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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%inclusion128 decks134 decks
94%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
93%inclusion124 decks134 decks
90%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
91%inclusion122 decks134 decks
85%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion111 decks134 decks
72%synergy
Consuming Aberration
86%inclusion115 decks134 decks
71%synergy
Eater of the Dead
66%inclusion89 decks134 decks
65%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion98 decks134 decks
65%synergy
Mindcrank
77%inclusion103 decks134 decks
65%synergy
Visions of Beyond
66%inclusion88 decks134 decks
62%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion85 decks134 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
69%inclusion93 decks134 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
63%inclusion84 decks134 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion79 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion78 decks134 decks
54%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion77 decks134 decks
44%synergy
The Ancient One
57%inclusion77 decks134 decks
54%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion76 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion75 decks134 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
54%inclusion73 decks134 decks
49%synergy
Silent Arbiter
52%inclusion70 decks134 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
81%inclusion108 decks134 decks
57%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
72%inclusion97 decks134 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
72%inclusion96 decks134 decks
52%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
69%inclusion93 decks134 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
60%inclusion80 decks134 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Tomb
59%inclusion79 decks134 decks
50%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion67 decks134 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
42%inclusion56 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
50%inclusion67 decks134 decks
48%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Frost
47%inclusion63 decks134 decks
46%synergy
Nighthowler
45%inclusion60 decks134 decks
39%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion58 decks134 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
43%inclusion57 decks134 decks
30%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion55 decks134 decks
37%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
35%synergy
Hover Barrier
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
31%inclusion33 decks108 decks
30%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
25%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Soulless Jailer
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Undead Alchemist
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion28 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Painter's Servant
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Wall
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Shield Sphere
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Guiltfeeder
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
46%inclusion62 decks134 decks
27%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion61 decks134 decks
42%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion47 decks134 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
31%inclusion41 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Thought Collapse
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Delay
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
-6%synergy
Psychic Strike
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion70 decks134 decks
26%synergy
Traumatize
46%inclusion62 decks134 decks
42%synergy
Mind Grind
46%inclusion61 decks134 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion60 decks134 decks
31%synergy
Damnation
44%inclusion59 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion52 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion51 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
-12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
46%inclusion62 decks134 decks
41%synergy
Bonehoard
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion22 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
-13%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
51%inclusion69 decks134 decks
44%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
51%inclusion68 decks134 decks
44%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion62 decks134 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
45%inclusion60 decks134 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion59 decks134 decks
28%synergy
Intruder Alarm
31%inclusion42 decks134 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
28%inclusion37 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion35 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion100 decks134 decks
55%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
59%inclusion79 decks134 decks
55%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion72 decks134 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion62 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion60 decks134 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion48 decks134 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
34%inclusion45 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion39 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion16 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
-21%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion126 decks134 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion123 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion89 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion84 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion50 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Mana Crypt
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
34%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
-6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-11%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion125 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion125 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion125 decks134 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion123 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
88%inclusion118 decks134 decks
75%synergy
Polluted Delta
84%inclusion113 decks134 decks
53%synergy
Morphic Pool
69%inclusion93 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion90 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
60%inclusion81 decks134 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion79 decks134 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion71 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
49%inclusion65 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Ruins
49%inclusion65 decks134 decks
33%synergy
Prismatic Vista
44%inclusion59 decks134 decks
38%synergy
Undercity Sewers
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion36 decks134 decks
-13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion34 decks134 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion33 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion32 decks134 decks
-15%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion30 decks134 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion29 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion26 decks134 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion21 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
-33%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion20 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
-9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion9 decks134 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.0%inclusion8 decks134 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
0%synergy
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