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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
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Arc Reactor
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Lair
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
81%inclusion151 decks186 decks
79%synergy
Consuming Aberration
91%inclusion169 decks186 decks
76%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion144 decks186 decks
69%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion130 decks186 decks
64%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion135 decks186 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion118 decks186 decks
62%synergy
The Water Crystal
65%inclusion100 decks154 decks
56%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
61%inclusion113 decks186 decks
55%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion104 decks186 decks
55%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion108 decks186 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Mindcrank
65%inclusion121 decks186 decks
53%synergy
Singularity Rupture
65%inclusion95 decks147 decks
52%synergy
Drown in the Loch
65%inclusion120 decks186 decks
47%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion108 decks186 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion105 decks186 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion105 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Nighthowler
56%inclusion104 decks186 decks
50%synergy
Mind Grind
54%inclusion101 decks186 decks
49%synergy
Visions of Beyond
54%inclusion100 decks186 decks
50%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
51%inclusion94 decks186 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion50 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion47 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
-8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
51%inclusion94 decks186 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Frost
44%inclusion82 decks186 decks
43%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion70 decks186 decks
31%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion70 decks186 decks
36%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion68 decks186 decks
30%synergy
Hedron Crab
37%inclusion68 decks186 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
36%inclusion67 decks186 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion67 decks186 decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
34%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
34%inclusion62 decks184 decks
33%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion59 decks186 decks
30%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
31%inclusion57 decks186 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
29%inclusion54 decks186 decks
28%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion53 decks186 decks
27%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion50 decks186 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
27%inclusion50 decks186 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion50 decks186 decks
26%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
26%inclusion48 decks186 decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
25%inclusion47 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
19%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion34 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
-12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Wall
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion74 decks186 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion54 decks186 decks
-2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion53 decks186 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion52 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Archive Trap
28%inclusion52 decks186 decks
26%synergy
Into the Story
26%inclusion48 decks186 decks
24%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion47 decks186 decks
-7%synergy
Psychic Strike
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion44 decks186 decks
-13%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion41 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Thought Collapse
22%inclusion40 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion40 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion35 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion34 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
-0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
-0%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
-11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
-0%synergy
Frantic Search
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
-11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
-7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
-8%synergy
Resculpt
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Negation
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
46%inclusion85 decks186 decks
41%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion62 decks186 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion59 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion53 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion52 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion52 decks186 decks
24%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
26%inclusion49 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion49 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion43 decks186 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Startled Awake
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion89 decks186 decks
46%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion80 decks186 decks
38%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
37%inclusion68 decks184 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion66 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion64 decks186 decks
29%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion52 decks186 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
-11%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
48%inclusion89 decks186 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion83 decks186 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
40%inclusion74 decks186 decks
36%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion70 decks186 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion66 decks186 decks
34%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion62 decks186 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
32%inclusion58 decks184 decks
29%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion58 decks186 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion54 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion41 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion34 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion35 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion104 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
47%inclusion74 decks156 decks
43%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion71 decks186 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion49 decks186 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
-16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion170 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion158 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion115 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion114 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion56 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion51 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion50 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion181 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion178 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion170 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
73%inclusion135 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion126 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion124 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion99 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion94 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
47%inclusion88 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
46%inclusion86 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion84 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion84 decks186 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion83 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
41%inclusion76 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
40%inclusion74 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion65 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion63 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion50 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion44 decks186 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion42 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
-0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
-0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
-0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
1%synergy
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