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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
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mornsong Aria
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mindcrank
88%inclusion91 decks103 decks
76%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
85%inclusion88 decks103 decks
75%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion82 decks103 decks
73%synergy
Consuming Aberration
87%inclusion90 decks103 decks
73%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
75%inclusion77 decks103 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion76 decks103 decks
65%synergy
Eater of the Dead
64%inclusion66 decks103 decks
63%synergy
Tree of Perdition
62%inclusion64 decks103 decks
60%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
62%inclusion64 decks103 decks
60%synergy
Traumatize
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Fractured Sanity
62%inclusion64 decks103 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion61 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
40%synergy
Singularity Rupture
56%inclusion45 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Fraying Sanity
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
39%synergy
Mind Grind
51%inclusion53 decks103 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
49%inclusion50 decks103 decks
42%synergy
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
34%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion53 decks103 decks
28%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Mystical Tutor
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Notion Thief
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Somnophage
44%inclusion45 decks103 decks
38%synergy
Nighthowler
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
35%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
38%synergy
Hedron Crab
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
36%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
28%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
32%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Frost
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Mortivore
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
32%synergy
The Ancient One
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Painter's Servant
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Hover Barrier
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
13%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Soulless Jailer
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Guiltfeeder
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Glacial Wall
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
36%synergy
Visions of Beyond
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
35%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Collapse
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Didn't Say Please
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Archive Trap
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Psychic Strike
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Entomb
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Glimpse the Unthinkable
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-17%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Pilfered Plans
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Ponder
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Summons
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Startled Awake
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of the Brood
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
38%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
34%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Bonehoard
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Memory Erosion
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
40%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
27%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Restless Reef
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-20%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion97 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion83 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion59 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion100 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Island
97%inclusion100 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion95 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion65 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion65 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion65 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion58 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-17%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
0%synergy
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