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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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Glen Elendra's Answer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Mornsong Aria
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Duskmantle Guildmage
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
86%synergy
Mindcrank
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
85%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
80%synergy
Eater of the Dead
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
77%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
77%synergy
Consuming Aberration
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
73%synergy
Tree of Perdition
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
62%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
56%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
56%synergy
Ruin Crab
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Altar of the Brood
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Fractured Sanity
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Rhystic Study
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Mystical Tutor
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Force of Will
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Chrome Mox
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Notion Thief
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Undead Alchemist
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Painter's Servant
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
34%synergy
The Mindskinner
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
The Ancient One
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Nighthowler
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Mortivore
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Fleet Swallower
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Frost
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Spellseeker
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Doppelganger
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Drake
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Manic Scribe
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Trophy Mage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Visions of Beyond
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Pact of Negation
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Thought Collapse
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Pact
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Strike
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-20%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Disallow
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Stifle
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Dispel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Tale's End
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Delay
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Dreams
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Story
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Mind Grind
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Traumatize
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Grim Tutor
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-21%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mind Funeral
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Grindstone
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Bonehoard
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Memory Erosion
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Fraying Sanity
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Intruder Alarm
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Copy Artifact
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Morphic Pool
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Undercity Sewers
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-19%synergy
Fabled Passage
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Underground Sea
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Darkslick Shores
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-26%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
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