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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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Minamo, School at Water's Edge
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
86%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
79%synergy
Eater of the Dead
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
79%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
75%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
74%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Mana Drain
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
63%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Consuming Aberration
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Drown in the Loch
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Necropotence
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Imperial Seal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
81%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
84%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
67%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
72%synergy
Rhystic Study
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Force of Will
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Mystical Tutor
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
66%synergy
Chrome Mox
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Mox Diamond
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
66%synergy
Creatures
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Silent Arbiter
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Gilded Drake
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Painter's Servant
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Notion Thief
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Nethergoyf
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
The Mindskinner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Fatestitcher
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
The Ancient One
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Hedron Crab
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Shield Sphere
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Quantum Riddler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thought Courier
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Trophy Mage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Peregrine Drake
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Relic Golem
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Withered Wretch
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Wizened Snitches
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mortivore
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hunted Horror
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cathartic Adept
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Lim-Dûl's Vault
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Force of Negation
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Visions of Beyond
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Pact of Negation
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Pact
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Consultation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Trickbind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Whir of Invention
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shred Memory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-20%synergy
Songs of the Damned
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Surgical Extraction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Dizzy Spell
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Delay
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Stifle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ugin's Binding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Fabricate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Fractured Sanity
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Mind Grind
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Traumatize
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Extract
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Grindstone
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Altar of the Brood
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Isochron Scepter
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
The One Ring
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Helm of Obedience
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Unwinding Clock
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Forge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mindslaver
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Lantern of Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Freed from the Real
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Fraying Sanity
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Memory Erosion
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Leyline of the Void
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Counterbalance
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Copy Artifact
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Field of Dreams
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Academy Ruins
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Inventors' Fair
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
-24%synergy
Mana Vault
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-18%synergy
Lotus Petal
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Monolith
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Coalition Relic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Locket
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-18%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
77%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Island
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Undercity Sewers
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
61%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Reflecting Pool
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Darkslick Shores
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
34%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-46%synergy
Treno, Dark City
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-28%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-30%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Umara Wizard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-38%synergy
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