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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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Exhibition Tidecaller
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Brush Off
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
80%inclusion139 decks173 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
91%inclusion157 decks173 decks
76%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion134 decks173 decks
69%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
71%inclusion122 decks173 decks
64%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion127 decks173 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion108 decks173 decks
61%synergy
The Water Crystal
65%inclusion91 decks141 decks
56%synergy
Eater of the Dead
57%inclusion98 decks173 decks
55%synergy
Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion90 decks134 decks
55%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion104 decks173 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion114 decks173 decks
48%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion110 decks173 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion101 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
58%inclusion100 decks173 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion99 decks173 decks
44%synergy
Fractured Sanity
56%inclusion97 decks173 decks
46%synergy
Nighthowler
55%inclusion95 decks173 decks
49%synergy
Mind Grind
55%inclusion95 decks173 decks
50%synergy
Visions of Beyond
54%inclusion94 decks173 decks
51%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
49%inclusion85 decks173 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion45 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion44 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion24 decks173 decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
-10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
-9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
49%inclusion84 decks173 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Frost
45%inclusion78 decks173 decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion64 decks173 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
36%inclusion62 decks173 decks
29%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
36%inclusion62 decks173 decks
32%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion61 decks173 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
35%inclusion61 decks173 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
35%inclusion61 decks173 decks
30%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion56 decks173 decks
31%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
32%inclusion54 decks171 decks
31%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion53 decks173 decks
30%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion52 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion49 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
27%inclusion47 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Undead Alchemist
25%inclusion44 decks173 decks
23%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
25%inclusion44 decks173 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
24%inclusion41 decks173 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
24%inclusion41 decks173 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
22%inclusion38 decks173 decks
21%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion34 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion32 decks173 decks
17%synergy
Guiltfeeder
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion29 decks173 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion27 decks173 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion27 decks173 decks
15%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion27 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion26 decks173 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion24 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion24 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion24 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion24 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion20 decks173 decks
-12%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion20 decks173 decks
11%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion19 decks173 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion17 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Wall
10%inclusion17 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
-3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion68 decks173 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion50 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Archive Trap
28%inclusion49 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Into the Story
28%inclusion48 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Didn't Say Please
27%inclusion47 decks173 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion47 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion43 decks173 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion43 decks173 decks
-11%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion42 decks173 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion40 decks173 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion39 decks173 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Collapse
21%inclusion37 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion37 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion33 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion30 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion30 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion27 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion25 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion25 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion24 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion17 decks173 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion17 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion17 decks173 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
-12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
-8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
-9%synergy
Resculpt
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
-12%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
47%inclusion81 decks173 decks
42%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion57 decks173 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion53 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion50 decks173 decks
-6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion48 decks173 decks
24%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
26%inclusion45 decks173 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion44 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion37 decks173 decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion36 decks173 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion35 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion25 decks173 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion21 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion20 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
-6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Tome Scour
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
47%inclusion82 decks173 decks
46%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
41%inclusion71 decks173 decks
36%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
37%inclusion64 decks171 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion61 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
35%inclusion60 decks173 decks
30%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion48 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion25 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion25 decks173 decks
-10%synergy
Grindstone
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion21 decks173 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion17 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
47%inclusion81 decks173 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
43%inclusion75 decks173 decks
37%synergy
Fraying Sanity
39%inclusion68 decks173 decks
35%synergy
Memory Erosion
37%inclusion64 decks173 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion63 decks173 decks
35%synergy
Court of Cunning
34%inclusion58 decks173 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion53 decks171 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion52 decks173 decks
23%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion51 decks173 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion42 decks173 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion40 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion33 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion30 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion27 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion27 decks173 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion43 decks173 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
21%inclusion36 decks173 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
16%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion99 decks173 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion71 decks143 decks
45%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion65 decks173 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion45 decks173 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion40 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion38 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion35 decks173 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion32 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion27 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion19 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion19 decks173 decks
-16%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion158 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion147 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion110 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion105 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion48 decks173 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion45 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion26 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion26 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion168 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion165 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion159 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
73%inclusion127 decks173 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion120 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion114 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
51%inclusion89 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion88 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
46%inclusion80 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion80 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion79 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion76 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion74 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion72 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion69 decks173 decks
-4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion58 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
32%inclusion56 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion42 decks173 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
24%inclusion41 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion38 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion37 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion37 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion36 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion36 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion34 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion30 decks173 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
16%inclusion28 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion25 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion24 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion24 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion21 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion17 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
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