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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
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Mornsong Aria
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Maddening Cacophony
86%inclusion89 decks104 decks
75%synergy
Mindcrank
87%inclusion90 decks104 decks
75%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion83 decks104 decks
74%synergy
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion90 decks104 decks
72%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
74%inclusion77 decks104 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion78 decks104 decks
67%synergy
Eater of the Dead
63%inclusion65 decks104 decks
61%synergy
Tree of Perdition
61%inclusion63 decks104 decks
59%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
61%inclusion63 decks104 decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion67 decks104 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion61 decks104 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
59%inclusion61 decks104 decks
54%synergy
Singularity Rupture
58%inclusion48 decks83 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Fraying Sanity
55%inclusion57 decks104 decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
46%synergy
The Water Crystal
49%inclusion45 decks91 decks
41%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
35%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
34%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Frost
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
33%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Painter's Servant
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Hover Barrier
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
15%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
10%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Aegis Turtle
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Visions of Beyond
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Collapse
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Didn't Say Please
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Archive Trap
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Strike
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Mana Leak
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Glimpse the Unthinkable
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
-17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Dread Summons
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Startled Awake
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
34%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Grindstone
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Keening Stone
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
41%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
40%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
36%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-20%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion98 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion82 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion59 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion101 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion101 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion95 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion66 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion65 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion64 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion58 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
1%synergy
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