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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
98%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tree of Perdition
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
98%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
98%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
85%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Ruin Crab
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
77%synergy
The Water Crystal
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
74%synergy
Mindcrank
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
74%synergy
Singularity Rupture
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Freed from the Real
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Drown in the Loch
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Court of Cunning
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
The Mindskinner
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Nighthowler
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
69%synergy
The Ancient One
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Mind Grind
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Fraying Sanity
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Hedron Crab
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Frost
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Hover Barrier
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Silent Arbiter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Mortivore
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Shadow Kin
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Glacial Wall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Riddlekeeper
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
The Warring Triad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Trophy Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Runes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fatestitcher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thief of Sanity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Shorecomber Crab
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Barrowgoyf
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Didn't Say Please
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Visions of Beyond
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Thought Collapse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Drown in Dreams
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Archive Trap
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
See Double
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Countermand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-21%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Reins of Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Ravenous Trap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Into the Story
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Traumatize
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mind Sculpt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Blatant Thievery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Startled Awake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Necromantic Selection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Breaking Wave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Bonehoard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Folio of Fancies
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Grindstone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Brood
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Deluxe Dragster
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Meekstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Magewright's Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Profane Memento
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Intruder Alarm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Steal Enchantment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Erasure
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
62%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Dreadship Reef
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Arid Archway
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hostile Desert
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Palace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Guildless Commons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Shelldock Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Coveted Jewel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-18%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Lands
Dimir Aqueduct
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
60%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Underground River
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Choked Estuary
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Grixis Panorama
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Darkslick Shores
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Esper Panorama
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Port of Karfell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
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