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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
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
86%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Tree of Perdition
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Mindcrank
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
79%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
76%synergy
Consuming Aberration
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
67%synergy
Eater of the Dead
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Windfall
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
The Water Crystal
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Rhystic Study
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Mystical Tutor
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Tomb
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Force of Will
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Silent Arbiter
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Painter's Servant
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
24%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Undead Alchemist
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Nighthowler
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
The Ancient One
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Spellseeker
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Frost
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mortivore
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fleet Swallower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Drake
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Guiltfeeder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Trophy Mage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Relic Golem
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Visions of Beyond
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Disallow
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Strike
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Pact
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Sense
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Shred Memory
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tale's End
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Stifle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Grim Tutor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Singularity Rupture
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Traumatize
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Mind Grind
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Stock Up
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Altar of the Brood
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Grindstone
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Helm of Obedience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Codex Shredder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Memory Erosion
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Leyline of the Void
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Copy Artifact
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Counterbalance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Planar Void
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Academy Ruins
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Morphic Pool
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Delta
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Isle
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Mana Confluence
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Fabled Passage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Underground Sea
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
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