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Phenax, God of Deception
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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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Charix, the Raging Isle
87%inclusion73 decks84 decks
85%synergy
Wall of Frost
85%inclusion71 decks84 decks
83%synergy
Consuming Aberration
89%inclusion75 decks84 decks
74%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
75%inclusion63 decks84 decks
73%synergy
Nighthowler
71%inclusion60 decks84 decks
66%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
65%inclusion55 decks84 decks
65%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
68%inclusion57 decks84 decks
64%synergy
Mortivore
64%inclusion54 decks84 decks
63%synergy
Hover Barrier
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
60%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
59%synergy
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Singularity Rupture
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Bonehoard
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
59%synergy
Ruin Crab
60%inclusion50 decks84 decks
51%synergy
Glacial Wall
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
58%synergy
Fraying Sanity
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
55%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Strike
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
53%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion44 decks84 decks
20%synergy
The Ancient One
52%inclusion44 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Corrupted Shapeshifter
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
45%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
46%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Aegis Turtle
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
46%synergy
Fleet Swallower
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
39%synergy
Manic Scribe
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Runes
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
39%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Fog Bank
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Mist
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Murmuring Phantasm
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Air
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Guiltfeeder
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
17%synergy
The Mindskinner
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Eater of the Dead
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
20%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Guardians of Meletis
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Monastery Flock
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Junk
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Silvergill Peddler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Omni-Changeling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dragon's Eye Savants
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Disowned Ancestor
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Sidisi's Faithful
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Academy Wall
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Tide Drifter
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
48%synergy
Didn't Say Please
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Into the Story
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Incursion
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Thought Scour
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Murder
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Doom Blade
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Octopus Form
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-27%synergy
Archive Trap
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Careful Consideration
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Cancel
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Expel from Orazca
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Shore Up
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Visions of Beyond
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Echocasting Symposium
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Fractured Sanity
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
36%synergy
Treasure Cruise
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Cut Your Losses
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Extract from Darkness
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Traumatize
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Pilfered Plans
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-17%synergy
Whispering Madness
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Mind Funeral
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Mind Sculpt
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Aether Gale
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Secrets
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Brainspoil
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Languish
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Final Act
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Tome Scour
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Set Adrift
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Keening Stone
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Mindcrank
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Sentinel Totem
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-19%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Patient Rebuilding
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Intruder Alarm
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Lost in the Maze
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Scuttletide
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Death's Approach
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Crab Umbra
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
37%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion63 decks84 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion61 decks84 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion59 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
-23%synergy
Dimir Locket
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Star Compass
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion83 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion81 decks84 decks
-0%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion62 decks84 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
-12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
-23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
-33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-16%synergy
Salt Marsh
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Warped Landscape
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Waterfront District
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-33%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-21%synergy
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