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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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Silvergill Peddler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tree of Perdition
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Ruin Crab
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Memory Erosion
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Nighthowler
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
The Mindskinner
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Fractured Sanity
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
The Water Crystal
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Singularity Rupture
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
59%synergy
Freed from the Real
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Court of Cunning
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Hedron Crab
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Hover Barrier
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Glacial Wall
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Thief of Sanity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Shadow Kin
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Riddlekeeper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Scaretiller
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
The Warring Triad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Trophy Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Relic Golem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Runes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fatestitcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Psychic Strike
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Thought Collapse
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Didn't Say Please
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Doom Blade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Countermand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Excavation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Turn to Frog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Supreme Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Perplex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Reins of Power
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Lazotep Plating
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Trap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Into the Story
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mind Sculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rise from the Grave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Blatant Thievery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Startled Awake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Baral's Expertise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Necromantic Selection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Never // Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Breaking Wave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dino DNA
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Sentinel Totem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deluxe Dragster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Meekstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Eye
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Folio of Fancies
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Magewright's Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Intruder Alarm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Leyline of the Void
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Steal Enchantment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Witness Protection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Erasure
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dreadship Reef
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Agna Qel'a
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Arid Archway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hostile Desert
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirrorpool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Palace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Guildless Commons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Shelldock Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Dimir Aqueduct
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Grixis Panorama
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Esper Panorama
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
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