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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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Glen Elendra's Answer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
82%synergy
Tree of Perdition
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
77%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
76%synergy
Mindcrank
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
75%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Eater of the Dead
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Ruin Crab
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Toxic Deluge
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Rhystic Study
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Mystical Tutor
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Nighthowler
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Painter's Servant
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Undead Alchemist
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
The Ancient One
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Spellseeker
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Frost
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mortivore
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Relic Golem
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fleet Swallower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Drake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Guiltfeeder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Trophy Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Visions of Beyond
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Disallow
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Sense
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Shred Memory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tale's End
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Stifle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Archive Trap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Grim Tutor
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Singularity Rupture
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Traumatize
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Mind Grind
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Stock Up
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Altar of the Brood
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Grindstone
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Bonehoard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Intruder Alarm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Memory Erosion
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Animate Dead
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Court of Cunning
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of the Void
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Copy Artifact
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Counterbalance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planar Void
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Necrodominance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Academy Ruins
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Morphic Pool
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Delta
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Underground River
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Undercity Sewers
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Mana Confluence
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Underground Sea
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Strand
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
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