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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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Tree of Perdition
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
94%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
93%inclusion86 decks92 decks
91%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
89%inclusion82 decks92 decks
83%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion74 decks92 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion78 decks92 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
76%inclusion70 decks92 decks
68%synergy
Eater of the Dead
65%inclusion60 decks92 decks
64%synergy
Visions of Beyond
66%inclusion61 decks92 decks
63%synergy
Mindcrank
74%inclusion68 decks92 decks
62%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
62%inclusion57 decks92 decks
61%synergy
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Mana Drain
67%inclusion62 decks92 decks
50%synergy
Fractured Sanity
62%inclusion57 decks92 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
48%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion54 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Drown in the Loch
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
38%synergy
The Ancient One
54%inclusion50 decks92 decks
51%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
79%inclusion73 decks92 decks
56%synergy
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion67 decks92 decks
54%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
48%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
50%synergy
Ancient Tomb
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
45%synergy
Mystical Tutor
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
47%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Silent Arbiter
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
50%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Frost
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
48%synergy
Hedron Crab
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
43%synergy
Nighthowler
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Hover Barrier
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
31%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
30%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Undead Alchemist
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
13%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Wall
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Shield Sphere
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
43%synergy
Deadly Rollick
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Brainstorm
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Thought Collapse
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Strike
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Delay
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
87%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Mind Grind
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Damnation
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Traumatize
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Mind Funeral
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Grindstone
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Remora
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
59%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
64%inclusion59 decks92 decks
60%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion85 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion62 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion60 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Mana Crypt
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Mox Opal
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion87 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion87 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion86 decks92 decks
45%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion83 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
85%inclusion78 decks92 decks
72%synergy
Polluted Delta
82%inclusion75 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion67 decks92 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Ruins
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Prismatic Vista
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-31%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
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