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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
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gran-Gran
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
2%synergy
North Pole Patrol
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion1.31K decks1.43K decks
90%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion1.27K decks1.43K decks
74%synergy
Tree of Perdition
75%inclusion1.07K decks1.43K decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion1.10K decks1.43K decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
69%inclusion984 decks1.43K decks
68%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion1K decks1.43K decks
64%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
74%inclusion1.06K decks1.43K decks
64%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
64%inclusion918 decks1.43K decks
62%synergy
Mindcrank
70%inclusion1K decks1.43K decks
58%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
62%inclusion888 decks1.43K decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion935 decks1.43K decks
47%synergy
Fractured Sanity
65%inclusion929 decks1.43K decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion889 decks1.43K decks
7%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion888 decks1.43K decks
57%synergy
Singularity Rupture
62%inclusion33 decks53 decks
50%synergy
Nighthowler
60%inclusion856 decks1.43K decks
54%synergy
The Ancient One
59%inclusion841 decks1.43K decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
54%inclusion775 decks1.43K decks
51%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion771 decks1.43K decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
37%inclusion534 decks1.43K decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
37%inclusion534 decks1.43K decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion353 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion267 decks1.43K decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion266 decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion258 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion174 decks1.43K decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion148 decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion142 decks1.43K decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.9%inclusion112 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Mortivore
53%inclusion756 decks1.43K decks
52%synergy
Hover Barrier
52%inclusion735 decks1.43K decks
51%synergy
Eater of the Dead
47%inclusion673 decks1.43K decks
46%synergy
Silent Arbiter
46%inclusion662 decks1.43K decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
39%inclusion549 decks1.43K decks
35%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
38%inclusion543 decks1.43K decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
37%inclusion533 decks1.43K decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
37%inclusion379 decks1.01K decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
37%inclusion234 decks632 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
35%inclusion502 decks1.43K decks
34%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
34%inclusion41 decks119 decks
34%synergy
Fleet Swallower
34%inclusion490 decks1.43K decks
32%synergy
Glacial Wall
34%inclusion480 decks1.43K decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion473 decks1.43K decks
32%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
33%inclusion471 decks1.43K decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion433 decks1.43K decks
25%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
30%inclusion427 decks1.43K decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
30%inclusion425 decks1.43K decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion418 decks1.43K decks
29%synergy
Manic Scribe
29%inclusion407 decks1.43K decks
27%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
28%inclusion405 decks1.43K decks
28%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion382 decks1.43K decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion361 decks1.43K decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
24%inclusion282 decks1.16K decks
23%synergy
Aegis Turtle
23%inclusion324 decks1.43K decks
22%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion321 decks1.43K decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion321 decks1.43K decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion299 decks1.43K decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion290 decks1.43K decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion274 decks1.43K decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion78 decks420 decks
18%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
18%inclusion259 decks1.43K decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion240 decks1.43K decks
16%synergy
Avatar of Woe
17%inclusion236 decks1.43K decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion234 decks1.43K decks
15%synergy
Wall of Runes
16%inclusion230 decks1.43K decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion143 decks900 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion212 decks1.43K decks
3%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion206 decks1.43K decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
14%inclusion199 decks1.43K decks
13%synergy
Wall of Junk
13%inclusion191 decks1.43K decks
13%synergy
Wall of Mist
13%inclusion187 decks1.43K decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
12%inclusion174 decks1.43K decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
12%inclusion167 decks1.43K decks
11%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion133 decks1.30K decks
10%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion143 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion41 decks420 decks
8%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion138 decks1.43K decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion93 decks975 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
50%inclusion717 decks1.43K decks
47%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion532 decks1.43K decks
34%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion529 decks1.43K decks
32%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion459 decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Psychic Strike
32%inclusion449 decks1.43K decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion418 decks1.43K decks
-1%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion305 decks1.43K decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion301 decks1.43K decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion300 decks1.43K decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion299 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion280 decks1.43K decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
19%inclusion268 decks1.43K decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion267 decks1.43K decks
-12%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
18%inclusion250 decks1.43K decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion242 decks1.43K decks
6%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion239 decks1.43K decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion103 decks619 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion216 decks1.43K decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion187 decks1.43K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion182 decks1.43K decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion181 decks1.43K decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion112 decks996 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion111 decks993 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion156 decks1.43K decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion109 decks996 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion147 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion147 decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion136 decks1.43K decks
-4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.5%inclusion135 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.3%inclusion133 decks1.43K decks
-7%synergy
Doom Blade
7.9%inclusion113 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
7.6%inclusion108 decks1.43K decks
1%synergy
Murder
7.5%inclusion107 decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.4%inclusion106 decks1.43K decks
-3%synergy
Perplex
7.4%inclusion105 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
7.3%inclusion104 decks1.43K decks
-2%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.0%inclusion100 decks1.43K decks
7%synergy
Opt
6.0%inclusion86 decks1.43K decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.0%inclusion85 decks1.43K decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.5%inclusion79 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.3%inclusion75 decks1.43K decks
1%synergy
See Double
5.1%inclusion73 decks1.43K decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
52%inclusion743 decks1.43K decks
48%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion712 decks1.43K decks
44%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
37%inclusion533 decks1.43K decks
32%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion441 decks1.43K decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion437 decks1.43K decks
27%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
30%inclusion423 decks1.43K decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion403 decks1.43K decks
2%synergy
Mind Funeral
27%inclusion383 decks1.43K decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion352 decks1.43K decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion320 decks1.43K decks
-13%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion310 decks1.43K decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion310 decks1.43K decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion309 decks1.43K decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion251 decks1.43K decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion225 decks1.43K decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion170 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion164 decks1.43K decks
9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion147 decks1.43K decks
-6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
10%inclusion134 decks1.32K decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion41 decks421 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.3%inclusion133 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.7%inclusion124 decks1.43K decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.7%inclusion124 decks1.43K decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.0%inclusion114 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion105 decks1.43K decks
-3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.1%inclusion87 decks1.43K decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.8%inclusion82 decks1.43K decks
2%synergy
Breaking Wave
5.7%inclusion81 decks1.43K decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.6%inclusion80 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion76 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.3%inclusion76 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.3%inclusion76 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.1%inclusion72 decks1.43K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion650 decks1.43K decks
44%synergy
Bonehoard
41%inclusion587 decks1.43K decks
39%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion491 decks1.43K decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion487 decks1.43K decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion297 decks1.43K decks
16%synergy
Keening Stone
20%inclusion284 decks1.43K decks
19%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion24 decks125 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion224 decks1.43K decks
-9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion205 decks1.43K decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion194 decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion165 decks1.43K decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion147 decks1.43K decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion146 decks1.43K decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion144 decks1.43K decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion139 decks1.43K decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.0%inclusion114 decks1.43K decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.4%inclusion106 decks1.43K decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.7%inclusion96 decks1.43K decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.4%inclusion91 decks1.43K decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
5.3%inclusion75 decks1.43K decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion710 decks1.43K decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion641 decks1.43K decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion633 decks1.43K decks
40%synergy
Fraying Sanity
41%inclusion590 decks1.43K decks
38%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion492 decks1.43K decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion432 decks1.43K decks
23%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion394 decks1.43K decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion390 decks1.43K decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion34 decks125 decks
25%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion334 decks1.43K decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion331 decks1.43K decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion277 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
14%inclusion201 decks1.43K decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion196 decks1.43K decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion195 decks1.43K decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion167 decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion137 decks1.43K decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion124 decks1.43K decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
7.8%inclusion111 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.0%inclusion85 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.6%inclusion80 decks1.43K decks
3%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.1%inclusion67 decks1.31K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion363 decks1.43K decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
18%inclusion260 decks1.43K decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion250 decks1.43K decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.4%inclusion105 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.5%inclusion79 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion660 decks1.43K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion547 decks1.43K decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion542 decks1.43K decks
2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion334 decks1.43K decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion332 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion288 decks1.43K decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion239 decks1.43K decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion234 decks1.43K decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion201 decks1.43K decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion182 decks1.43K decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion182 decks1.43K decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion170 decks1.43K decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion138 decks1.43K decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.4%inclusion120 decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.7%inclusion96 decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.5%inclusion93 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.8%inclusion83 decks1.43K decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.5%inclusion79 decks1.43K decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion1.29K decks1.43K decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion1.20K decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion991 decks1.43K decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion804 decks1.43K decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion529 decks1.43K decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion420 decks1.43K decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion382 decks1.43K decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion368 decks1.43K decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion164 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion138 decks1.43K decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.7%inclusion124 decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.6%inclusion122 decks1.43K decks
6%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
8.4%inclusion119 decks1.43K decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.8%inclusion111 decks1.43K decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion105 decks1.43K decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.7%inclusion95 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion72 decks1.43K decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion1.38K decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion1.37K decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion1.23K decks1.43K decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion946 decks1.43K decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion875 decks1.43K decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion742 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion683 decks1.43K decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion657 decks1.43K decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion608 decks1.43K decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion560 decks1.43K decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion545 decks1.43K decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion531 decks1.43K decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion466 decks1.43K decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion463 decks1.43K decks
-12%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion458 decks1.43K decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion420 decks1.43K decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion397 decks1.43K decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion159 decks638 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion322 decks1.43K decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion306 decks1.43K decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion304 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion266 decks1.43K decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion260 decks1.43K decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion225 decks1.43K decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion201 decks1.43K decks
-2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion189 decks1.43K decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion182 decks1.43K decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion175 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion170 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion112 decks996 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion111 decks993 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion109 decks996 decks
-5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion146 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion146 decks1.43K decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion93 decks975 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.9%inclusion127 decks1.43K decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.6%inclusion123 decks1.43K decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
7.0%inclusion100 decks1.43K decks
-4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.3%inclusion90 decks1.43K decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion56 decks979 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.7%inclusion81 decks1.43K decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.7%inclusion81 decks1.43K decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.3%inclusion76 decks1.43K decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.2%inclusion74 decks1.43K decks
-2%synergy
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