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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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
83%synergy
Mana Drain
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
74%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
73%synergy
Mindcrank
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
71%synergy
Eater of the Dead
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
71%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
70%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
68%synergy
Consuming Aberration
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
62%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
38%synergy
The One Ring
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Windfall
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Imperial Seal
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
78%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
79%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
66%synergy
Rhystic Study
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Force of Will
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
70%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
62%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
69%synergy
Mox Diamond
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
71%synergy
Mystical Tutor
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
61%synergy
Chrome Mox
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
66%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Painter's Servant
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Undead Alchemist
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Gilded Drake
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Opposition Agent
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
24%synergy
The Mindskinner
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
14%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
The Ancient One
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Nighthowler
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Frost
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Mortivore
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Ledger Shredder
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Manic Scribe
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Fog Bank
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Fatestitcher
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Pact of Negation
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Drown in the Loch
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Consultation
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Chain of Vapor
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Tainted Pact
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Delay
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Stifle
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Shred Memory
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Intuition
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Dizzy Spell
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Reins of Power
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Grim Tutor
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Singularity Rupture
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Traumatize
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Mind Grind
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Timetwister
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Grindstone
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Altar of the Brood
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
34%synergy
The Water Crystal
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Obedience
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Bonehoard
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Expedition Map
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Keening Stone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Intruder Alarm
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Sanity
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Copy Artifact
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Memory Erosion
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Counterbalance
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mind Over Matter
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Field of Dreams
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Urza's Saga
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Strip Mine
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Reef
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Polluted Delta
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
60%synergy
Island
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Swamp
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Underground Sea
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
65%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Prismatic Vista
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Reflecting Pool
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
City of Brass
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Mana Confluence
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Undercity Sewers
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-27%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Darkslick Shores
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-31%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-26%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-22%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-30%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Treno, Dark City
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
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