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Phenax, God of Deception
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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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Loki, God of Mischief
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
87%inclusion65 decks75 decks
85%synergy
Wall of Frost
85%inclusion64 decks75 decks
84%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion67 decks75 decks
74%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
75%inclusion56 decks75 decks
73%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
65%synergy
Nighthowler
69%inclusion52 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
63%synergy
Mortivore
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
63%synergy
Hover Barrier
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
62%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Bonehoard
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
58%synergy
Glacial Wall
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
58%synergy
Psychic Strike
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Fraying Sanity
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
52%synergy
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
37%synergy
The Ancient One
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Corrupted Shapeshifter
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
45%synergy
Aegis Turtle
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Manic Scribe
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Runes
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
41%synergy
Fleet Swallower
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Mist
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Fog Bank
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Eater of the Dead
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Air
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
16%synergy
The Mindskinner
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
14%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Monastery Flock
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Junk
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Omni-Changeling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Undead Alchemist
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Tree of Perdition
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Academy Wall
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Relic Golem
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Negate
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Thought Collapse
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Didn't Say Please
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Into the Story
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
41%synergy
Crypt Incursion
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Murder
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Doom Blade
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Intellectual Offering
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Octopus Form
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Archive Trap
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-29%synergy
Cancel
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Annul
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Cut Your Losses
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Treasure Cruise
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Extract from Darkness
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Traumatize
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Pilfered Plans
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Mind Sculpt
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Aether Gale
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Secrets
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Summons
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Final Act
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Tome Scour
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Languish
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Brainspoil
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Fascination
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Fell
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Set Adrift
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Notion Rain
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Keening Stone
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Mindcrank
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Sentinel Totem
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-21%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
41%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Intruder Alarm
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Lost in the Maze
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Death's Approach
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Scuttletide
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Crab Umbra
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-23%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion57 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion56 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
-23%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Locket
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-22%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Star Compass
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion72 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion55 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Dismal Backwater
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-35%synergy
Tainted Isle
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-18%synergy
Salt Marsh
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Waterfront District
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Warped Landscape
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Port of Karfell
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-34%synergy
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