Captain N'ghathrod (Commander) - Optimized Horrors

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Landon Crispens
Dec 8, 2025
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Dream Harvest
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
85%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
88%inclusion46 decks52 decks
78%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
83%inclusion43 decks52 decks
76%synergy
Mindcrank
87%inclusion45 decks52 decks
74%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
74%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
67%synergy
Guiltfeeder
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
66%synergy
Fractured Sanity
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
65%synergy
Drown in the Loch
83%inclusion43 decks52 decks
64%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Hullbreaker Horror
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
59%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
61%synergy
Sludge Monster
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
60%synergy
Uchuulon
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
58%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
56%synergy
Ruin Crab
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Aboleth Spawn
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Brainstealer Dragon
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
51%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
54%synergy
Nighthowler
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
52%synergy
Mind Flayer
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
53%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Spellskite
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
46%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Wharf Infiltrator
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
45%synergy
The Mindskinner
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Grell Philosopher
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Thing in the Ice
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Vashta Nerada
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Roaming Throne
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Hunted Horror
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Chasm Skulker
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Dauthi Horror
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Mindleech Mass
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Illithid Harvester
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Revoker
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Nihilith
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Forgotten Creation
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Elder Brain
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Horrid Shadowspinner
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Crab
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Changeling Outcast
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Rager
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Woe Strider
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Starving Revenant
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Renegade Silent
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Eater of the Dead
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
The Flood of Mars
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Drown in Dreams
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Memory Plunder
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Curtains' Call
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Archive Trap
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Spoils of Blood
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Charm
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Induce Paranoia
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Extract from Darkness
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
48%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Psionic Ritual
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Cut Your Losses
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Traumatize
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Dominance
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Crippling Fear
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Windfall
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Serum Visions
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Ringsight
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Time Stretch
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Stitch Together
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Altar of the Brood
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Urza's Incubator
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Jet Medallion
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Strionic Resonator
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Trepanation Blade
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Keening Stone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Endless Evil
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Court of Cunning
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Kindred Discovery
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Haunted One
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Cover of Darkness
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Fraying Sanity
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Coastal Piracy
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
No Mercy
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
51%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Secret Tunnel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
The Black Gate
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Mutavault
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Drownyard Temple
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Dark Depths
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion51 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion42 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion49 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Choked Estuary
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Sinister Hideout
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy