Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Cascade

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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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Abundant Countryside
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Celestial Reunion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Firdoch Core
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The First Sliver
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
97%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
94%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
92%synergy
Sliver Legion
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
92%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
87%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
87%synergy
Shifting Sliver
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
85%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
83%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
81%synergy
Galerider Sliver
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Harmonic Sliver
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
76%synergy
Syphon Sliver
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
75%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
72%synergy
Quick Sliver
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
73%synergy
Venom Sliver
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
72%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
71%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
59%synergy
Root Sliver
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Worldly Tutor
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Hibernation Sliver
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
68%synergy
Sliver Queen
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
66%synergy
Virulent Sliver
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
62%synergy
Striking Sliver
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
58%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
56%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Crypt Sliver
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Heart Sliver
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Brood Sliver
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Homing Sliver
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Basal Sliver
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Synapse Sliver
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Predatory Sliver
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Constricting Sliver
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Muscle Sliver
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Sinew Sliver
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Horned Sliver
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Winged Sliver
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Megantic Sliver
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Sedge Sliver
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Realmwalker
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Regal Sliver
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Might Sliver
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Blur Sliver
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Essence Sliver
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Taunting Sliver
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Dormant Sliver
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Leeching Sliver
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Ward Sliver
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Toxin Sliver
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Opaline Sliver
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Firewake Sliver
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Magma Sliver
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Bloom Tender
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Mesmeric Sliver
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Clot Sliver
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Sliver
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Thorncaster Sliver
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Birds of Paradise
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Eladamri's Call
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Path to Exile
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
For the Ancestors
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Silence
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Cultivate
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Distant Melody
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Profane Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Supreme Verdict
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Hive Stirrings
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Decimate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Harsh Mercy
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Herald's Horn
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Incubator
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Coat of Arms
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Door of Destinies
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Heartstone
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
59%synergy
Mana Echoes
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Intruder Alarm
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Kindred Discovery
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Library
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Descendants' Path
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Unnatural Selection
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Wild Pair
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Defense of the Heart
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Mirari's Wake
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Spirit of Resistance
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Mutation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Pillar of Origins
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Timeless Lotus
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
White Lotus Tile
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Mox Tantalite
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sliver Hive
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
88%synergy
Forest
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Island
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Plains
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Swamp
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Mountain
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Stomping Ground
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Cavern of Souls
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Path of Ancestry
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Breeding Pool
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Temple Garden
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Misty Rainforest
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Windswept Heath
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Sacred Foundry
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Reflecting Pool
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Wooded Foothills
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Ketria Triome
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Zagoth Triome
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Taiga
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Indatha Triome
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Tropical Island
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Plateau
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Tundra
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Seaside Citadel
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Shrine
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
0%synergy