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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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Wight of Precinct Six
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
78%synergy
Thought Collapse
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
77%synergy
Fraying Sanity
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
76%synergy
Consuming Aberration
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
75%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Fractured Sanity
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Eater of the Dead
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Wall of Frost
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Bonehoard
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Nighthowler
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Mortivore
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Fleet Swallower
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Fog Bank
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Glacial Wall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Hover Barrier
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Riptide Turtle
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Manic Scribe
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Pain Seer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Tree of Perdition
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Silent Arbiter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Avatar of Woe
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Tide Drifter
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
The Ancient One
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crab
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Siren of the Silent Song
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Mist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Air
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Aegis Turtle
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Monastery Flock
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Trophy Mage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Dreadhound
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Psychic Strike
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Into the Story
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Mana Leak
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Incursion
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Careful Consideration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Spiral
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Intellectual Offering
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Expel from Orazca
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Archive Trap
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Voyage's End
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Countermand
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Curate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Miscalculation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Demon's Due
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cast Down
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Remand
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-20%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Soul Manipulation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Anticognition
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Consider
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Spinal Embrace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Undermine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Nexus of Fate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Visions of Beyond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Quicken
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Singularity Rupture
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Pilfered Plans
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Traumatize
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Whispering Madness
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Aether Gale
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Eldritch Pact
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Dread Summons
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Mind Funeral
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Tome Scour
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Mind Sculpt
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Brainspoil
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Extract from Darkness
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Breaking Wave
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Fascination
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Espionage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Quasiduplicate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Walk the Plank
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Baral's Expertise
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Notion Rain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-26%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Memory Sluice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Drain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Necromantic Selection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Keening Stone
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
3%synergy
The Water Crystal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Jester's Cap
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Altar of the Brood
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Profane Memento
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Crook of Condemnation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
The Everflowing Well
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sentinel Totem
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Collector's Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Court of Cunning
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Memory Erosion
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Out of the Tombs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Copy Enchantment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Jace Beleren
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Jace Reawakened
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Fen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Locket
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Star Compass
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Lens
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
73%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Dismal Backwater
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Temple of Deceit
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-13%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Pools
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-18%synergy
Waterfront District
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-13%synergy
Warped Landscape
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Salt Marsh
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
River of Tears
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-30%synergy
Morphic Pool
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-27%synergy
Soured Springs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-30%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
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