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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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Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
A.I.M. Labs
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Lair
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Captain America's Shield
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Maddening Cacophony
88%inclusion108 decks123 decks
77%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
82%inclusion101 decks123 decks
76%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion108 decks123 decks
73%synergy
Mindcrank
84%inclusion103 decks123 decks
72%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
72%inclusion89 decks123 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
72%inclusion89 decks123 decks
64%synergy
Eater of the Dead
62%inclusion76 decks123 decks
60%synergy
Tree of Perdition
61%inclusion75 decks123 decks
59%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
59%inclusion73 decks123 decks
57%synergy
Traumatize
62%inclusion76 decks123 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion79 decks123 decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion76 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion73 decks123 decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
58%inclusion71 decks123 decks
54%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion62 decks108 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion61 decks123 decks
37%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion61 decks123 decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
49%inclusion60 decks123 decks
31%synergy
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
46%inclusion57 decks123 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
54%inclusion66 decks123 decks
31%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion61 decks123 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion61 decks123 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
37%inclusion45 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Mystical Tutor
37%inclusion45 decks123 decks
24%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion38 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
28%inclusion34 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion25 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
44%inclusion54 decks123 decks
42%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
42%inclusion52 decks123 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
41%inclusion51 decks123 decks
34%synergy
Nighthowler
40%inclusion49 decks123 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion48 decks123 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion48 decks123 decks
38%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion46 decks123 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
37%inclusion46 decks123 decks
35%synergy
The Ancient One
36%inclusion44 decks123 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
33%inclusion41 decks123 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
32%inclusion39 decks123 decks
27%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
29%inclusion36 decks123 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
28%inclusion34 decks123 decks
26%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Painter's Servant
24%inclusion29 decks123 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
23%inclusion28 decks123 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
20%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
21%inclusion26 decks123 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
21%inclusion26 decks123 decks
20%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
15%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
-11%synergy
Manic Scribe
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Undead Alchemist
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Wall
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
9%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
38%inclusion47 decks123 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion45 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion45 decks123 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion44 decks123 decks
18%synergy
Didn't Say Please
29%inclusion36 decks123 decks
24%synergy
Archive Trap
28%inclusion34 decks123 decks
26%synergy
Thought Collapse
27%inclusion33 decks123 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion29 decks123 decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion26 decks123 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
-9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
-9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Scour
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Countermand
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
44%inclusion54 decks123 decks
39%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
39%inclusion48 decks123 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion40 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion40 decks123 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion39 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion35 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion34 decks123 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion28 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion25 decks123 decks
18%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
-19%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
-8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Dread Summons
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-0%synergy
Startled Awake
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Drain
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
40%inclusion49 decks123 decks
36%synergy
Altar of the Brood
37%inclusion45 decks123 decks
32%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
35%inclusion43 decks123 decks
34%synergy
Grindstone
33%inclusion41 decks123 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion41 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
30%inclusion37 decks123 decks
25%synergy
Bonehoard
20%inclusion25 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
14%synergy
Keening Stone
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
46%inclusion56 decks123 decks
38%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion39 decks123 decks
29%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion33 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
23%inclusion28 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion20 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion18 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
-0%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
30%inclusion37 decks123 decks
28%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion28 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion63 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
41%inclusion50 decks123 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion47 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion43 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion37 decks123 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion36 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion29 decks123 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-0%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion118 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion98 decks123 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion72 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion60 decks123 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion28 decks123 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion27 decks123 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion25 decks123 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion19 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
8.1%inclusion10 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
-0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion120 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion120 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion110 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion83 decks123 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion79 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion78 decks123 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion67 decks123 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion60 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion55 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion54 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion54 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion53 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion53 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
41%inclusion51 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion44 decks123 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion43 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion42 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion41 decks123 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
28%inclusion35 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
27%inclusion33 decks123 decks
18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion26 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion23 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion22 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion17 decks123 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion16 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion14 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
8.9%inclusion11 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.7%inclusion7 decks123 decks
0%synergy
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