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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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
North Pole Patrol
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
81%inclusion103 decks127 decks
79%synergy
Consuming Aberration
91%inclusion116 decks127 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
78%inclusion99 decks127 decks
70%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion99 decks127 decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
69%inclusion87 decks127 decks
62%synergy
Tree of Perdition
64%inclusion81 decks127 decks
62%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
62%inclusion79 decks127 decks
58%synergy
The Water Crystal
66%inclusion59 decks90 decks
57%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion72 decks127 decks
55%synergy
Mind Grind
60%inclusion76 decks127 decks
54%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
68%inclusion86 decks127 decks
49%synergy
Mindcrank
63%inclusion80 decks127 decks
51%synergy
Singularity Rupture
61%inclusion51 decks83 decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion75 decks127 decks
49%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
58%inclusion74 decks127 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion74 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion73 decks127 decks
44%synergy
Nighthowler
53%inclusion67 decks127 decks
47%synergy
Visions of Beyond
51%inclusion65 decks127 decks
48%synergy
The Ancient One
49%inclusion62 decks127 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
-12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
48%inclusion61 decks127 decks
46%synergy
Wall of Frost
46%inclusion58 decks127 decks
44%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
41%inclusion52 decks127 decks
37%synergy
Mortivore
39%inclusion49 decks127 decks
37%synergy
The Mindskinner
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
31%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
27%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion39 decks123 decks
31%synergy
Undead Alchemist
30%inclusion38 decks127 decks
27%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
28%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion36 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
28%inclusion36 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Fleet Swallower
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
21%synergy
Manic Scribe
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Kin
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion47 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Archive Trap
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion36 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
28%inclusion36 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
-10%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Collapse
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
-15%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Incursion
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-11%synergy
Resculpt
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-10%synergy
See Double
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Mana Leak
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion39 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
31%inclusion39 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
-7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Wash Out
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Tome Scour
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion61 decks127 decks
47%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion47 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion42 decks127 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion37 decks123 decks
27%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Keening Stone
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
-9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion61 decks127 decks
42%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion59 decks127 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
39%inclusion50 decks127 decks
35%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
29%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
29%inclusion36 decks123 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
No Mercy
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion73 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
42%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
37%inclusion47 decks127 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
-17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion118 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion110 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion87 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion82 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion36 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion122 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion122 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion118 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
79%inclusion100 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
72%inclusion91 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion83 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion70 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion66 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
51%inclusion65 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion60 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
47%inclusion60 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion54 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion50 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion49 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
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