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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
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
81%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
74%synergy
Mana Drain
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
73%synergy
Tree of Perdition
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
70%synergy
Mindcrank
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Eater of the Dead
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Consuming Aberration
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Ruin Crab
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
54%synergy
The One Ring
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Mystic Remora
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Imperial Seal
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Fractured Sanity
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Damnation
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
77%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
77%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Rhystic Study
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Force of Will
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Ancient Tomb
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Mystical Tutor
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Chrome Mox
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Mox Diamond
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Painter's Servant
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Undead Alchemist
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Gilded Drake
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
23%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
The Ancient One
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Nighthowler
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crab
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Mortivore
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Spellskite
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Frost
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Shield Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Fatestitcher
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Soulless Jailer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Fleet Swallower
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Riddlekeeper
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Visions of Beyond
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Drown in the Loch
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Pact of Negation
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Chain of Vapor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Resculpt
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Consultation
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Delay
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Shred Memory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dizzy Spell
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reins of Power
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Stifle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Singularity Rupture
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Grim Tutor
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Mind Grind
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Fabricate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Timetwister
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Altar of the Brood
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
The Water Crystal
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
31%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Helm of Obedience
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Bonehoard
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Necropotence
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Copy Artifact
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
No Mercy
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of the Void
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Counterbalance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Field of Dreams
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Oubliette
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Academy Ruins
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Mox Opal
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Island
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Morphic Pool
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Underground Sea
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
65%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
35%synergy
City of Brass
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Undercity Sewers
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Misty Rainforest
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Reflecting Pool
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Mana Confluence
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Flooded Strand
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-31%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Darkslick Shores
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-32%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Treno, Dark City
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-30%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
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