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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
94%inclusion79 decks84 decks
92%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
93%inclusion78 decks84 decks
91%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
88%inclusion74 decks84 decks
82%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion71 decks84 decks
69%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion67 decks84 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion65 decks84 decks
69%synergy
Eater of the Dead
64%inclusion54 decks84 decks
63%synergy
Visions of Beyond
67%inclusion56 decks84 decks
63%synergy
Mindcrank
74%inclusion62 decks84 decks
62%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
64%inclusion54 decks84 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
68%inclusion57 decks84 decks
50%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion53 decks84 decks
54%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
57%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
48%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
59%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion50 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
51%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
81%inclusion68 decks84 decks
58%synergy
Demonic Tutor
75%inclusion63 decks84 decks
56%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
74%inclusion62 decks84 decks
51%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
69%inclusion58 decks84 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
46%synergy
Ancient Tomb
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
53%synergy
Mystical Tutor
49%inclusion41 decks84 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
The Ancient One
55%inclusion46 decks84 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
46%synergy
Silent Arbiter
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Crab
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Nighthowler
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Hover Barrier
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
22%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
12%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Wall
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Guiltfeeder
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Force of Negation
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Delay
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-0%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
34%synergy
Mind Grind
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Damnation
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
37%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Insight Engine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Brood
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Grindstone
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Keening Stone
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
47%synergy
Mystic Remora
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
39%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Fraying Sanity
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Copy Artifact
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
77%inclusion65 decks84 decks
58%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion41 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion81 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion78 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
68%inclusion57 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion57 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Mana Crypt
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-0%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion79 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion79 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion79 decks84 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion78 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
85%inclusion71 decks84 decks
71%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion70 decks84 decks
51%synergy
Morphic Pool
76%inclusion64 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion58 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
64%inclusion54 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Prismatic Vista
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Isle
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
-17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
-14%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-28%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
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