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Phenax, God of Deception
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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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Captain America's Shield
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mindcrank
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
75%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Eater of the Dead
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Consuming Aberration
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Fractured Sanity
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Mana Drain
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Ruin Crab
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Consultation
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Remora
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Force of Negation
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Mystical Tutor
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Force of Will
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Imperial Seal
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Opposition Agent
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
26%synergy
The Mindskinner
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Painter's Servant
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Notion Thief
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crab
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Fleet Swallower
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Nighthowler
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Mortivore
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
The Ancient One
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Gilded Drake
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Undead Alchemist
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Riddlekeeper
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Frost
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thopter Assembly
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Guiltfeeder
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Pact of Negation
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Drown in the Loch
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Pact
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Visions of Beyond
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Flusterstorm
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Mental Misstep
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Strike
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Fatal Push
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Countersquall
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Disallow
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Tale's End
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mission Briefing
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Dreams
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Stifle
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Misdirection
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Entomb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Retraction Helix
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Banishing Knack
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Cut Your Losses
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Mind Grind
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Singularity Rupture
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Doomsday
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mind Sculpt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Startled Awake
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Preordain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Flood of Recollection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Bribery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Drain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Grindstone
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Altar of the Brood
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
The Water Crystal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Helm of Obedience
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Time Sieve
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Millstone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Bonehoard
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Court of Cunning
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Copy Artifact
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Megrim
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Chrome Mox
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Mox Diamond
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Coalition Relic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Island
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Watery Grave
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Underground River
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Delta
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Underground Sea
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Mana Confluence
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Reflecting Pool
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Ruins
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
City of Brass
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
River of Tears
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
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