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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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Wizard's Staff
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
85%synergy
Mindcrank
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
72%synergy
Mana Drain
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
69%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
69%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
65%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
65%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
60%synergy
Consuming Aberration
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
60%synergy
Ruin Crab
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Bloodchief Ascension
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Imperial Seal
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Windfall
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
43%synergy
The One Ring
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
80%synergy
Demonic Tutor
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
77%synergy
Rhystic Study
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
62%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
82%inclusion37 decks45 decks
60%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
72%synergy
Force of Will
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
70%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
60%synergy
Chrome Mox
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
65%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Mox Diamond
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
63%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Painter's Servant
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Undead Alchemist
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
26%synergy
The Ancient One
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Gilded Drake
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
14%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Frost
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Nighthowler
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Mortivore
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Fleet Swallower
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Soulless Jailer
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Hover Barrier
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Manic Scribe
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Riddlekeeper
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Drown in the Loch
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Chain of Vapor
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Tainted Pact
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Entomb
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Stifle
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Fractured Sanity
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Damnation
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Singularity Rupture
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Traumatize
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Doomsday
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Preordain
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Grindstone
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
43%synergy
The Water Crystal
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Helm of Obedience
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Bonehoard
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Keening Stone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Necropotence
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Copy Artifact
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Memory Erosion
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Court of Cunning
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Necromancy
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Counterbalance
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mind Over Matter
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Urza's Saga
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Seat of the Synod
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
53%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Monolith
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion42 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Island
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
56%synergy
Morphic Pool
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Underground Sea
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
67%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Ruins
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Prismatic Vista
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Mana Confluence
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
22%synergy
City of Brass
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Undercity Sewers
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Reflecting Pool
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-28%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Marsh Flats
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-21%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-32%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-26%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Treno, Dark City
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
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