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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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Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
88%synergy
Wall of Frost
87%inclusion117 decks135 decks
85%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
85%inclusion115 decks135 decks
83%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
74%inclusion100 decks135 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion116 decks135 decks
71%synergy
Nighthowler
73%inclusion99 decks135 decks
67%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
66%inclusion89 decks135 decks
65%synergy
Bonehoard
65%inclusion88 decks135 decks
63%synergy
Glacial Wall
64%inclusion86 decks135 decks
63%synergy
Hover Barrier
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
60%synergy
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Dramatic Reversal
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
57%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion81 decks135 decks
52%synergy
Psychic Strike
59%inclusion80 decks135 decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Mortivore
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
56%synergy
Negate
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Thought Collapse
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
50%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
49%synergy
Drown in the Loch
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
34%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Jace's Phantasm
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
52%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Manic Scribe
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
49%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Fleet Swallower
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
45%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
48%synergy
Aegis Turtle
47%inclusion63 decks135 decks
46%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Runes
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
40%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
40%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Mist
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
37%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
34%synergy
Fog Bank
34%inclusion46 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Guiltfeeder
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Air
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
The Mindskinner
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
16%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Monastery Flock
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Academy Wall
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Tree of Perdition
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Junk
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Soulless Jailer
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Canyon Crab
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Eater of the Dead
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Coral Colony
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Moaning Wall
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Crab
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
11%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
45%inclusion61 decks135 decks
40%synergy
Into the Story
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
36%inclusion49 decks135 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Incursion
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Thought Scour
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Murder
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Doom Blade
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Octopus Form
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Magic Damper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Intellectual Offering
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Careful Consideration
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Charm
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Archive Trap
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-28%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Expel from Orazca
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Dream Twist
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Shore Up
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Remand
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Reenact the Crime
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Treasure Cruise
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Extract from Darkness
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Cut Your Losses
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
35%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
35%inclusion47 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Pilfered Plans
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Breaking Wave
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Languish
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Mind Sculpt
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Aether Gale
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Tome Scour
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Ravenform
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Brainspoil
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Fell
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Epic Downfall
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Set Adrift
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
39%synergy
Mindcrank
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Sentinel Totem
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-16%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Sands of Delirium
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion66 decks135 decks
45%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Death's Approach
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion60 decks135 decks
35%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
-25%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion94 decks135 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion92 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion91 decks135 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
-27%synergy
Dimir Locket
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
-15%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-24%synergy
Star Compass
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion134 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion132 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion92 decks135 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion74 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
55%inclusion74 decks135 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion70 decks135 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
-24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
-33%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
-20%synergy
Waterfront District
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Salt Marsh
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Grixis Panorama
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Warped Landscape
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
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