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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%inclusion85 decks90 decks
93%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
93%inclusion84 decks90 decks
91%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
89%inclusion80 decks90 decks
83%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
81%inclusion73 decks90 decks
71%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion77 decks90 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion69 decks90 decks
68%synergy
Visions of Beyond
69%inclusion62 decks90 decks
65%synergy
Eater of the Dead
64%inclusion58 decks90 decks
63%synergy
Mindcrank
74%inclusion67 decks90 decks
62%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
64%inclusion58 decks90 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
69%inclusion62 decks90 decks
51%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
54%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
61%inclusion55 decks90 decks
48%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
61%inclusion55 decks90 decks
60%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion54 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
60%inclusion54 decks90 decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
59%inclusion53 decks90 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion53 decks90 decks
3%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
53%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion49 decks90 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
80%inclusion72 decks90 decks
57%synergy
Demonic Tutor
74%inclusion67 decks90 decks
56%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
72%inclusion65 decks90 decks
50%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
69%inclusion62 decks90 decks
51%synergy
Ancient Tomb
61%inclusion55 decks90 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
59%inclusion53 decks90 decks
43%synergy
Mystical Tutor
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
49%synergy
Silent Arbiter
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
49%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Nighthowler
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Crab
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
40%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Hover Barrier
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
30%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
24%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Undead Alchemist
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
21%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Wall
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Painter's Servant
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
11%synergy
The Reality Chip
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Didn't Say Please
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Strike
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Delay
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
87%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion49 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Mind Grind
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
44%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Damnation
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Traumatize
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
40%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Mind Funeral
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
43%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Altar of the Brood
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Grindstone
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Keening Stone
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
54%inclusion49 decks90 decks
47%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
52%inclusion47 decks90 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Remora
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
76%inclusion68 decks90 decks
56%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion49 decks90 decks
36%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion87 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion83 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
69%inclusion62 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion62 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Crypt
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-0%synergy
Mox Amber
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion85 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion85 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion84 decks90 decks
45%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion83 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
84%inclusion76 decks90 decks
71%synergy
Polluted Delta
82%inclusion74 decks90 decks
50%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion66 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion61 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion55 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion47 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Ruins
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Undercity Sewers
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
-17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
-13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
-13%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
-14%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-29%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
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