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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
1.3%inclusion1 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
1.2%inclusion1 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
84%inclusion677 decks809 decks
69%synergy
Wall of Frost
69%inclusion557 decks809 decks
67%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
69%inclusion560 decks809 decks
67%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
68%inclusion551 decks809 decks
66%synergy
Nighthowler
65%inclusion523 decks809 decks
59%synergy
Bonehoard
53%inclusion429 decks809 decks
51%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
49%inclusion397 decks809 decks
48%synergy
Psychic Strike
51%inclusion414 decks809 decks
48%synergy
Hover Barrier
48%inclusion390 decks809 decks
47%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
48%inclusion388 decks809 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Ruin Crab
53%inclusion430 decks809 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
52%inclusion420 decks809 decks
46%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion387 decks809 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
48%inclusion386 decks809 decks
44%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
47%inclusion379 decks809 decks
42%synergy
Mortivore
46%inclusion375 decks809 decks
45%synergy
Fraying Sanity
46%inclusion373 decks809 decks
42%synergy
Thought Collapse
46%inclusion371 decks809 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion151 decks332 decks
33%synergy
Drown in the Loch
44%inclusion353 decks809 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
10%inclusion84 decks809 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Manic Scribe
44%inclusion352 decks809 decks
42%synergy
Glacial Wall
40%inclusion326 decks809 decks
40%synergy
Fleet Swallower
39%inclusion315 decks809 decks
36%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
38%inclusion304 decks809 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion301 decks809 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
36%inclusion193 decks543 decks
35%synergy
The Ancient One
35%inclusion286 decks809 decks
32%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
34%inclusion276 decks809 decks
29%synergy
Aegis Turtle
33%inclusion267 decks809 decks
33%synergy
Fog Bank
33%inclusion263 decks809 decks
31%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion239 decks747 decks
31%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
32%inclusion255 decks809 decks
31%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
30%inclusion246 decks809 decks
27%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
29%inclusion233 decks809 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
28%inclusion227 decks809 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Runes
28%inclusion226 decks809 decks
28%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion222 decks809 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion221 decks809 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
26%inclusion214 decks809 decks
26%synergy
The Mindskinner
26%inclusion176 decks669 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
26%inclusion207 decks809 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Mist
23%inclusion186 decks809 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
23%inclusion184 decks809 decks
22%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion171 decks774 decks
21%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion171 decks809 decks
16%synergy
Undead Alchemist
20%inclusion163 decks809 decks
17%synergy
Eater of the Dead
19%inclusion150 decks809 decks
17%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
18%inclusion148 decks809 decks
18%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
18%inclusion145 decks809 decks
17%synergy
Tree of Perdition
18%inclusion143 decks809 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
16%inclusion133 decks809 decks
13%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
15%inclusion124 decks809 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Junk
14%inclusion116 decks809 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion107 decks809 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion105 decks809 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Air
13%inclusion104 decks809 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
13%inclusion104 decks809 decks
12%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
13%inclusion80 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
13%inclusion102 decks809 decks
12%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
12%inclusion99 decks809 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Flock
12%inclusion98 decks809 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion85 decks720 decks
10%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion92 decks799 decks
11%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion90 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
11%inclusion89 decks809 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion88 decks809 decks
11%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion86 decks809 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
11%inclusion85 decks809 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion77 decks809 decks
-3%synergy
Riptide Turtle
9.3%inclusion75 decks809 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
43%inclusion348 decks809 decks
38%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
38%inclusion307 decks809 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion284 decks809 decks
-21%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion271 decks809 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Incursion
28%inclusion229 decks809 decks
27%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion225 decks809 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion214 decks809 decks
16%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion149 decks809 decks
11%synergy
Doom Blade
16%inclusion129 decks809 decks
13%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion128 decks809 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion116 decks809 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion108 decks809 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Spiral
13%inclusion104 decks809 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion103 decks809 decks
-18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion95 decks809 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion94 decks809 decks
-5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion82 decks809 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion82 decks809 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion80 decks809 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion78 decks809 decks
7%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion77 decks809 decks
-2%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion77 decks809 decks
7%synergy
Countermand
9.4%inclusion76 decks809 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.0%inclusion73 decks809 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion64 decks743 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.0%inclusion65 decks809 decks
-27%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion65 decks809 decks
-8%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.9%inclusion64 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.2%inclusion58 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Visions of Beyond
7.2%inclusion58 decks809 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Charm
6.8%inclusion55 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Induce Paranoia
6.7%inclusion54 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Careful Consideration
6.3%inclusion51 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
6.2%inclusion50 decks809 decks
0%synergy
Expel from Orazca
5.8%inclusion47 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.8%inclusion47 decks809 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.1%inclusion41 decks809 decks
-25%synergy
Resculpt
5.1%inclusion41 decks809 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
40%inclusion320 decks809 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
39%inclusion314 decks809 decks
29%synergy
Pilfered Plans
38%inclusion307 decks809 decks
35%synergy
Extract from Darkness
36%inclusion291 decks809 decks
28%synergy
Cut Your Losses
32%inclusion260 decks809 decks
28%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
30%inclusion245 decks809 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion213 decks809 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion209 decks809 decks
19%synergy
Mind Grind
24%inclusion198 decks809 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion166 decks809 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion164 decks809 decks
18%synergy
Mind Sculpt
18%inclusion143 decks809 decks
17%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion143 decks809 decks
15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion119 decks809 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion103 decks809 decks
9%synergy
Tome Scour
11%inclusion93 decks809 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion81 decks809 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion79 decks809 decks
9%synergy
Breaking Wave
9.1%inclusion74 decks809 decks
9%synergy
Aether Gale
9.1%inclusion74 decks809 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.9%inclusion72 decks809 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.8%inclusion71 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
8.7%inclusion70 decks809 decks
-5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.9%inclusion64 decks809 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.5%inclusion61 decks809 decks
-2%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.3%inclusion59 decks809 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.3%inclusion59 decks809 decks
7%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
6.9%inclusion56 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.6%inclusion53 decks809 decks
4%synergy
Notion Rain
5.9%inclusion48 decks809 decks
2%synergy
Languish
5.9%inclusion48 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Divination
5.6%inclusion45 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.6%inclusion45 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.4%inclusion44 decks809 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.3%inclusion43 decks809 decks
0%synergy
Dark Deal
5.3%inclusion43 decks809 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.2%inclusion40 decks772 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
33%inclusion267 decks809 decks
32%synergy
The Water Crystal
31%inclusion120 decks393 decks
22%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
26%inclusion139 decks544 decks
22%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion201 decks809 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion179 decks809 decks
8%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
12%inclusion101 decks809 decks
12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
12%inclusion99 decks809 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion94 decks809 decks
-13%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion87 decks809 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion84 decks809 decks
8%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion77 decks809 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.5%inclusion61 decks809 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
6.8%inclusion55 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.7%inclusion54 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion54 decks809 decks
-21%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.3%inclusion51 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.6%inclusion45 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Millstone
5.3%inclusion43 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Trepanation Blade
5.1%inclusion41 decks809 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
28%inclusion225 decks809 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
27%inclusion217 decks809 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion201 decks809 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion185 decks809 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion160 decks809 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion99 decks544 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion108 decks809 decks
12%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion99 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion96 decks809 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion95 decks809 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
11%inclusion92 decks809 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.7%inclusion70 decks809 decks
8%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
7.9%inclusion64 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
7.4%inclusion60 decks809 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.4%inclusion60 decks809 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion161 decks809 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion130 decks809 decks
14%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.7%inclusion70 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.0%inclusion65 decks809 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
5.8%inclusion47 decks809 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.6%inclusion45 decks809 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion325 decks809 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion193 decks809 decks
-15%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
18%inclusion75 decks408 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion113 decks809 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion109 decks809 decks
-23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion93 decks809 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion83 decks809 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
9.1%inclusion74 decks809 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.9%inclusion72 decks809 decks
-18%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.4%inclusion68 decks809 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.8%inclusion63 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.7%inclusion54 decks809 decks
-11%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.4%inclusion52 decks809 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.7%inclusion46 decks809 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
5.1%inclusion41 decks809 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion586 decks809 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion504 decks809 decks
-22%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion476 decks809 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion321 decks809 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion286 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion264 decks809 decks
-26%synergy
Dimir Locket
26%inclusion213 decks809 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
21%inclusion171 decks809 decks
19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion154 decks809 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion146 decks809 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion118 decks809 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion92 decks809 decks
-20%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion91 decks809 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
11%inclusion90 decks809 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.9%inclusion72 decks809 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.4%inclusion68 decks809 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.9%inclusion64 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.9%inclusion48 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
5.6%inclusion45 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion803 decks809 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion795 decks809 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion554 decks809 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
56%inclusion453 decks809 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion443 decks809 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion422 decks809 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion385 decks809 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Deceit
46%inclusion371 decks809 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion333 decks809 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
39%inclusion319 decks809 decks
33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion303 decks809 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion283 decks809 decks
24%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
30%inclusion246 decks809 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
24%inclusion198 decks809 decks
-20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion198 decks809 decks
-29%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion196 decks809 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion171 decks809 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion125 decks809 decks
-18%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion119 decks809 decks
-2%synergy
Waterfront District
9.3%inclusion75 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
9.0%inclusion73 decks809 decks
-31%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.6%inclusion64 decks743 decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.5%inclusion61 decks809 decks
1%synergy
Salt Marsh
7.4%inclusion60 decks809 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.6%inclusion53 decks809 decks
-21%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.4%inclusion52 decks809 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.1%inclusion49 decks809 decks
1%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.6%inclusion45 decks809 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.6%inclusion45 decks809 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
5.1%inclusion41 decks809 decks
-6%synergy
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