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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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Kitsune's Technique
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Maddening Cacophony
87%inclusion93 decks107 decks
76%synergy
Mindcrank
85%inclusion91 decks107 decks
73%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion94 decks107 decks
73%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
79%inclusion84 decks107 decks
72%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
73%inclusion78 decks107 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion79 decks107 decks
66%synergy
Eater of the Dead
62%inclusion66 decks107 decks
60%synergy
Tree of Perdition
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
57%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
57%synergy
Traumatize
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion69 decks107 decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
60%inclusion64 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion62 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion50 decks87 decks
45%synergy
Fraying Sanity
56%inclusion60 decks107 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
39%synergy
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion46 decks95 decks
40%synergy
Mind Grind
48%inclusion51 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion51 decks107 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Rhystic Study
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Mystical Tutor
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Nighthowler
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Frost
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
29%synergy
The Ancient One
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
30%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Painter's Servant
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
14%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Undead Alchemist
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
10%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Visions of Beyond
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Thought Collapse
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-17%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Perplex
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Countermand
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Opt
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Glimpse the Unthinkable
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
-18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Startled Awake
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Stock Up
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Keening Stone
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
35%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-18%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion101 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion85 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion62 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
45%inclusion48 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion104 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion104 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion98 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion69 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion68 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion66 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion58 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
45%inclusion48 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
-12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-17%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
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