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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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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
80%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
69%synergy
Mana Drain
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
69%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
69%synergy
Eater of the Dead
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
69%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
68%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Tree of Perdition
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
52%synergy
The One Ring
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Fractured Sanity
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
77%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
77%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
66%synergy
Rhystic Study
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
58%synergy
Ancient Tomb
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Force of Will
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Mystical Tutor
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Mox Diamond
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
66%synergy
Chrome Mox
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Painter's Servant
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Undead Alchemist
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Gilded Drake
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
23%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
The Ancient One
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Nighthowler
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Mortivore
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Shield Sphere
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Spellskite
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Hedron Crab
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Frost
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Fatestitcher
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Manic Scribe
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Riddlekeeper
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Nethergoyf
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Force of Negation
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Pact of Negation
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Swan Song
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Shred Memory
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Dizzy Spell
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Reins of Power
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Stifle
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Singularity Rupture
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Traumatize
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mind Grind
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Timetwister
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Altar of the Brood
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
The Water Crystal
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Helm of Obedience
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bonehoard
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Sanity
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Copy Artifact
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Counterbalance
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Field of Dreams
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Oubliette
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Reef
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Opal
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Island
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Morphic Pool
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Polluted Delta
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Underground Sea
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
67%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
25%synergy
City of Brass
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Prismatic Vista
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Sunken Ruins
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Undercity Sewers
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Reflecting Pool
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Misty Rainforest
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Mana Confluence
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Hollow
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-29%synergy
Sink into Stupor
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-23%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-31%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Treno, Dark City
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-26%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-29%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-26%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
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