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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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Loki, God of Mischief
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
The Master of Lake-town
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Captain America's Shield
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
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Charix, the Raging Isle
91%inclusion691 decks760 decks
89%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion672 decks760 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
79%inclusion602 decks760 decks
71%synergy
Tree of Perdition
72%inclusion545 decks760 decks
70%synergy
Wall of Frost
69%inclusion523 decks760 decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
68%inclusion517 decks760 decks
62%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
71%inclusion542 decks760 decks
61%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
62%inclusion474 decks760 decks
60%synergy
The Ancient One
60%inclusion459 decks760 decks
57%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
63%inclusion475 decks760 decks
57%synergy
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Mindcrank
68%inclusion518 decks760 decks
56%synergy
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion505 decks760 decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
65%inclusion48 decks74 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion483 decks760 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion467 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion463 decks760 decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
60%inclusion50 decks83 decks
51%synergy
Nighthowler
58%inclusion440 decks760 decks
52%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
54%inclusion410 decks760 decks
50%synergy
Mortivore
53%inclusion406 decks760 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
36%inclusion272 decks760 decks
14%synergy
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion269 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion188 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion137 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion130 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion127 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion105 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.8%inclusion67 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
8.8%inclusion67 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.5%inclusion57 decks760 decks
4%synergy
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Hover Barrier
53%inclusion400 decks760 decks
52%synergy
Eater of the Dead
51%inclusion387 decks760 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion378 decks760 decks
37%synergy
Silent Arbiter
44%inclusion333 decks760 decks
43%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
42%inclusion322 decks760 decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion296 decks760 decks
35%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion289 decks760 decks
34%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion235 decks633 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
35%inclusion268 decks760 decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion266 decks760 decks
28%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Glacial Wall
34%inclusion258 decks760 decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion247 decks760 decks
31%synergy
Fleet Swallower
32%inclusion246 decks760 decks
30%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
32%inclusion243 decks760 decks
29%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion228 decks760 decks
28%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion225 decks760 decks
25%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion218 decks760 decks
21%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion213 decks760 decks
27%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
28%inclusion211 decks760 decks
27%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
27%inclusion208 decks760 decks
26%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
27%inclusion205 decks760 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion190 decks760 decks
21%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion187 decks760 decks
23%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion178 decks760 decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion173 decks760 decks
22%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion168 decks760 decks
22%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion167 decks760 decks
21%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion147 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
19%inclusion145 decks760 decks
18%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion81 decks427 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion135 decks760 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion134 decks760 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
17%inclusion129 decks760 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Runes
17%inclusion127 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion118 decks760 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion112 decks760 decks
14%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion106 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
14%inclusion105 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion103 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion102 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Mist
12%inclusion89 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion86 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion86 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Shield Sphere
11%inclusion83 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion81 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion80 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
49%inclusion370 decks760 decks
45%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion282 decks760 decks
34%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion279 decks760 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Strike
32%inclusion245 decks760 decks
29%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion236 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion232 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion179 decks760 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion162 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion161 decks760 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion160 decks760 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion153 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion147 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion134 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion132 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
17%inclusion130 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion104 decks620 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion126 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion126 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion103 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion97 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion90 decks760 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion87 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion87 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion85 decks760 decks
-0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion82 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion79 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion69 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.8%inclusion67 decks760 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion67 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.2%inclusion62 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Murder
7.5%inclusion57 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
7.4%inclusion56 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Opt
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
6.4%inclusion49 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.9%inclusion45 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.4%inclusion41 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.0%inclusion38 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
51%inclusion386 decks760 decks
46%synergy
Traumatize
50%inclusion379 decks760 decks
45%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion276 decks760 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion238 decks760 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion230 decks760 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion216 decks760 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion213 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Mind Funeral
26%inclusion201 decks760 decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion183 decks760 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion176 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion175 decks760 decks
-12%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion166 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion155 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion122 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion120 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion98 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion80 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion79 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion77 decks760 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.3%inclusion40 decks428 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.8%inclusion67 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.7%inclusion66 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.3%inclusion63 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
7.6%inclusion58 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion43 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.5%inclusion42 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.3%inclusion40 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
5.1%inclusion39 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Breaking Wave
5.1%inclusion39 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion348 decks760 decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
38%inclusion287 decks760 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion279 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion260 decks760 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Altar of the Brood
20%inclusion155 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion135 decks760 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion112 decks760 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion110 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion97 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion82 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion75 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
9.5%inclusion72 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
9.5%inclusion72 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.2%inclusion62 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.6%inclusion58 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.6%inclusion58 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.6%inclusion50 decks760 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
5.5%inclusion42 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion378 decks760 decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion362 decks760 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion323 decks760 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
41%inclusion310 decks760 decks
37%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion250 decks760 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion217 decks760 decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion202 decks760 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion196 decks760 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion192 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion175 decks760 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion139 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion116 decks760 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion105 decks760 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion104 decks760 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion88 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion77 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.2%inclusion70 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
9.1%inclusion69 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.1%inclusion39 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion184 decks760 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion139 decks760 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion129 decks760 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.2%inclusion55 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.8%inclusion44 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion357 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion288 decks760 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion276 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion179 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion166 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion134 decks760 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion133 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion114 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion102 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion100 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion99 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion92 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.6%inclusion65 decks760 decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion61 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
-0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.9%inclusion45 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion45 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.3%inclusion40 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.1%inclusion39 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion678 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion625 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion522 decks760 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion441 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion283 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion250 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion203 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion198 decks760 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion82 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.9%inclusion68 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.2%inclusion62 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.2%inclusion62 decks760 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
8.0%inclusion61 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.2%inclusion55 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.2%inclusion55 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.1%inclusion39 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion740 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion734 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion658 decks760 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion502 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion471 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion400 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion375 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion352 decks760 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion338 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion310 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion288 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion284 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion260 decks760 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion250 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion248 decks760 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion232 decks760 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion217 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion159 decks638 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion181 decks760 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion156 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion153 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion140 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion138 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion116 decks760 decks
-6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion109 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion104 decks760 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion101 decks760 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion89 decks760 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion87 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion87 decks760 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion85 decks760 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion85 decks760 decks
-0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion82 decks760 decks
6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion73 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.5%inclusion72 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.2%inclusion70 decks760 decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.8%inclusion59 decks760 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
6.7%inclusion51 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion46 decks760 decks
-0%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.9%inclusion45 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.4%inclusion41 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.4%inclusion41 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.3%inclusion40 decks760 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.0%inclusion38 decks760 decks
-3%synergy
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