court of Cunning
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Copy Artifact
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%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
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%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
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Underground River
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion23 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
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Fabled Passage
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-23%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
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