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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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Kitsune's Technique
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
30%synergy
North Pole Patrol
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
4.0%inclusion2 decks50 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
80%inclusion108 decks135 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
92%inclusion124 decks135 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
79%inclusion107 decks135 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion105 decks135 decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
69%inclusion93 decks135 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion85 decks135 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
58%inclusion78 decks135 decks
56%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
63%inclusion64 decks101 decks
54%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
59%inclusion79 decks135 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
68%inclusion92 decks135 decks
50%synergy
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion59 decks94 decks
51%synergy
Mindcrank
61%inclusion83 decks135 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion78 decks135 decks
48%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Mind Grind
56%inclusion76 decks135 decks
51%synergy
Nighthowler
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion69 decks135 decks
48%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
45%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
47%inclusion63 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Wall of Frost
45%inclusion61 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
37%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion49 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Hedron Crab
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion42 decks132 decks
31%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Undead Alchemist
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
28%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Riddlekeeper
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Wall
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion49 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Archive Trap
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Into the Story
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Collapse
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
-15%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Resculpt
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
1%synergy
See Double
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Leak
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
43%inclusion58 decks135 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
-5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Pilfered Plans
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Startled Awake
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Wash Out
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion58 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
31%inclusion41 decks132 decks
28%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion63 decks135 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion47 decks135 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion47 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
35%inclusion47 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion46 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
30%inclusion40 decks132 decks
28%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion78 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
49%inclusion50 decks103 decks
44%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
-17%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion124 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion117 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion91 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion84 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion130 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion129 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion126 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
76%inclusion102 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion95 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion88 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion67 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
49%inclusion66 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion59 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion59 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion57 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
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