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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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Tree of Perdition
96%inclusion129 decks135 decks
94%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
93%inclusion125 decks135 decks
90%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
91%inclusion123 decks135 decks
85%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
84%inclusion113 decks135 decks
73%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion115 decks135 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion100 decks135 decks
66%synergy
Eater of the Dead
67%inclusion90 decks135 decks
65%synergy
Mindcrank
77%inclusion104 decks135 decks
65%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
64%inclusion86 decks135 decks
62%synergy
Visions of Beyond
65%inclusion88 decks135 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
70%inclusion95 decks135 decks
53%synergy
Fractured Sanity
64%inclusion86 decks135 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion81 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
59%inclusion79 decks135 decks
54%synergy
The Ancient One
58%inclusion78 decks135 decks
54%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion77 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion76 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
55%inclusion74 decks135 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
81%inclusion110 decks135 decks
58%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
73%inclusion99 decks135 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion98 decks135 decks
53%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
70%inclusion94 decks135 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Ancient Tomb
59%inclusion80 decks135 decks
51%synergy
Mystical Tutor
51%inclusion69 decks135 decks
37%synergy
Force of Will
43%inclusion58 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Silent Arbiter
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
51%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
51%inclusion69 decks135 decks
49%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Frost
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Nighthowler
44%inclusion60 decks135 decks
39%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
43%inclusion58 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
42%inclusion57 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Hedron Crab
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Mortivore
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Hover Barrier
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
31%inclusion33 decks108 decks
30%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
26%synergy
The Mindskinner
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
23%synergy
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
24%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Soulless Jailer
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Fleet Swallower
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Wall
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Painter's Servant
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Deceit
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Aegis Turtle
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Shield Sphere
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Avatar of Woe
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion63 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion60 decks135 decks
41%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion49 decks135 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Archive Trap
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Pact of Negation
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Thought Collapse
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Delay
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Strike
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Incursion
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Traumatize
47%inclusion63 decks135 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Mind Grind
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
40%synergy
Damnation
44%inclusion60 decks135 decks
34%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion15 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
47%inclusion63 decks135 decks
42%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Bonehoard
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Grindstone
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
-13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
52%inclusion70 decks135 decks
45%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
51%inclusion69 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Memory Erosion
45%inclusion61 decks135 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion60 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Intruder Alarm
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Fraying Sanity
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion101 decks135 decks
55%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
60%inclusion81 decks135 decks
56%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion73 decks135 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion63 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion60 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-21%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion127 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion124 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion90 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion85 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Mana Crypt
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion49 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion126 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Island
93%inclusion126 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
93%inclusion126 decks135 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion124 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
87%inclusion118 decks135 decks
74%synergy
Polluted Delta
84%inclusion114 decks135 decks
53%synergy
Morphic Pool
70%inclusion94 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion91 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion79 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Ruins
49%inclusion66 decks135 decks
34%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Prismatic Vista
44%inclusion59 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
34%inclusion46 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion41 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Isle
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
-19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
-15%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
-32%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
0%synergy
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