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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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Terisian Mindbreaker
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
97%synergy
Thought Collapse
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
97%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
93%synergy
Fractured Sanity
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
90%synergy
Mindcrank
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
88%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
85%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
67%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
69%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
The Mindskinner
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Eater of the Dead
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Fleet Swallower
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Nighthowler
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Pain Seer
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Trophy Mage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Halo Forager
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Mortivore
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dreadhound
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Clever Conjurer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Component Collector
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Soulless Jailer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Riddlekeeper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
57%synergy
Didn't Say Please
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Opt
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
38%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Crypt Incursion
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Into the Story
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Strike
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Voyage's End
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Soul Manipulation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Countermand
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Spinal Embrace
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Spiral
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dispel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Curate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Miscalculation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Demon's Due
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mana Leak
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Visions of Beyond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Cast Down
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Quicken
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Remand
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Induce Paranoia
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Pilfered Plans
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
36%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Dread Summons
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Decree of Pain
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Increasing Confusion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Fascination
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Eldritch Pact
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Espionage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mind Sculpt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Quasiduplicate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Whispering Madness
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Ambition's Cost
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Walk the Plank
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Startled Awake
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Syphon Mind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Drain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Tempest
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Black Breath
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mind Funeral
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Traumatize
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Extract from Darkness
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Languish
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Notion Rain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
36%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Bonehoard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Folio of Fancies
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Crook of Condemnation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Keening Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Altar of Dementia
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
71%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Court of Cunning
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Copy Enchantment
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Erasure
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Jace Reawakened
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Jace Beleren
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-14%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Blighted Fen
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
57%synergy
Dimir Locket
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
72%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Signet
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Thran Dynamo
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Lands
Dimir Guildgate
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
93%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Dismal Backwater
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
59%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-38%synergy
Fetid Pools
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-19%synergy
Waterfront District
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-15%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-15%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-12%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1%synergy
Soured Springs
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
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