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Phenax, God of Deception
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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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Mindcrank
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
80%synergy
Fraying Sanity
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
79%synergy
Consuming Aberration
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
76%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Fractured Sanity
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Wall of Frost
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Nighthowler
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Ruin Crab
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
The Water Crystal
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Negate
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Bonehoard
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Keening Stone
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Traumatize
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Hover Barrier
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Mortivore
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Fleet Swallower
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Hedron Crab
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Tree of Perdition
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Glacial Wall
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Manic Scribe
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Omni-Changeling
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Runes
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
The Ancient One
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Riptide Turtle
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
North Pole Patrol
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Guiltfeeder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Silent Arbiter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Tide Drifter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Shorecomber Crab
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Ambling Stormshell
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Pain Seer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Mist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Air
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Loyal Drake
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Aegis Turtle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Monastery Flock
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Psychic Strike
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Incursion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Careful Consideration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Countermand
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Doom Blade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Spiral
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Intellectual Offering
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Expel from Orazca
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Mana Leak
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Visions of Beyond
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Overkill
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Voyage's End
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Consider
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Undermine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Opt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Turnabout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Quick Study
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Miscalculation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Decorum Dissertation
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Mind Grind
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Pilfered Plans
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Whispering Madness
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Extract from Darkness
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Profane Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Tome Scour
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Startled Awake
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Aether Gale
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Brainspoil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Memories Returning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Dread Summons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Memory Sluice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Drain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Macabre Waltz
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Profane Memento
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Jester's Cap
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Insight Engine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Box
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sentinel Totem
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Meekstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Navigation Orb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Aether Syphon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Discovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Lost in the Maze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Necrodominance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Witness Protection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jace Reawakened
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Agna Qel'a
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dreadship Reef
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Star Compass
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Lens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Warped Landscape
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Salt Marsh
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Waterfront District
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Soured Springs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Watery Grave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-40%synergy
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