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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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Thirst for Identity
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
1.8%inclusion1 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Omni-Changeling
1.7%inclusion1 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Mornsong Aria
1.7%inclusion1 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
1.7%inclusion1 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion292 decks327 decks
74%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
78%inclusion256 decks327 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
81%inclusion264 decks327 decks
69%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
76%inclusion249 decks327 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion240 decks327 decks
65%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
65%inclusion214 decks327 decks
63%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
67%inclusion220 decks327 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion206 decks327 decks
61%synergy
Eater of the Dead
56%inclusion182 decks327 decks
54%synergy
Traumatize
56%inclusion182 decks327 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion202 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion194 decks327 decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
52%inclusion171 decks327 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion167 decks327 decks
38%synergy
Mind Grind
50%inclusion162 decks327 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
49%inclusion159 decks327 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion128 decks265 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
47%inclusion154 decks327 decks
41%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion150 decks327 decks
29%synergy
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion104 decks229 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion164 decks327 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion162 decks327 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion154 decks327 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion108 decks327 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion102 decks327 decks
17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion98 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion70 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion69 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion67 decks327 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion55 decks327 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion147 decks327 decks
43%synergy
Hedron Crab
43%inclusion141 decks327 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
40%inclusion132 decks327 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion126 decks325 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Frost
38%inclusion124 decks327 decks
37%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion119 decks327 decks
34%synergy
Nighthowler
36%inclusion118 decks327 decks
30%synergy
The Ancient One
36%inclusion118 decks327 decks
33%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
35%inclusion113 decks327 decks
27%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion40 decks122 decks
31%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
32%inclusion104 decks327 decks
28%synergy
Mortivore
31%inclusion103 decks327 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion99 decks327 decks
29%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
27%inclusion89 decks327 decks
19%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion87 decks327 decks
24%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion81 decks327 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
23%inclusion76 decks327 decks
21%synergy
Hover Barrier
22%inclusion72 decks327 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion67 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion65 decks321 decks
19%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion61 decks327 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
18%inclusion60 decks327 decks
18%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion59 decks327 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion56 decks327 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion55 decks327 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion55 decks327 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion53 decks327 decks
15%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
16%inclusion53 decks327 decks
15%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
16%inclusion53 decks327 decks
16%synergy
Painter's Servant
16%inclusion51 decks327 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion50 decks327 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion49 decks327 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
15%inclusion48 decks325 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion48 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Guiltfeeder
13%inclusion44 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
13%inclusion44 decks327 decks
13%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
13%inclusion44 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion42 decks327 decks
12%synergy
Soulless Jailer
12%inclusion40 decks327 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion38 decks327 decks
-12%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion38 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion37 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion36 decks325 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion36 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion35 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Aegis Turtle
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
40%inclusion132 decks327 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion121 decks327 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion103 decks327 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion93 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion89 decks327 decks
-3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion83 decks327 decks
20%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion79 decks327 decks
21%synergy
Archive Trap
24%inclusion79 decks327 decks
22%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion77 decks327 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion76 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Psychic Strike
21%inclusion70 decks327 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion64 decks327 decks
-11%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion59 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion57 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion52 decks327 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion50 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion46 decks327 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Incursion
14%inclusion46 decks327 decks
12%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion43 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion39 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion38 decks325 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion37 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion37 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion30 decks325 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
8.6%inclusion28 decks325 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.6%inclusion28 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.3%inclusion27 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
8.0%inclusion26 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion26 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion26 decks327 decks
-6%synergy
Perplex
7.6%inclusion25 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.6%inclusion25 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion23 decks325 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
6.7%inclusion22 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.4%inclusion21 decks327 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Plunder
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion119 decks327 decks
31%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
33%inclusion107 decks327 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
32%inclusion104 decks327 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion94 decks327 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion88 decks327 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
24%inclusion79 decks327 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion77 decks327 decks
13%synergy
Mind Funeral
22%inclusion72 decks327 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion67 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion61 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion53 decks327 decks
-19%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion52 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion51 decks327 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion41 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion39 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion35 decks327 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.5%inclusion31 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Pilfered Plans
9.2%inclusion30 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
8.9%inclusion29 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.6%inclusion25 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.4%inclusion21 decks327 decks
-4%synergy
Tome Scour
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.5%inclusion18 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
39%inclusion128 decks327 decks
38%synergy
Altar of the Brood
36%inclusion118 decks327 decks
31%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion116 decks327 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion112 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion86 decks321 decks
23%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion80 decks327 decks
23%synergy
Bonehoard
22%inclusion72 decks327 decks
20%synergy
Keening Stone
18%inclusion60 decks327 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion46 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion44 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion43 decks327 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion39 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion37 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion37 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.6%inclusion28 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.6%inclusion28 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Profane Memento
7.0%inclusion23 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion22 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.7%inclusion22 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.5%inclusion18 decks327 decks
-4%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.5%inclusion18 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.2%inclusion17 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion141 decks327 decks
39%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion133 decks327 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion113 decks327 decks
32%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion102 decks327 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion84 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
23%inclusion76 decks327 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion64 decks321 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion60 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
15%inclusion50 decks327 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion45 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion43 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion42 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion38 decks327 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion37 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion34 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.4%inclusion21 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.2%inclusion17 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion89 decks327 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
27%inclusion87 decks327 decks
25%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion48 decks327 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion44 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion33 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion163 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion146 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
40%inclusion130 decks327 decks
31%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion88 decks270 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion105 decks327 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion82 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion75 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion74 decks327 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion59 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion45 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion42 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion41 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion29 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.9%inclusion29 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.6%inclusion28 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion28 decks327 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion27 decks327 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion27 decks327 decks
-19%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.0%inclusion26 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.6%inclusion25 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion23 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
6.7%inclusion22 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.5%inclusion18 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion306 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion266 decks327 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion204 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion171 decks327 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion93 decks327 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion87 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion82 decks327 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion54 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion39 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.9%inclusion29 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.3%inclusion24 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.7%inclusion22 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.1%inclusion20 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
5.8%inclusion19 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.5%inclusion18 decks327 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.5%inclusion18 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion18 decks327 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion309 decks327 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion307 decks327 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion291 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion218 decks327 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion215 decks327 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion203 decks327 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion164 decks327 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion150 decks327 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion143 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion141 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion128 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion126 decks327 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion126 decks327 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion118 decks327 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion116 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion112 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion95 decks325 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion86 decks327 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion80 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion66 decks327 decks
-13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion64 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion61 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion60 decks327 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion57 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion57 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion54 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion50 decks327 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion47 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion39 decks327 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion39 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion38 decks325 decks
-4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion35 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion34 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion34 decks327 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.5%inclusion31 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion30 decks325 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.6%inclusion28 decks327 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
8.6%inclusion28 decks327 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion27 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.6%inclusion25 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.6%inclusion25 decks327 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.6%inclusion25 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.3%inclusion24 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion23 decks325 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.4%inclusion21 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.4%inclusion21 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.4%inclusion21 decks327 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.4%inclusion21 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.5%inclusion18 decks327 decks
1%synergy
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