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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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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
89%synergy
Eater of the Dead
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Mindcrank
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Mana Drain
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Tree of Perdition
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Consuming Aberration
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Toxic Deluge
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Ruin Crab
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
80%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Chrome Mox
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Mox Diamond
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Rhystic Study
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Force of Will
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
67%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Mystical Tutor
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Creatures
Painter's Servant
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Gilded Drake
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Undead Alchemist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Notion Thief
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Nethergoyf
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Silent Arbiter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
The Mindskinner
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Fatestitcher
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
The Ancient One
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Quantum Riddler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Relic Golem
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mortivore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hunted Horror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Spellseeker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fleet Swallower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Silver Myr
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Myr Convert
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Umara Wizard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Barrowgoyf
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Forensic Researcher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Drown in the Loch
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Force of Negation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Pact of Negation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Resculpt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Chain of Vapor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Entomb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Delay
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Consultation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Trickbind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Shred Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Surgical Extraction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Countersquall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Stifle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ugin's Binding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Imperial Seal
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Fractured Sanity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Damnation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Fabricate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Extract
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mind Grind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Traumatize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Grindstone
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Isochron Scepter
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Unwinding Clock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Helm of Obedience
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Forge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Copy Artifact
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Leyline of the Void
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Memory Erosion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Academy Ruins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Chasm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Mox Opal
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Coalition Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Morphic Pool
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Underground Sea
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Undercity Sewers
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Sunken Ruins
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Reflecting Pool
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Mana Confluence
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
City of Brass
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Misty Rainforest
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Darkslick Shores
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
River of Tears
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-44%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Treno, Dark City
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-28%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-29%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Umara Wizard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-37%synergy
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