Sliver Overlord (Commander)

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
White Lotus Tile
2.8%inclusion38 decks1.34K decks
-1%synergy
Badgermole Cub
1.1%inclusion15 decks1.34K decks
-4%synergy
Great Divide Guide
1.1%inclusion13 decks1.18K decks
-9%synergy
Secret Tunnel
0.8%inclusion11 decks1.30K decks
-5%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
0.8%inclusion9 decks1.16K decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemhide Sliver
93%inclusion8.39K decks9K decks
85%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
91%inclusion8.23K decks9K decks
85%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
92%inclusion8.26K decks9K decks
84%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
90%inclusion8.11K decks9K decks
82%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
85%inclusion7.66K decks9K decks
79%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
85%inclusion7.62K decks9K decks
78%synergy
Sliver Legion
79%inclusion7.08K decks9K decks
73%synergy
The First Sliver
76%inclusion6.80K decks9K decks
73%synergy
Quick Sliver
77%inclusion6.94K decks9K decks
72%synergy
Galerider Sliver
77%inclusion6.94K decks9K decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Sentinel Sliver
75%inclusion6.73K decks9K decks
69%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
74%inclusion6.67K decks9K decks
68%synergy
Shifting Sliver
73%inclusion6.58K decks9K decks
67%synergy
Syphon Sliver
73%inclusion6.55K decks9K decks
67%synergy
Venom Sliver
72%inclusion6.50K decks9K decks
66%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
71%inclusion6.41K decks9K decks
66%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
71%inclusion6.41K decks9K decks
65%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
67%inclusion2.80K decks4.16K decks
61%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
66%inclusion5.96K decks9K decks
61%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
64%inclusion5.74K decks9K decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion2.75K decks9K decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion2.72K decks9K decks
9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion2.48K decks9K decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion2.04K decks9K decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
22%inclusion2K decks9K decks
7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
21%inclusion1.85K decks9K decks
10%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
19%inclusion1.75K decks9K decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion1.56K decks9K decks
5%synergy
Smothering Tithe
17%inclusion1.56K decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
10%inclusion865 decks9K decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Heart Sliver
61%inclusion5.49K decks9K decks
57%synergy
Striking Sliver
61%inclusion5.47K decks9K decks
56%synergy
Root Sliver
59%inclusion5.32K decks9K decks
56%synergy
Crypt Sliver
58%inclusion5.25K decks9K decks
53%synergy
Brood Sliver
58%inclusion5.19K decks9K decks
53%synergy
Sliver Queen
56%inclusion5.06K decks9K decks
54%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
56%inclusion5.04K decks9K decks
51%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
55%inclusion4.92K decks9K decks
40%synergy
Sinew Sliver
52%inclusion4.67K decks9K decks
47%synergy
Synapse Sliver
50%inclusion4.52K decks9K decks
46%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
50%inclusion4.50K decks9K decks
46%synergy
Muscle Sliver
48%inclusion4.36K decks9K decks
45%synergy
Predatory Sliver
48%inclusion4.29K decks9K decks
44%synergy
Virulent Sliver
47%inclusion4.21K decks9K decks
43%synergy
Winged Sliver
46%inclusion4.17K decks9K decks
42%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
44%inclusion3.96K decks9K decks
40%synergy
Homing Sliver
44%inclusion3.93K decks9K decks
40%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
42%inclusion3.79K decks9K decks
38%synergy
Basal Sliver
42%inclusion3.77K decks9K decks
40%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
40%inclusion3.62K decks9K decks
38%synergy
Horned Sliver
39%inclusion3.52K decks9K decks
36%synergy
Constricting Sliver
39%inclusion3.50K decks9K decks
35%synergy
Blur Sliver
38%inclusion3.39K decks9K decks
34%synergy
Megantic Sliver
36%inclusion3.25K decks9K decks
32%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
34%inclusion3.02K decks9K decks
30%synergy
Realmwalker
32%inclusion2.90K decks9K decks
25%synergy
Essence Sliver
32%inclusion2.87K decks9K decks
30%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
31%inclusion2.79K decks9K decks
29%synergy
Might Sliver
31%inclusion2.78K decks9K decks
28%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
29%inclusion2.60K decks9K decks
27%synergy
Ward Sliver
25%inclusion2.29K decks9K decks
24%synergy
Clot Sliver
24%inclusion2.16K decks9K decks
22%synergy
Sedge Sliver
23%inclusion2.09K decks9K decks
22%synergy
Leeching Sliver
20%inclusion1.84K decks9K decks
19%synergy
Opaline Sliver
20%inclusion1.76K decks9K decks
18%synergy
Taunting Sliver
19%inclusion1.75K decks9K decks
17%synergy
Magma Sliver
19%inclusion1.75K decks9K decks
18%synergy
Firewake Sliver
19%inclusion1.71K decks9K decks
17%synergy
Regal Sliver
19%inclusion1.71K decks9K decks
17%synergy
Fury Sliver
18%inclusion1.64K decks9K decks
16%synergy
Toxin Sliver
18%inclusion1.59K decks9K decks
16%synergy
Shadow Sliver
18%inclusion1.59K decks9K decks
16%synergy
Dormant Sliver
17%inclusion1.50K decks9K decks
16%synergy
Birds of Paradise
16%inclusion1.45K decks9K decks
-9%synergy
Hunter Sliver
16%inclusion1.44K decks9K decks
15%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
16%inclusion1.43K decks9K decks
15%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
15%inclusion1.37K decks9K decks
14%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
15%inclusion1.31K decks9K decks
13%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
14%inclusion1.23K decks9K decks
13%synergy
Tempered Sliver
14%inclusion1.22K decks9K decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion3.68K decks9K decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion2.44K decks9K decks
4%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion2.34K decks9K decks
4%synergy
Path to Exile
25%inclusion2.26K decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
18%inclusion1.66K decks9K decks
5%synergy
Eladamri's Call
17%inclusion1.57K decks9K decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion1.44K decks9K decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1.19K decks9K decks
3%synergy
For the Ancestors
12%inclusion1.08K decks9K decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion979 decks9K decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
9.2%inclusion827 decks9K decks
-3%synergy
Negate
9.0%inclusion809 decks9K decks
0%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.6%inclusion775 decks9K decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.2%inclusion734 decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Kindred Summons
7.2%inclusion650 decks9K decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
6.9%inclusion622 decks9K decks
1%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.7%inclusion603 decks9K decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.6%inclusion596 decks9K decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.9%inclusion531 decks9K decks
2%synergy
Mortify
5.7%inclusion512 decks9K decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.4%inclusion487 decks9K decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
5.4%inclusion485 decks9K decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.3%inclusion480 decks9K decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
53%inclusion4.81K decks9K decks
10%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion3.50K decks9K decks
12%synergy
Cultivate
38%inclusion3.42K decks9K decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
35%inclusion3.14K decks9K decks
12%synergy
Distant Melody
31%inclusion2.75K decks9K decks
24%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
28%inclusion2.48K decks9K decks
23%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion1.83K decks9K decks
15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
20%inclusion1.82K decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion1.68K decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion1.60K decks9K decks
8%synergy
Harsh Mercy
13%inclusion1.20K decks9K decks
12%synergy
Cleansing Nova
9.3%inclusion837 decks9K decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.9%inclusion799 decks9K decks
1%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.4%inclusion755 decks9K decks
7%synergy
Decimate
7.9%inclusion709 decks9K decks
6%synergy
Hive Stirrings
7.3%inclusion657 decks9K decks
7%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
7.1%inclusion639 decks9K decks
-1%synergy
Windfall
7.0%inclusion631 decks9K decks
4%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.5%inclusion583 decks9K decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.0%inclusion540 decks9K decks
2%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
5.4%inclusion484 decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
5.4%inclusion483 decks9K decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
5.1%inclusion457 decks9K decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
45%inclusion4.08K decks9K decks
27%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
35%inclusion3.15K decks9K decks
27%synergy
Urza's Incubator
27%inclusion2.42K decks9K decks
12%synergy
Coat of Arms
23%inclusion2.08K decks9K decks
20%synergy
Heartstone
18%inclusion1.62K decks9K decks
17%synergy
Door of Destinies
17%inclusion1.51K decks9K decks
14%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
10%inclusion860 decks9K decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.3%inclusion835 decks9K decks
-8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.8%inclusion788 decks9K decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.6%inclusion511 decks6.74K decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion637 decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.6%inclusion590 decks9K decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.6%inclusion505 decks9K decks
-7%synergy
The Great Henge
5.3%inclusion476 decks9K decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
52%inclusion4.69K decks9K decks
48%synergy
Mana Echoes
34%inclusion3.10K decks9K decks
33%synergy
Kindred Discovery
29%inclusion2.60K decks9K decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion2.38K decks9K decks
25%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
22%inclusion1.99K decks9K decks
15%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
20%inclusion1.76K decks9K decks
15%synergy
Descendants' Path
17%inclusion1.50K decks9K decks
13%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion1.21K decks9K decks
8%synergy
Guardian Project
12%inclusion1.12K decks9K decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion1.10K decks9K decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
11%inclusion944 decks8.81K decks
-5%synergy
Unnatural Selection
10%inclusion895 decks9K decks
10%synergy
Mirari's Wake
8.8%inclusion789 decks9K decks
0%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
8.7%inclusion780 decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Elven Chorus
7.9%inclusion709 decks9K decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Omen
7.6%inclusion684 decks9K decks
3%synergy
Wild Pair
7.2%inclusion652 decks9K decks
7%synergy
Defense of the Heart
6.4%inclusion574 decks9K decks
4%synergy
Descendants' Fury
6.0%inclusion537 decks9K decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.9%inclusion531 decks9K decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
19%inclusion1.47K decks7.62K decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion1.28K decks9K decks
-12%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
11%inclusion1.02K decks9K decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
8.5%inclusion764 decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
8.1%inclusion729 decks9K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.9%inclusion623 decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Mutavault
5.8%inclusion518 decks9K decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.7%inclusion512 decks9K decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion7.47K decks9K decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion6.96K decks9K decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
59%inclusion5.33K decks9K decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion3.34K decks9K decks
6%synergy
Pillar of Origins
19%inclusion1.69K decks9K decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion1.47K decks9K decks
-1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
15%inclusion1.16K decks7.58K decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.4%inclusion757 decks9K decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.2%inclusion734 decks9K decks
5%synergy
Timeless Lotus
7.6%inclusion682 decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion566 decks9K decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
6.2%inclusion557 decks9K decks
-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.0%inclusion539 decks9K decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
5.3%inclusion476 decks9K decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
92%inclusion8.31K decks9K decks
4%synergy
Forest
80%inclusion7.23K decks9K decks
0%synergy
Island
78%inclusion6.99K decks9K decks
0%synergy
Plains
77%inclusion6.94K decks9K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
76%inclusion6.82K decks9K decks
1%synergy
Mountain
76%inclusion6.79K decks9K decks
0%synergy
Sliver Hive
70%inclusion6.32K decks9K decks
65%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion5.42K decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
56%inclusion5.01K decks9K decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
51%inclusion4.57K decks9K decks
34%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
51%inclusion4.55K decks9K decks
33%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
47%inclusion4.21K decks9K decks
29%synergy
Breeding Pool
45%inclusion4.08K decks9K decks
15%synergy
Stomping Ground
45%inclusion4.04K decks9K decks
16%synergy
Temple Garden
43%inclusion3.83K decks9K decks
14%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
42%inclusion3.76K decks9K decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion3.65K decks9K decks
17%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
40%inclusion3.58K decks9K decks
14%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion3.57K decks9K decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
39%inclusion3.51K decks9K decks
11%synergy
Sacred Foundry
38%inclusion3.40K decks9K decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
37%inclusion3.34K decks9K decks
14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
37%inclusion3.33K decks9K decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
37%inclusion3.32K decks9K decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
36%inclusion3.28K decks9K decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
36%inclusion3.27K decks9K decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
35%inclusion3.14K decks9K decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion3.10K decks9K decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
34%inclusion3.05K decks9K decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion3.01K decks9K decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
33%inclusion3K decks9K decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion2.94K decks9K decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
28%inclusion2.55K decks9K decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
27%inclusion2.44K decks9K decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
24%inclusion2.15K decks9K decks
8%synergy
Jungle Shrine
24%inclusion2.13K decks9K decks
7%synergy
Ketria Triome
23%inclusion2.08K decks9K decks
-1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
22%inclusion1.99K decks9K decks
5%synergy
Seaside Citadel
22%inclusion1.97K decks9K decks
7%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
22%inclusion1.96K decks9K decks
19%synergy
Opulent Palace
21%inclusion1.91K decks9K decks
5%synergy
Savage Lands
21%inclusion1.89K decks9K decks
9%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
21%inclusion1.88K decks9K decks
5%synergy
Indatha Triome
21%inclusion1.88K decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Zagoth Triome
21%inclusion1.87K decks9K decks
-1%synergy
The World Tree
21%inclusion1.86K decks9K decks
-8%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
19%inclusion1.72K decks9K decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Monastery
19%inclusion1.71K decks9K decks
4%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
17%inclusion1.56K decks9K decks
-3%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
17%inclusion1.55K decks9K decks
-2%synergy