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Phenax, God of Deception
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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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Loki, God of Mischief
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tree of Perdition
95%inclusion70 decks74 decks
93%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
92%inclusion68 decks74 decks
90%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion64 decks74 decks
80%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion61 decks74 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion64 decks74 decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
76%inclusion56 decks74 decks
67%synergy
Visions of Beyond
69%inclusion51 decks74 decks
65%synergy
Mindcrank
77%inclusion57 decks74 decks
65%synergy
Eater of the Dead
66%inclusion49 decks74 decks
65%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
66%inclusion49 decks74 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
70%inclusion52 decks74 decks
53%synergy
Fractured Sanity
68%inclusion50 decks74 decks
58%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
62%inclusion46 decks74 decks
58%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
58%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion43 decks74 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion43 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Drown in the Loch
58%inclusion43 decks74 decks
40%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
80%inclusion59 decks74 decks
57%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
73%inclusion54 decks74 decks
51%synergy
Demonic Tutor
72%inclusion53 decks74 decks
53%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
66%inclusion49 decks74 decks
48%synergy
Ancient Tomb
65%inclusion48 decks74 decks
57%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion46 decks74 decks
47%synergy
Mystical Tutor
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion40 decks74 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Frost
53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
51%synergy
Silent Arbiter
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
50%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
48%synergy
Hedron Crab
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
40%synergy
Mortivore
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Nighthowler
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Hover Barrier
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
23%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Wall
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Painter's Servant
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
40%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
-0%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Thought Collapse
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Delay
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Into the Story
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
45%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Traumatize
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
40%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
22%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Insight Engine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Grindstone
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Keening Stone
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
44%synergy
Propaganda
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
40%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Court of Cunning
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Copy Artifact
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion55 decks74 decks
55%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion71 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion69 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
69%inclusion51 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion50 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
-0%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Mana Crypt
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion70 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Island
95%inclusion70 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion69 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion69 decks74 decks
45%synergy
Underground Sea
85%inclusion63 decks74 decks
72%synergy
Polluted Delta
82%inclusion61 decks74 decks
50%synergy
Morphic Pool
72%inclusion53 decks74 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion48 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
54%inclusion40 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Prismatic Vista
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
-15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
-16%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
-26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-13%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-21%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
River of Tears
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
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