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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%inclusion29 decks33 decks
82%synergy
Mana Drain
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
74%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
72%synergy
Eater of the Dead
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
71%synergy
Mindcrank
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
70%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
68%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
68%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
65%synergy
Consuming Aberration
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
48%synergy
The One Ring
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
52%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
53%synergy
Toxic Deluge
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Damnation
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Imperial Seal
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
49%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
77%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
78%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
67%synergy
Rhystic Study
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
61%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
63%synergy
Force of Will
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
68%synergy
Ancient Tomb
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
67%synergy
Mystical Tutor
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
62%synergy
Chrome Mox
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
63%synergy
Mox Diamond
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
65%synergy
Creatures
Charix, the Raging Isle
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Painter's Servant
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Undead Alchemist
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Gilded Drake
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Opposition Agent
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
19%synergy
The Mindskinner
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
20%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
17%synergy
The Ancient One
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Notion Thief
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Silent Arbiter
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Nighthowler
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Mortivore
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Hedron Crab
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Spellskite
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Shield Sphere
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Frost
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Quantum Riddler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Spellseeker
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Manic Scribe
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Aegis Turtle
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Fatestitcher
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
48%synergy
Drown in the Loch
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Chain of Vapor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Resculpt
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Delay
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Pact
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Entomb
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Dizzy Spell
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Reins of Power
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Stifle
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Shred Memory
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Singularity Rupture
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Grim Tutor
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Traumatize
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Fabricate
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Timetwister
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Grindstone
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
31%synergy
The Water Crystal
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Isochron Scepter
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Helm of Obedience
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Lantern of Insight
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Necropotence
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Copy Artifact
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Sanity
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Memory Erosion
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Counterbalance
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Court of Cunning
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Oubliette
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Field of Dreams
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
50%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Urza's Saga
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Academy Ruins
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Wasteland
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
53%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
50%synergy
Island
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
59%synergy
Morphic Pool
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
48%synergy
Underground Sea
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
66%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Sunken Ruins
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Undercity Sewers
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
25%synergy
City of Brass
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Reflecting Pool
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Flooded Strand
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Misty Rainforest
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Mana Confluence
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Marsh Flats
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-32%synergy
Darkslick Shores
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-30%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-25%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-30%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-24%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Treno, Dark City
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
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