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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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The Master of Lake-town
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
The Weaver King
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
4.9%inclusion2 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Troop of Ponies
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
91%inclusion520 decks569 decks
89%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion506 decks569 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
78%inclusion445 decks569 decks
70%synergy
Tree of Perdition
71%inclusion405 decks569 decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
69%inclusion392 decks569 decks
68%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
67%inclusion380 decks569 decks
60%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
62%inclusion354 decks569 decks
60%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion398 decks569 decks
59%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
64%inclusion367 decks569 decks
59%synergy
The Ancient One
61%inclusion345 decks569 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
69%inclusion391 decks569 decks
51%synergy
Mindcrank
66%inclusion378 decks569 decks
54%synergy
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion60 decks96 decks
50%synergy
Fractured Sanity
62%inclusion354 decks569 decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion346 decks569 decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion344 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Nighthowler
59%inclusion338 decks569 decks
54%synergy
The Water Crystal
58%inclusion61 decks105 decks
49%synergy
Eater of the Dead
55%inclusion312 decks569 decks
53%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
53%inclusion304 decks569 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion200 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Rhystic Study
34%inclusion195 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion126 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion95 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion93 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion85 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion83 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.1%inclusion46 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
8.1%inclusion46 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.0%inclusion40 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
53%inclusion303 decks569 decks
52%synergy
Hover Barrier
52%inclusion296 decks569 decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion270 decks569 decks
35%synergy
Silent Arbiter
45%inclusion255 decks569 decks
44%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
42%inclusion241 decks569 decks
42%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
41%inclusion65 decks158 decks
40%synergy
The Mindskinner
41%inclusion232 decks569 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion217 decks569 decks
34%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion217 decks569 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
35%inclusion197 decks569 decks
34%synergy
Glacial Wall
35%inclusion197 decks569 decks
34%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion189 decks569 decks
32%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
32%inclusion183 decks569 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
32%inclusion183 decks569 decks
27%synergy
Fleet Swallower
32%inclusion181 decks569 decks
29%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
31%inclusion179 decks569 decks
29%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion169 decks569 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion162 decks569 decks
28%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
28%inclusion162 decks569 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion162 decks569 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
27%inclusion154 decks569 decks
26%synergy
Manic Scribe
26%inclusion147 decks569 decks
25%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
25%inclusion143 decks569 decks
25%synergy
Aegis Turtle
25%inclusion142 decks569 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion141 decks569 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
23%inclusion133 decks569 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion127 decks569 decks
21%synergy
Soulless Jailer
21%inclusion121 decks569 decks
21%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
19%inclusion110 decks569 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion106 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion83 decks448 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion101 decks569 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion99 decks569 decks
17%synergy
Undead Alchemist
16%inclusion93 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Runes
16%inclusion91 decks569 decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
16%inclusion90 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion81 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion80 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
14%inclusion79 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion78 decks569 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion74 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion66 decks569 decks
11%synergy
Shield Sphere
11%inclusion62 decks569 decks
11%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion59 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
10%inclusion58 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Wall of Mist
9.5%inclusion54 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
47%inclusion267 decks569 decks
43%synergy
Thought Collapse
36%inclusion205 decks569 decks
33%synergy
Didn't Say Please
36%inclusion202 decks569 decks
31%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion192 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Strike
33%inclusion185 decks569 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion170 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion143 decks569 decks
-12%synergy
Into the Story
24%inclusion136 decks569 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion124 decks569 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion121 decks569 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion107 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion107 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion106 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
18%inclusion104 decks569 decks
17%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion103 decks569 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Incursion
18%inclusion102 decks569 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
18%inclusion101 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion100 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion79 decks569 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion76 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion70 decks569 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion67 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion67 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion60 decks569 decks
-5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion57 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion56 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.5%inclusion54 decks569 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion52 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.8%inclusion50 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
8.8%inclusion50 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion47 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Murder
8.1%inclusion46 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
7.4%inclusion42 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
7.0%inclusion40 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.9%inclusion39 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
6.5%inclusion37 decks569 decks
-5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.6%inclusion32 decks569 decks
-14%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.6%inclusion32 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.4%inclusion31 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
5.1%inclusion29 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.1%inclusion29 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
49%inclusion276 decks569 decks
43%synergy
Traumatize
47%inclusion265 decks569 decks
42%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion192 decks569 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion174 decks569 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion169 decks569 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion163 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion148 decks569 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
26%inclusion146 decks569 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion135 decks569 decks
-11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion131 decks569 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion130 decks569 decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion125 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion107 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion90 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion82 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion80 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion58 decks569 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion56 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.5%inclusion54 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
9.1%inclusion52 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion41 decks449 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.6%inclusion49 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.4%inclusion48 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
8.1%inclusion46 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
6.7%inclusion38 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.7%inclusion38 decks569 decks
-0%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.6%inclusion32 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.4%inclusion31 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Breaking Wave
5.1%inclusion29 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion263 decks569 decks
45%synergy
Bonehoard
38%inclusion215 decks569 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion205 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion193 decks569 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion36 decks164 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion120 decks569 decks
16%synergy
Keening Stone
16%inclusion89 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion84 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion82 decks569 decks
-10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion76 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion59 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.5%inclusion54 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
9.3%inclusion53 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.3%inclusion53 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Grindstone
9.1%inclusion52 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.6%inclusion43 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.4%inclusion42 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.3%inclusion36 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion36 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
5.1%inclusion29 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion265 decks569 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion262 decks569 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion242 decks569 decks
39%synergy
Memory Erosion
40%inclusion228 decks569 decks
36%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion186 decks569 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion50 decks164 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion163 decks569 decks
22%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion156 decks569 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion152 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion146 decks569 decks
23%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion139 decks569 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion103 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion83 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion79 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion70 decks569 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion62 decks569 decks
-0%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.3%inclusion53 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
8.8%inclusion50 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.6%inclusion49 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion130 decks569 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion100 decks569 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion94 decks569 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.0%inclusion40 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.0%inclusion34 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion263 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion213 decks569 decks
29%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion190 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion122 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion121 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion101 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion95 decks569 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion84 decks569 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion82 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion75 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion72 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion61 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.4%inclusion48 decks569 decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.1%inclusion46 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.5%inclusion37 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.8%inclusion33 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.6%inclusion32 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion32 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.3%inclusion30 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion504 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion473 decks569 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion387 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion340 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion213 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion193 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion147 decks569 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion144 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion63 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion55 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
8.4%inclusion48 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
8.3%inclusion47 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.1%inclusion46 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.9%inclusion45 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion35 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion557 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion551 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion496 decks569 decks
-0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion379 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion346 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion302 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion279 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion271 decks569 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion267 decks569 decks
-0%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion233 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion223 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion221 decks569 decks
-0%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion202 decks569 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion200 decks569 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion191 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion173 decks569 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion169 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
27%inclusion152 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion139 decks569 decks
-8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion120 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion119 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion107 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion100 decks569 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion92 decks569 decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion85 decks569 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion78 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion70 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion67 decks569 decks
-4%synergy
Hidden Lair
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion66 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion63 decks569 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion60 decks569 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion59 decks569 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion57 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion55 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion55 decks569 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.6%inclusion49 decks569 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
7.6%inclusion43 decks569 decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.6%inclusion43 decks569 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion38 decks569 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion32 decks569 decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.1%inclusion29 decks569 decks
-1%synergy
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