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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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Dream Harvest
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Deceit
1.3%inclusion1 decks77 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
81%inclusion116 decks143 decks
79%synergy
Consuming Aberration
92%inclusion132 decks143 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
79%inclusion113 decks143 decks
71%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion107 decks143 decks
64%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion100 decks143 decks
64%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion89 decks143 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion82 decks143 decks
56%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
60%inclusion86 decks143 decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
64%inclusion70 decks110 decks
55%synergy
Mind Grind
57%inclusion82 decks143 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion95 decks143 decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
63%inclusion65 decks103 decks
51%synergy
Mindcrank
62%inclusion88 decks143 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion84 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion83 decks143 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
57%inclusion82 decks143 decks
52%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion82 decks143 decks
48%synergy
Nighthowler
52%inclusion75 decks143 decks
47%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion74 decks143 decks
48%synergy
The Ancient One
50%inclusion72 decks143 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
-9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
48%inclusion68 decks143 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Frost
45%inclusion64 decks143 decks
43%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
43%inclusion61 decks143 decks
38%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion52 decks143 decks
29%synergy
Mortivore
36%inclusion52 decks143 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
36%inclusion52 decks143 decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
34%inclusion49 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion47 decks143 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion47 decks143 decks
28%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
32%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion43 decks143 decks
29%synergy
Hover Barrier
29%inclusion42 decks143 decks
29%synergy
Undead Alchemist
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
26%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
26%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
23%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Manic Scribe
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Aegis Turtle
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
-12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Wall
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion54 decks143 decks
34%synergy
Archive Trap
30%inclusion43 decks143 decks
28%synergy
Didn't Say Please
30%inclusion43 decks143 decks
25%synergy
Into the Story
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion39 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion39 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
-7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Thought Collapse
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
-14%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Pongify
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Resculpt
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
2%synergy
See Double
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
45%inclusion64 decks143 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion48 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion43 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Startled Awake
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Wash Out
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
48%inclusion69 decks143 decks
47%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
42%inclusion60 decks143 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion51 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion47 decks143 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
-9%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Keening Stone
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion67 decks143 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion66 decks143 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion55 decks143 decks
34%synergy
Fraying Sanity
36%inclusion52 decks143 decks
33%synergy
Court of Cunning
35%inclusion50 decks143 decks
29%synergy
Intruder Alarm
34%inclusion49 decks143 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion47 decks143 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion81 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion54 decks143 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
-13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
-17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion132 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion123 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
66%inclusion94 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion87 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion39 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion138 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion137 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion133 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion107 decks143 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion101 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion92 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion75 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion73 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion72 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion68 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion66 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion62 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion61 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion61 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion53 decks143 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion52 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion42 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
1%synergy
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