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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
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tree of Perdition
96%inclusion136 decks142 decks
94%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
93%inclusion132 decks142 decks
91%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
92%inclusion131 decks142 decks
86%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion118 decks142 decks
73%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion120 decks142 decks
70%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion95 decks142 decks
66%synergy
Mindcrank
77%inclusion110 decks142 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion104 decks142 decks
65%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
65%inclusion92 decks142 decks
63%synergy
Visions of Beyond
65%inclusion92 decks142 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
72%inclusion102 decks142 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
65%inclusion92 decks142 decks
55%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion86 decks142 decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion85 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion84 decks142 decks
46%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion82 decks142 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion82 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion80 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
56%inclusion79 decks142 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion77 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
82%inclusion117 decks142 decks
58%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
75%inclusion106 decks142 decks
51%synergy
Demonic Tutor
74%inclusion105 decks142 decks
54%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
70%inclusion100 decks142 decks
52%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion88 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Tomb
61%inclusion86 decks142 decks
52%synergy
Mystical Tutor
54%inclusion76 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Force of Will
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
34%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Silent Arbiter
53%inclusion75 decks142 decks
52%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
51%inclusion72 decks142 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Frost
47%inclusion67 decks142 decks
46%synergy
Nighthowler
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
31%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion61 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
37%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
37%synergy
Hover Barrier
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
30%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
25%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Soulless Jailer
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Shield Sphere
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Wall of Junk
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion61 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion47 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Archive Trap
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Thought Collapse
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Delay
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Strike
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Traumatize
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
31%synergy
Mind Grind
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
40%synergy
Damnation
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
34%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion66 decks142 decks
41%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Grindstone
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Brood
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
-13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
54%inclusion76 decks142 decks
46%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
53%inclusion75 decks142 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Remora
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Intruder Alarm
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Court of Cunning
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Sanity
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion106 decks142 decks
55%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
60%inclusion85 decks142 decks
56%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
55%inclusion78 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion67 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-22%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion134 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion131 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion95 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion91 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Mana Crypt
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion133 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion133 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion131 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion131 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Underground Sea
85%inclusion120 decks142 decks
72%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion118 decks142 decks
52%synergy
Morphic Pool
70%inclusion100 decks142 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion99 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
62%inclusion88 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion80 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion79 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion71 decks142 decks
35%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
48%inclusion68 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Prismatic Vista
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
37%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
-20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
-15%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
-32%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
-23%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
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