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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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
79%synergy
Mindcrank
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Eater of the Dead
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Consuming Aberration
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Fraying Sanity
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Ruin Crab
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Force of Negation
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Consultation
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Force of Will
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Opposition Agent
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Imperial Seal
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Tree of Perdition
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Hedron Crab
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Notion Thief
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Nighthowler
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
The Ancient One
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Fleet Swallower
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Mortivore
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Drake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Manic Scribe
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Guiltfeeder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Wall of Frost
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mockingbird
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Pact of Negation
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Pact
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Visions of Beyond
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Archive Trap
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Ritual
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Flusterstorm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Mental Misstep
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Strix Serenade
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Stifle
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Brain Freeze
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Fatal Push
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Thought Collapse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Misdirection
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Tale's End
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Strike
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Mission Briefing
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Retraction Helix
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Cyber Conversion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Banishing Knack
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Disallow
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Grim Tutor
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Cut Your Losses
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mind Grind
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Mind Funeral
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Startled Awake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dread Summons
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Drain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Isochron Scepter
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Altar of the Brood
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Grindstone
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Altar of Dementia
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
The Water Crystal
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Helm of Obedience
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Millstone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Court of Cunning
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Megrim
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
30%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-24%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Chrome Mox
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Signet
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Coalition Relic
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Blitzball
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Island
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Underground River
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Flooded Strand
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Misty Rainforest
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
River of Tears
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
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