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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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Rhystic Study
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
76%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
80%synergy
Necropotence
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
97%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
81%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
76%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
93%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
84%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
96%synergy
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
86%synergy
Imperial Seal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Eater of the Dead
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Ruin Crab
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Painter's Servant
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
100%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
88%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Nethergoyf
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Silent Arbiter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Opposition Agent
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Dark Confidant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Avatar of Woe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Spellseeker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Hedron Crab
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Gilded Drake
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Consuming Aberration
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
35%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Ledger Shredder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Quantum Riddler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
80%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
70%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
65%synergy
Swan Song
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
82%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
Shred Memory
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Tainted Pact
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Entomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Bitter Triumph
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Infernal Grasp
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Force of Negation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Baleful Mastery
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Pact of Negation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Dismember
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
76%synergy
Toxic Deluge
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
74%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
89%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
36%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fabricate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Dark Deal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Grim Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Grindstone
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Mindcrank
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
88%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Isochron Scepter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Codex Shredder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Copy Artifact
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Leyline of the Void
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
96%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
87%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
80%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
81%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Vault
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Opal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Lands
Prismatic Vista
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
80%synergy
Misty Rainforest
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
75%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
87%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
60%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
63%synergy
Mana Confluence
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Marsh Flats
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
68%synergy
Flooded Strand
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
92%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
53%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Fabled Passage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Reflecting Pool
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
26%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
35%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
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