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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
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Mornsong Aria
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Maddening Cacophony
87%inclusion92 decks106 decks
76%synergy
Mindcrank
86%inclusion91 decks106 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
79%inclusion84 decks106 decks
73%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion93 decks106 decks
73%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
74%inclusion78 decks106 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion80 decks106 decks
67%synergy
Eater of the Dead
61%inclusion65 decks106 decks
60%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
59%inclusion63 decks106 decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion62 decks106 decks
57%synergy
Traumatize
59%inclusion63 decks106 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion67 decks106 decks
54%synergy
Drown in the Loch
60%inclusion64 decks106 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion61 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Fraying Sanity
57%inclusion60 decks106 decks
53%synergy
Singularity Rupture
55%inclusion47 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
45%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
43%synergy
The Water Crystal
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
40%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
48%inclusion51 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
54%inclusion57 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Demonic Tutor
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Nighthowler
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Fleet Swallower
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Mortivore
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Frost
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
34%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
32%synergy
The Ancient One
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Painter's Servant
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Hover Barrier
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Undead Alchemist
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Visions of Beyond
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Thought Collapse
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-17%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Into the Story
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Perplex
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Countermand
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Glimpse the Unthinkable
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
-17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Dread Summons
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Startled Awake
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Fabricate
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Grindstone
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Keening Stone
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
48%inclusion51 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
39%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Leyline of the Void
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
34%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-18%synergy
Strip Mine
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion100 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion84 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion59 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion103 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion103 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion98 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion67 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion65 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion59 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion51 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-18%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
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