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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
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tree of Perdition
95%inclusion154 decks162 decks
93%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
93%inclusion151 decks162 decks
91%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
92%inclusion149 decks162 decks
86%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion139 decks162 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion132 decks162 decks
71%synergy
Eater of the Dead
66%inclusion107 decks162 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion118 decks162 decks
64%synergy
Mindcrank
76%inclusion123 decks162 decks
64%synergy
Visions of Beyond
65%inclusion106 decks162 decks
62%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion102 decks162 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
69%inclusion112 decks162 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion103 decks162 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion98 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion95 decks162 decks
45%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion94 decks162 decks
55%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion93 decks162 decks
53%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion92 decks162 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
55%inclusion89 decks162 decks
28%synergy
Silent Arbiter
53%inclusion86 decks162 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
52%inclusion85 decks162 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
78%inclusion126 decks162 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
73%inclusion119 decks162 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion113 decks162 decks
50%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
69%inclusion111 decks162 decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58%inclusion94 decks162 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Tomb
54%inclusion88 decks162 decks
46%synergy
Mystical Tutor
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
41%inclusion66 decks162 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion37 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion81 decks162 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Frost
47%inclusion76 decks162 decks
46%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
45%inclusion73 decks162 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
44%inclusion71 decks162 decks
38%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
41%inclusion67 decks162 decks
29%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion65 decks162 decks
36%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion62 decks162 decks
37%synergy
Hover Barrier
33%inclusion53 decks162 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
27%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
29%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion37 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Fleet Swallower
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Aegis Turtle
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Shield Sphere
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Wall of Junk
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion70 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion70 decks162 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion62 decks162 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion49 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion48 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion48 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Strike
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Delay
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Disallow
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
88%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion81 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Mind Grind
45%inclusion73 decks162 decks
40%synergy
Traumatize
45%inclusion73 decks162 decks
41%synergy
Damnation
42%inclusion68 decks162 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion67 decks162 decks
28%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
40%inclusion64 decks162 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion62 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
30%inclusion48 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion39 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
-14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
44%inclusion72 decks162 decks
39%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion43 decks162 decks
25%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion39 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
-11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
52%inclusion84 decks162 decks
44%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
51%inclusion83 decks162 decks
45%synergy
Propaganda
47%inclusion76 decks162 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
45%inclusion73 decks162 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion68 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
30%inclusion49 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion116 decks162 decks
52%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
57%inclusion93 decks162 decks
53%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
32%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion75 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion69 decks162 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion57 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion52 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion48 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion47 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-21%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion152 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion148 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion106 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion101 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
35%inclusion57 decks162 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion55 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion45 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
-11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion151 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion151 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion148 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion147 decks162 decks
44%synergy
Underground Sea
87%inclusion141 decks162 decks
74%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion134 decks162 decks
52%synergy
Morphic Pool
70%inclusion114 decks162 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion111 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
64%inclusion103 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion93 decks162 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion88 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
49%inclusion79 decks162 decks
34%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
44%inclusion71 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
40%inclusion64 decks162 decks
33%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion51 decks157 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
-12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
-19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion38 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion38 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
-32%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
-11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
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