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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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Charix, the Raging Isle
70%inclusion96 decks138 decks
67%synergy
Consuming Aberration
80%inclusion111 decks138 decks
65%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
64%inclusion89 decks138 decks
62%synergy
Wall of Frost
59%inclusion81 decks138 decks
57%synergy
Nighthowler
63%inclusion87 decks138 decks
57%synergy
Psychic Strike
51%inclusion71 decks138 decks
49%synergy
Bonehoard
49%inclusion67 decks138 decks
47%synergy
Hover Barrier
45%inclusion62 decks138 decks
44%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
48%inclusion66 decks138 decks
43%synergy
Ruin Crab
51%inclusion71 decks138 decks
43%synergy
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Cruel Somnophage
46%inclusion63 decks138 decks
40%synergy
Drown in the Loch
45%inclusion62 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion62 decks138 decks
41%synergy
Singularity Rupture
44%inclusion35 decks79 decks
32%synergy
Mortivore
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
43%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Fraying Sanity
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
40%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
41%inclusion57 decks138 decks
40%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
39%inclusion54 decks138 decks
38%synergy
Traumatize
39%inclusion54 decks138 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Lost Thoughts
38%inclusion53 decks138 decks
38%synergy
The Ancient One
38%inclusion53 decks138 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
37%inclusion51 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Manic Scribe
36%inclusion50 decks138 decks
35%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
36%inclusion38 decks105 decks
35%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
35%inclusion48 decks138 decks
33%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Fog Bank
29%inclusion40 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
29%inclusion40 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Glacial Wall
29%inclusion40 decks138 decks
28%synergy
The Mindskinner
29%inclusion35 decks121 decks
22%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Aegis Turtle
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Eater of the Dead
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Guiltfeeder
22%inclusion30 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
22%inclusion30 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
22%inclusion30 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion30 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
22%inclusion30 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Hedron Crab
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Tree of Perdition
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Runes
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Mist
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Air
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Silent Arbiter
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Junk
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Soulless Jailer
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
8%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
36%inclusion50 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Thought Collapse
36%inclusion50 decks138 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
-23%synergy
Into the Story
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
30%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion37 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Incursion
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Spiral
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Doom Blade
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Intellectual Offering
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Visions of Beyond
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Countermand
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
-20%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
-26%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Charm
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Induce Paranoia
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-25%synergy
Opt
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Anticognition
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
36%inclusion50 decks138 decks
34%synergy
Fractured Sanity
35%inclusion48 decks138 decks
25%synergy
Extract from Darkness
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Cut Your Losses
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Mind Grind
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
-15%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Dread Summons
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Tome Scour
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-8%synergy
Breaking Wave
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Coerced Confession
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Dreadwaters
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Divination
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Deal
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Fell
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Brainspoil
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion32 decks105 decks
27%synergy
Keening Stone
29%inclusion40 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Mindcrank
26%inclusion36 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
-14%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-19%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Sentinel Totem
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
29%inclusion40 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion26 decks105 decks
23%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
22%inclusion30 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Court of Cunning
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Erasure
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Death's Approach
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Chronic Flooding
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
7%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Disturbing Conversion
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
46%inclusion63 decks138 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion37 decks138 decks
-12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
-16%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion97 decks138 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion78 decks138 decks
-27%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion69 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion49 decks138 decks
-22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion45 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion45 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Locket
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
-14%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
-16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Star Compass
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion138 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion137 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion92 decks138 decks
-21%synergy
Dismal Backwater
57%inclusion78 decks138 decks
41%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion69 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion65 decks138 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion58 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion57 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion55 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion52 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
32%inclusion44 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Isle
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
-21%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
-32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
-15%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Salt Marsh
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-32%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Soured Springs
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
River of Tears
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Waterfront District
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Warped Landscape
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-34%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-0%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-22%synergy
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