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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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Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Lair
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charix, the Raging Isle
78%inclusion67 decks86 decks
76%synergy
Ruin Crab
79%inclusion68 decks86 decks
71%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
77%inclusion66 decks86 decks
70%synergy
Tree of Perdition
72%inclusion62 decks86 decks
70%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion69 decks86 decks
65%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
60%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
58%synergy
The Ancient One
59%inclusion51 decks86 decks
56%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion52 decks86 decks
55%synergy
The Water Crystal
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
71%inclusion61 decks86 decks
53%synergy
Mindcrank
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
50%synergy
Singularity Rupture
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
60%inclusion52 decks86 decks
50%synergy
Nighthowler
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
48%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
51%synergy
Wall of Frost
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
51%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Silent Arbiter
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
40%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Mortivore
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Eater of the Dead
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
39%synergy
The Mindskinner
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
28%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Hover Barrier
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Undead Alchemist
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Avatar of Woe
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Soulless Jailer
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Wall
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
16%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Guiltfeeder
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Shadow Kin
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Tui and La, Moon and Ocean
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Spellskite
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Aegis Turtle
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Grave Researcher
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Into the Story
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Strike
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
See Double
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Spiral
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
45%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Traumatize
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Flow State
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-16%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Dream Harvest
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Procrastinate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Altar of the Brood
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-14%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Grindstone
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
48%inclusion41 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Intruder Alarm
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Sanity
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
69%inclusion59 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion72 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion66 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion81 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion81 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion75 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
Watery Grave
84%inclusion72 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Morphic Pool
72%inclusion62 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion61 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
71%inclusion61 decks86 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion57 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Underground Sea
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
-15%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
-15%synergy
Fetid Pools
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
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