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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%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Fraying Sanity
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Traumatize
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
The Water Crystal
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
The Mindskinner
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Hedron Crab
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Archive Trap
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Chasm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Nighthowler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Eater of the Dead
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Jace's Archivist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
The Ancient One
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
The Scarab God
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Grave Researcher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Fear of Failed Tests
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vexing Radgull
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Meldweb Curator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Undead Alchemist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Necron Deathmark
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Academy Wall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Drown in the Loch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Spider-Sense
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Drain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Syncopate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Songs of the Damned
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Soul Manipulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Countermand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Brainsurge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Psychic Spiral
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Quick Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Teachings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tale's End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wash Away
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Stifle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Didn't Say Please
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mission Briefing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Essence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Think Twice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Espers to Magicite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mind Grind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dream Harvest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Sleight of Hand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Increasing Confusion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Coerced Confession
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Startled Awake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Drain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aether Gale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Grindstone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Altar of Dementia
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Codex Shredder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Helm of Obedience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Everflowing Well
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Millstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Clock of Omens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grindclock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wishing Well
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bonehoard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sands of Delirium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Font of Progress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Aether Tunnel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dark Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Founding the Third Path
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aqueous Form
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Remedy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Witness Protection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disturbing Conversion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Cabal Coffers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Restless Reef
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Maze of Ith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Arid Archway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tolaria West
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Field of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Field of Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Basalt Monolith
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Patriar's Seal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Pools
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Serpent's Pass
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
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