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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
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
43%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion1.50K decks1.63K decks
90%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion1.46K decks1.63K decks
74%synergy
Tree of Perdition
75%inclusion1.23K decks1.63K decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
78%inclusion1.27K decks1.63K decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
69%inclusion1.13K decks1.63K decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion1.22K decks1.63K decks
64%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion1.14K decks1.63K decks
63%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
64%inclusion1.05K decks1.63K decks
62%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion1.15K decks1.63K decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
63%inclusion1.03K decks1.63K decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
65%inclusion1.07K decks1.63K decks
47%synergy
Fractured Sanity
65%inclusion1.06K decks1.63K decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion1.02K decks1.63K decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
50%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
61%inclusion1K decks1.63K decks
56%synergy
Nighthowler
61%inclusion992 decks1.63K decks
55%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion941 decks1.63K decks
54%synergy
The Water Crystal
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion892 decks1.63K decks
42%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
54%inclusion888 decks1.63K decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
37%inclusion603 decks1.63K decks
13%synergy
Rhystic Study
37%inclusion602 decks1.63K decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion388 decks1.63K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion296 decks1.63K decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion291 decks1.63K decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion285 decks1.63K decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion200 decks1.63K decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion160 decks1.63K decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.1%inclusion149 decks1.63K decks
0%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.9%inclusion129 decks1.63K decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
52%inclusion854 decks1.63K decks
51%synergy
Hover Barrier
52%inclusion850 decks1.63K decks
51%synergy
Eater of the Dead
47%inclusion774 decks1.63K decks
46%synergy
Silent Arbiter
46%inclusion758 decks1.63K decks
45%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion614 decks1.63K decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
38%inclusion614 decks1.63K decks
33%synergy
Hedron Crab
37%inclusion611 decks1.63K decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
37%inclusion405 decks1.08K decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion244 decks672 decks
29%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
36%inclusion585 decks1.63K decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion575 decks1.63K decks
32%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
33%synergy
Glacial Wall
34%inclusion553 decks1.63K decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion543 decks1.63K decks
32%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
33%inclusion539 decks1.63K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
31%inclusion505 decks1.63K decks
26%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
31%inclusion502 decks1.63K decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion495 decks1.63K decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion493 decks1.63K decks
30%synergy
Manic Scribe
29%inclusion471 decks1.63K decks
28%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
29%inclusion466 decks1.63K decks
28%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion447 decks1.63K decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion430 decks1.63K decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
24%inclusion306 decks1.25K decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion373 decks1.63K decks
22%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion373 decks1.63K decks
22%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion369 decks1.63K decks
22%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion352 decks1.63K decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion347 decks1.63K decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion323 decks1.63K decks
17%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion83 decks444 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion293 decks1.63K decks
17%synergy
Avatar of Woe
18%inclusion290 decks1.63K decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion276 decks1.63K decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
17%inclusion273 decks1.63K decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
16%inclusion268 decks1.63K decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion154 decks961 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion244 decks1.63K decks
12%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
15%inclusion238 decks1.63K decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion236 decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
Wall of Mist
14%inclusion224 decks1.63K decks
14%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion214 decks1.63K decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion212 decks1.63K decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion206 decks1.63K decks
12%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion171 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion144 decks1.42K decks
10%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion155 decks1.63K decks
9%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
9.5%inclusion42 decks444 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.2%inclusion96 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
9.1%inclusion148 decks1.63K decks
8%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
49%inclusion803 decks1.63K decks
46%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion607 decks1.63K decks
34%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion607 decks1.63K decks
32%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion523 decks1.63K decks
0%synergy
Psychic Strike
31%inclusion510 decks1.63K decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion477 decks1.63K decks
-1%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion342 decks1.63K decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion333 decks1.63K decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion332 decks1.63K decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion331 decks1.63K decks
-15%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion312 decks1.63K decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
19%inclusion306 decks1.63K decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion295 decks1.63K decks
-12%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
18%inclusion286 decks1.63K decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion276 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion108 decks659 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion264 decks1.63K decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion243 decks1.63K decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion204 decks1.63K decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion197 decks1.63K decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion197 decks1.63K decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion117 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion177 decks1.63K decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion114 decks1.06K decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion171 decks1.63K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion110 decks1.06K decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion165 decks1.63K decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.4%inclusion154 decks1.63K decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.3%inclusion151 decks1.63K decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
9.2%inclusion150 decks1.63K decks
-5%synergy
Doom Blade
8.0%inclusion130 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Perplex
7.8%inclusion128 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
7.7%inclusion125 decks1.63K decks
1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.4%inclusion120 decks1.63K decks
7%synergy
Murder
7.3%inclusion119 decks1.63K decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.2%inclusion118 decks1.63K decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
7.1%inclusion116 decks1.63K decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.9%inclusion97 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Opt
5.9%inclusion97 decks1.63K decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.6%inclusion92 decks1.63K decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.3%inclusion87 decks1.63K decks
1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.2%inclusion85 decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
53%inclusion863 decks1.63K decks
48%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion811 decks1.63K decks
44%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion607 decks1.63K decks
32%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion508 decks1.63K decks
27%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion492 decks1.63K decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion470 decks1.63K decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion450 decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion433 decks1.63K decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion409 decks1.63K decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion363 decks1.63K decks
-14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion355 decks1.63K decks
12%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion354 decks1.63K decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion345 decks1.63K decks
-3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion274 decks1.63K decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
15%inclusion252 decks1.63K decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion202 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion193 decks1.63K decks
9%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
10%inclusion145 decks1.43K decks
9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion162 decks1.63K decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.4%inclusion42 decks445 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.2%inclusion150 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.1%inclusion149 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.7%inclusion142 decks1.63K decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.6%inclusion124 decks1.63K decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion116 decks1.63K decks
-3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.2%inclusion101 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion96 decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
Breaking Wave
5.9%inclusion96 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.6%inclusion92 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.6%inclusion91 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.6%inclusion91 decks1.63K decks
4%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.6%inclusion91 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.3%inclusion86 decks1.63K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
45%inclusion732 decks1.63K decks
43%synergy
Bonehoard
41%inclusion674 decks1.63K decks
39%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion555 decks1.63K decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion554 decks1.63K decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion342 decks1.63K decks
16%synergy
Keening Stone
21%inclusion336 decks1.63K decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion254 decks1.63K decks
-9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15%inclusion240 decks1.63K decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion226 decks1.63K decks
0%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion194 decks1.63K decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion171 decks1.63K decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion170 decks1.63K decks
10%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion160 decks1.63K decks
10%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion157 decks1.63K decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.0%inclusion131 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.3%inclusion119 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.7%inclusion110 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.1%inclusion99 decks1.63K decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
5.1%inclusion83 decks1.63K decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion811 decks1.63K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion747 decks1.63K decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion723 decks1.63K decks
40%synergy
Fraying Sanity
42%inclusion688 decks1.63K decks
38%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion577 decks1.63K decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion494 decks1.63K decks
23%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
28%inclusion462 decks1.63K decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion445 decks1.63K decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion391 decks1.63K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion370 decks1.63K decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion311 decks1.63K decks
3%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
15%inclusion237 decks1.63K decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion225 decks1.63K decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion220 decks1.63K decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion187 decks1.63K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.2%inclusion150 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion136 decks1.63K decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
7.9%inclusion129 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.9%inclusion96 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.3%inclusion87 decks1.63K decks
3%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.1%inclusion73 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion412 decks1.63K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion309 decks1.63K decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion287 decks1.63K decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.4%inclusion120 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.5%inclusion90 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion767 decks1.63K decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion634 decks1.63K decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion619 decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion381 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion370 decks1.63K decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion343 decks1.63K decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion274 decks1.63K decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion253 decks1.63K decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion221 decks1.63K decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion220 decks1.63K decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion219 decks1.63K decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion187 decks1.63K decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion160 decks1.63K decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion142 decks1.63K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.4%inclusion121 decks1.63K decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.8%inclusion111 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion102 decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.4%inclusion88 decks1.63K decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion1.48K decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion1.37K decks1.63K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion1.14K decks1.63K decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion925 decks1.63K decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion606 decks1.63K decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion471 decks1.63K decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion440 decks1.63K decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion427 decks1.63K decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion185 decks1.63K decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion156 decks1.63K decks
1%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.8%inclusion143 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.6%inclusion141 decks1.63K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
8.6%inclusion140 decks1.63K decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.8%inclusion128 decks1.63K decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.2%inclusion118 decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.4%inclusion104 decks1.63K decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion83 decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion1.57K decks1.63K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion1.56K decks1.63K decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion1.41K decks1.63K decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion1.09K decks1.63K decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion1K decks1.63K decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion830 decks1.63K decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion756 decks1.63K decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion753 decks1.63K decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion706 decks1.63K decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion636 decks1.63K decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion628 decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion622 decks1.63K decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion535 decks1.63K decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion522 decks1.63K decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion501 decks1.63K decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion486 decks1.63K decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion444 decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion163 decks678 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion368 decks1.63K decks
-11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion359 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion341 decks1.63K decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion308 decks1.63K decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion287 decks1.63K decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion235 decks1.55K decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion215 decks1.63K decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion210 decks1.63K decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion209 decks1.63K decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion200 decks1.63K decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion199 decks1.63K decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion117 decks1.06K decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion175 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion114 decks1.06K decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion110 decks1.06K decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion165 decks1.63K decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.2%inclusion96 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.6%inclusion141 decks1.63K decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion136 decks1.63K decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.1%inclusion116 decks1.63K decks
-4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.1%inclusion100 decks1.63K decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.5%inclusion89 decks1.63K decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.5%inclusion57 decks1.04K decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.4%inclusion88 decks1.63K decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.3%inclusion86 decks1.63K decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.0%inclusion82 decks1.63K decks
-4%synergy
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