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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 Master of Lake-town
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Elrond, Moon-Reader
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Master's Councillors
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
80%inclusion167 decks209 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
93%inclusion194 decks209 decks
77%synergy
Ruin Crab
78%inclusion163 decks209 decks
69%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion147 decks209 decks
64%synergy
Tree of Perdition
66%inclusion137 decks209 decks
64%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
71%inclusion148 decks209 decks
60%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
62%inclusion130 decks209 decks
57%synergy
The Water Crystal
64%inclusion113 decks177 decks
55%synergy
Eater of the Dead
55%inclusion115 decks209 decks
54%synergy
Singularity Rupture
66%inclusion112 decks170 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
67%inclusion139 decks209 decks
49%synergy
Mindcrank
64%inclusion133 decks209 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion123 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion122 decks209 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion117 decks209 decks
43%synergy
Nighthowler
56%inclusion117 decks209 decks
50%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
55%inclusion114 decks209 decks
50%synergy
Visions of Beyond
52%inclusion109 decks209 decks
48%synergy
Mind Grind
52%inclusion109 decks209 decks
47%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
52%inclusion109 decks209 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
28%inclusion59 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion51 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion41 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion29 decks209 decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Will
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
-4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
The Ancient One
51%inclusion106 decks209 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Frost
43%inclusion89 decks209 decks
41%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion81 decks209 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
38%inclusion80 decks209 decks
37%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
38%inclusion80 decks209 decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
37%inclusion77 decks209 decks
30%synergy
Hedron Crab
36%inclusion75 decks209 decks
32%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion74 decks209 decks
31%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
34%inclusion51 decks148 decks
33%synergy
Silent Arbiter
34%inclusion71 decks209 decks
33%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion68 decks207 decks
32%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion62 decks209 decks
29%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion62 decks209 decks
26%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
27%inclusion56 decks209 decks
25%synergy
Hover Barrier
27%inclusion56 decks209 decks
26%synergy
Undead Alchemist
26%inclusion55 decks209 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion55 decks209 decks
26%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion53 decks209 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
25%inclusion53 decks209 decks
23%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion52 decks209 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
23%inclusion49 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
21%inclusion44 decks209 decks
20%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
20%inclusion42 decks209 decks
19%synergy
Guiltfeeder
19%inclusion39 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion39 decks209 decks
18%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
19%inclusion39 decks209 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion35 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
16%inclusion33 decks209 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion32 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
15%inclusion31 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion31 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion27 decks209 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion27 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion27 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
-12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
11%inclusion24 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Aegis Turtle
11%inclusion23 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion22 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Wall
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
9.1%inclusion19 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion81 decks209 decks
35%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion61 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion60 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Archive Trap
28%inclusion58 decks209 decks
26%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion54 decks209 decks
-6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion54 decks209 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion52 decks209 decks
-12%synergy
Into the Story
25%inclusion52 decks209 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion47 decks209 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion47 decks209 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Collapse
22%inclusion46 decks209 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion44 decks209 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion42 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion39 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion38 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion36 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion35 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion35 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion31 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion29 decks209 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion28 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion23 decks209 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
-10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
-4%synergy
Perplex
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
-7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
2%synergy
GO FOR THE THROAT
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
45%inclusion94 decks209 decks
40%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion72 decks209 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion71 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion59 decks209 decks
-7%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion58 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
26%inclusion54 decks209 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion53 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion52 decks209 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion51 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion47 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
19%inclusion40 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion29 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion27 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion22 decks209 decks
-6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion19 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.1%inclusion19 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
-2%synergy
Startled Awake
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
46%inclusion96 decks209 decks
45%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
44%inclusion91 decks209 decks
38%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
37%inclusion76 decks207 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion76 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Altar of the Brood
33%inclusion69 decks209 decks
28%synergy
Bonehoard
30%inclusion62 decks209 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
-10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion26 decks209 decks
12%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion26 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion23 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion23 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
48%inclusion101 decks209 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion93 decks209 decks
38%synergy
Fraying Sanity
39%inclusion82 decks209 decks
35%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion80 decks209 decks
34%synergy
Intruder Alarm
36%inclusion76 decks209 decks
35%synergy
Court of Cunning
33%inclusion68 decks209 decks
27%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
32%inclusion67 decks207 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion64 decks209 decks
28%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion64 decks209 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion50 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion45 decks209 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion36 decks209 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion34 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion34 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion22 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
23%inclusion49 decks209 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
19%inclusion39 decks209 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion34 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion116 decks209 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
45%inclusion81 decks179 decks
40%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
38%inclusion79 decks209 decks
29%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
27%inclusion56 decks209 decks
-9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion52 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion43 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion41 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
18%inclusion37 decks209 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion36 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion33 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion26 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion22 decks209 decks
-16%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
-2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
-0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion193 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion180 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion133 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion133 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion66 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion61 decks209 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion59 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion32 decks209 decks
-0%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion203 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion200 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion192 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion148 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion141 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion140 decks209 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion105 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion105 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion100 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
48%inclusion100 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion93 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion92 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion91 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion87 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion82 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion75 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
32%inclusion67 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion58 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion53 decks209 decks
-7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion43 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion43 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion43 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion42 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion42 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion40 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion39 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion36 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion34 decks209 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
16%inclusion33 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion28 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion28 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion28 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion27 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion22 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion22 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Lair
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
-0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
-0%synergy
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