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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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Mindcrank
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
88%synergy
Fraying Sanity
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Ruin Crab
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
70%synergy
Mana Drain
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
63%synergy
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
64%synergy
Mystical Tutor
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
66%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Opposition Agent
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Rhystic Study
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Chrome Mox
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Creatures
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Consuming Aberration
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Tree of Perdition
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Manic Scribe
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Thopter Assembly
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cybernetica Datasmith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Mindskinner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Spellseeker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nighthowler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
The Ancient One
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crab
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Frost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Soulless Jailer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Grand Architect
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pili-Pala
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lighthouse Chronologist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mockingbird
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Phantasmal Image
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Voltaic Servant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Shield Sphere
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Lore Broker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Consultation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Visions of Beyond
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Pact
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Flusterstorm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Force of Negation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Archive Trap
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Narset's Reversal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Pact of Negation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Mental Misstep
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Vapor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Brain Freeze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Turn to Frog
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Darkness
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ad Nauseam
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Submerge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Rewind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Misdirection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Blood Pact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Spell Pierce
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Sudden Substitution
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Sunder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Grim Tutor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Imperial Seal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Bribery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Doomsday
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Singularity Rupture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Life's Finale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Temporal Extortion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-16%synergy
Painful Lesson
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mind Grind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Wistful Thinking
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Prosperity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Whelming Wave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Thoughtseize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Compulsive Research
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Folio of Fancies
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Grindstone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Altar of the Brood
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
The Water Crystal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Crawlspace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Defense Grid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Manifold Key
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Time Sieve
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Magewright's Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Horn of Greed
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Profane Memento
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Necropotence
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Forced Fruition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Induced Amnesia
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Omniscience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Necrodominance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mind's Dilation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Memory Erosion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of the Void
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Tortured Existence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-19%synergy
Wasteland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Restless Reef
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Vault
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Mox Opal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Mox Diamond
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Grim Monolith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Swamp
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-16%synergy
Island
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Underground Sea
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Darkslick Shores
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Morphic Pool
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Sunken Ruins
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Reflecting Pool
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
City of Brass
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Flooded Strand
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-20%synergy
Horizon of Progress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
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