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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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Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
89%synergy
Eater of the Dead
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
89%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
86%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
85%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
84%synergy
Mindcrank
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
78%synergy
Mana Drain
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
73%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Tree of Perdition
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Toxic Deluge
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Counterspell
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Necropotence
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Reanimate
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Visions of Beyond
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
80%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
84%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
66%synergy
Chrome Mox
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
83%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
71%synergy
Rhystic Study
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Force of Will
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
61%synergy
Mox Diamond
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
76%synergy
Mystical Tutor
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
66%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Painter's Servant
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Gilded Drake
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Undead Alchemist
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
The Ancient One
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%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
Silent Arbiter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
The Mindskinner
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Fatestitcher
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%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
Talion, the Kindly Lord
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Shield Sphere
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Quantum Riddler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%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
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mortivore
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hunted Horror
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%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
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fleet Swallower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Muddle the Mixture
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Pact of Negation
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Resculpt
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Pact
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Vapor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Delay
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Consultation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Trickbind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shred Memory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-23%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
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%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
Archive Trap
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ugin's Binding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
45%synergy
Fractured Sanity
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Imperial Seal
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Damnation
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Grim Tutor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Fabricate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%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
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
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
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-26%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Grindstone
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Altar of the Brood
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
The Water Crystal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Unwinding Clock
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Obedience
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Forge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Freed from the Real
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Copy Artifact
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Leyline of the Void
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Fraying Sanity
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
61%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%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
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
30%inclusion3 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
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Chasm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Vault
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-19%synergy
Grim Monolith
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Coalition Relic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%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
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
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Morphic Pool
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Underground Sea
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
67%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Flooded Strand
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
61%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Ruins
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Reflecting Pool
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%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
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Darkslick Shores
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
River of Tears
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-46%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Treno, Dark City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-30%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%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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