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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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Charix, the Raging Isle
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
61%synergy
The Ancient One
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Traumatize
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Cut Your Losses
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Consuming Aberration
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Mindcrank
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Fractured Sanity
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Ruin Crab
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
37%synergy
The Water Crystal
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Singularity Rupture
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Frost
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
34%synergy
Nighthowler
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Tree of Perdition
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
The Mindskinner
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Eater of the Dead
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Hedron Crab
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Avatar of Woe
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Aegis Turtle
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Coral Colony
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
The Reality Chip
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Mortivore
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Angel of Suffering
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Death Baron
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hover Barrier
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Mist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Thought Collapse
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Visions of Beyond
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Opt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Scour
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Scour for Scrap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Refute
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Get Out
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Mind Grind
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Crux of Fate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Army of the Damned
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Quag Feast
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Deluge of Doom
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Stargaze
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
26%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bonehoard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Codex Shredder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Disruptor Flute
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Memory Erosion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Out of the Tombs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Rooftop Storm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Necroduality
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Stillness in Motion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Ballad of the Black Flag
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
35%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Restless Reef
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Academy Ruins
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Seat of the Synod
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Fetid Pools
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Port of Karfell
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Hidden Grotto
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Horizon of Progress
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-10%synergy
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