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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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Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Maddening Cacophony
88%inclusion97 decks110 decks
78%synergy
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion99 decks110 decks
75%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion88 decks110 decks
74%synergy
Mindcrank
85%inclusion94 decks110 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
76%inclusion84 decks110 decks
68%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
72%inclusion79 decks110 decks
67%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion66 decks110 decks
59%synergy
Tree of Perdition
60%inclusion66 decks110 decks
58%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
60%inclusion66 decks110 decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
67%inclusion74 decks110 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion67 decks110 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion67 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
59%inclusion54 decks91 decks
47%synergy
Traumatize
58%inclusion64 decks110 decks
54%synergy
Fraying Sanity
57%inclusion63 decks110 decks
53%synergy
The Water Crystal
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Propaganda
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
51%inclusion56 decks110 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
43%synergy
Mind Grind
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Rhystic Study
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Force of Will
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
42%synergy
Nighthowler
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
36%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Frost
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
38%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Mortivore
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
34%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
25%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Painter's Servant
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Undead Alchemist
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Wall
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
38%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
35%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Didn't Say Please
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Thought Collapse
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Archive Trap
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
-15%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Perplex
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Countermand
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Negation
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Countersquall
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Leak
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Glimpse the Unthinkable
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
35%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
-18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Startled Awake
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Stock Up
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
38%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
35%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Grindstone
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Bonehoard
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Profane Memento
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
40%synergy
Memory Erosion
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
42%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Court of Cunning
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion40 decks99 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-16%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion104 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion88 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion62 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion107 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion107 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion99 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
65%inclusion72 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
62%inclusion68 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion67 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
-15%synergy
Underground Sea
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
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