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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
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
76%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
81%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
76%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
83%synergy
Mystical Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
86%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mana Vault
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Force of Will
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Creatures
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Painter's Servant
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Consuming Aberration
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Notion Thief
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Quantum Riddler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Nethergoyf
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tree of Perdition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Spellseeker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Gilded Drake
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Burnished Hart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ruin Crab
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Jace's Archivist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mockingbird
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Ledger Shredder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
69%synergy
Mana Drain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
83%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Swan Song
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Denial
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41%synergy
Force of Negation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Visions of Beyond
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Memory Plunder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Broken Ambitions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Disallow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Long-Term Plans
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Impulse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Evacuation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
89%synergy
Windfall
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41%synergy
Dark Deal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Damnation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Profane Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Cut Your Losses
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Commit // Memory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Vision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Whispering Madness
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Fractured Sanity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Grindstone
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
99%synergy
Mindcrank
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Crawlspace
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Codex Shredder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Waste Not
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Necromancy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Copy Artifact
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Fraying Sanity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Utility Lands
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Wasteland
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Maze of Ith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Academy Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Strip Mine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-18%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Gilded Lotus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Chrome Mox
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Undercity Sewers
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Misty Rainforest
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Marsh Flats
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Ash Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-19%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-33%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
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