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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
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion1.21K decks1.31K decks
90%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion1.16K decks1.31K decks
74%synergy
Tree of Perdition
75%inclusion980 decks1.31K decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion1.01K decks1.31K decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
69%inclusion906 decks1.31K decks
68%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion915 decks1.31K decks
64%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion964 decks1.31K decks
63%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
64%inclusion843 decks1.31K decks
62%synergy
Mindcrank
70%inclusion918 decks1.31K decks
58%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
62%inclusion808 decks1.31K decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion872 decks1.31K decks
48%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion846 decks1.31K decks
55%synergy
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion817 decks1.31K decks
57%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion813 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
The Ancient One
60%inclusion784 decks1.31K decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
59%inclusion780 decks1.31K decks
54%synergy
The Water Crystal
58%inclusion41 decks71 decks
49%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
55%inclusion718 decks1.31K decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion706 decks1.31K decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
37%inclusion485 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
37%inclusion483 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion316 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion242 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion237 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion231 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion162 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion134 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.4%inclusion123 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.5%inclusion98 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
53%inclusion694 decks1.31K decks
51%synergy
Hover Barrier
52%inclusion679 decks1.31K decks
51%synergy
Eater of the Dead
47%inclusion622 decks1.31K decks
46%synergy
Silent Arbiter
46%inclusion605 decks1.31K decks
45%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion504 decks1.31K decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion502 decks1.31K decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion381 decks1.02K decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion487 decks1.31K decks
33%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion234 decks636 decks
30%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
36%inclusion46 decks127 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
35%inclusion463 decks1.31K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion444 decks1.31K decks
31%synergy
Glacial Wall
34%inclusion441 decks1.31K decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion437 decks1.31K decks
32%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
33%inclusion432 decks1.31K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion407 decks1.31K decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion394 decks1.31K decks
22%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
29%inclusion387 decks1.31K decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion384 decks1.31K decks
29%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
29%inclusion377 decks1.31K decks
28%synergy
Manic Scribe
28%inclusion371 decks1.31K decks
27%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion353 decks1.31K decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion328 decks1.31K decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
24%inclusion283 decks1.16K decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion307 decks1.31K decks
22%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion297 decks1.31K decks
22%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion289 decks1.31K decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion276 decks1.31K decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion275 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion252 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion81 decks426 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion235 decks1.31K decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion225 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion213 decks1.31K decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion146 decks903 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
16%inclusion211 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion208 decks1.31K decks
15%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion190 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion184 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
13%inclusion177 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion175 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Wall of Mist
13%inclusion167 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion156 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion155 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion135 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion132 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion125 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion92 decks978 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion657 decks1.31K decks
46%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion491 decks1.31K decks
32%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion486 decks1.31K decks
34%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion417 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion409 decks1.31K decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion378 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion284 decks1.31K decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion277 decks1.31K decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion273 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion269 decks1.31K decks
19%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion258 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion247 decks1.31K decks
-12%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion234 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion228 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion228 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion227 decks1.31K decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion103 decks623 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion203 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion171 decks1.31K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion165 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion164 decks1.31K decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion112 decks999 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion147 decks1.31K decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion111 decks996 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion110 decks999 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion137 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion133 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion126 decks1.31K decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.5%inclusion124 decks1.31K decks
-7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.7%inclusion114 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
8.1%inclusion106 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.7%inclusion101 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Murder
7.6%inclusion100 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Perplex
7.2%inclusion94 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
7.2%inclusion94 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
7.0%inclusion92 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.9%inclusion90 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Opt
6.3%inclusion82 decks1.31K decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.1%inclusion80 decks1.31K decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.6%inclusion73 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
See Double
5.1%inclusion67 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
53%inclusion689 decks1.31K decks
48%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion658 decks1.31K decks
45%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion477 decks1.31K decks
31%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion405 decks1.31K decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion398 decks1.31K decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion384 decks1.31K decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion369 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion353 decks1.31K decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion323 decks1.31K decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion297 decks1.31K decks
-13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion293 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion290 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion275 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion224 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion204 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion150 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion147 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
10%inclusion135 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion132 decks1.31K decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.0%inclusion118 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.5%inclusion112 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.4%inclusion110 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion97 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.2%inclusion94 decks1.31K decks
-3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.2%inclusion81 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.6%inclusion74 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion73 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.6%inclusion73 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Breaking Wave
5.5%inclusion72 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.4%inclusion71 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.1%inclusion67 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
45%inclusion596 decks1.31K decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
41%inclusion537 decks1.31K decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion458 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion444 decks1.31K decks
29%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion271 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion254 decks1.31K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion208 decks1.31K decks
-9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion187 decks1.31K decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion185 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion151 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion138 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion131 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion131 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion130 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.0%inclusion105 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.9%inclusion91 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion88 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.6%inclusion87 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
5.3%inclusion69 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
5.2%inclusion68 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion652 decks1.31K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion601 decks1.31K decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion577 decks1.31K decks
40%synergy
Fraying Sanity
42%inclusion551 decks1.31K decks
38%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion454 decks1.31K decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion392 decks1.31K decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion38 decks133 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion362 decks1.31K decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion358 decks1.31K decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion309 decks1.31K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion308 decks1.31K decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion253 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion183 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion178 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion176 decks1.31K decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion153 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.5%inclusion124 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.6%inclusion113 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
8.0%inclusion105 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.3%inclusion82 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.5%inclusion72 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.1%inclusion67 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion330 decks1.31K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion238 decks1.31K decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion229 decks1.31K decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.8%inclusion102 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.8%inclusion76 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion610 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion505 decks1.31K decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion491 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion304 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion298 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion264 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion214 decks1.31K decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion208 decks1.31K decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion181 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion168 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion159 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion156 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.4%inclusion123 decks1.31K decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.2%inclusion107 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.5%inclusion85 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.2%inclusion81 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.4%inclusion71 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.3%inclusion69 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion1.19K decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion1.10K decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion907 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion745 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion482 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion380 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion353 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion345 decks1.31K decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion151 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion119 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.6%inclusion113 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.4%inclusion110 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
7.9%inclusion104 decks1.31K decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.9%inclusion103 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.5%inclusion98 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.2%inclusion81 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion67 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion1.27K decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion1.26K decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion1.13K decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion878 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion807 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion679 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion633 decks1.31K decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion610 decks1.31K decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion571 decks1.31K decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion512 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion503 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion492 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion427 decks1.31K decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion423 decks1.31K decks
-12%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion421 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion389 decks1.31K decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion364 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion159 decks642 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion299 decks1.31K decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion276 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion271 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion242 decks1.31K decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion229 decks1.31K decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion221 decks1.31K decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion183 decks1.31K decks
-2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion175 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion174 decks1.31K decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion158 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion155 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion112 decks999 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion111 decks996 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion110 decks999 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion131 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion127 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.4%inclusion92 decks978 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.8%inclusion115 decks1.31K decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.5%inclusion112 decks1.31K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
6.9%inclusion91 decks1.31K decks
-4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.9%inclusion77 decks1.31K decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion55 decks982 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion73 decks1.31K decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.4%inclusion71 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.2%inclusion68 decks1.31K decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.2%inclusion68 decks1.31K decks
-3%synergy
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