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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
White Lotus Tile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The First Sliver
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
97%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
94%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
92%synergy
Sliver Legion
98%inclusion39 decks40 decks
92%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion38 decks40 decks
87%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
93%inclusion37 decks40 decks
86%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
93%inclusion37 decks40 decks
85%synergy
Shifting Sliver
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
84%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
85%inclusion34 decks40 decks
80%synergy
Galerider Sliver
85%inclusion34 decks40 decks
79%synergy
Top Cards
Harmonic Sliver
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
76%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
76%synergy
Syphon Sliver
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
77%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
74%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
74%synergy
Venom Sliver
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
74%synergy
Quick Sliver
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
72%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
73%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
75%inclusion30 decks40 decks
70%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Worldly Tutor
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Protection
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Tithe
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Root Sliver
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
69%synergy
Striking Sliver
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
62%synergy
Virulent Sliver
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
64%synergy
Sliver Queen
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
65%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
55%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
54%synergy
Heart Sliver
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
51%synergy
Crypt Sliver
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
50%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
48%synergy
Homing Sliver
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Brood Sliver
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Basal Sliver
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
43%synergy
Predatory Sliver
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Synapse Sliver
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Muscle Sliver
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Constricting Sliver
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Sinew Sliver
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Winged Sliver
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Megantic Sliver
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Horned Sliver
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Realmwalker
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Blur Sliver
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Sedge Sliver
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Regal Sliver
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Might Sliver
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Taunting Sliver
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Essence Sliver
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Dormant Sliver
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Leeching Sliver
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Thorncaster Sliver
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Ward Sliver
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Toxin Sliver
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Opaline Sliver
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Magma Sliver
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Bloom Tender
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Mesmeric Sliver
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Sliver
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Firewake Sliver
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Birds of Paradise
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Eladamri's Call
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
For the Ancestors
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Negate
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Silence
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Intuition
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Terminate
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Raise the Draugr
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Putrefy
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Summons
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Three Visits
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Cultivate
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Distant Melody
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Rampant Growth
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Supreme Verdict
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Decimate
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Hive Stirrings
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Cleansing Nova
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Harsh Mercy
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Depopulate
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Bring to Light
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Finale of Devastation
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Timetwister
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Herald's Horn
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Incubator
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Coat of Arms
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Heartstone
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Scroll Rack
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Witchbane Orb
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
58%synergy
Mana Echoes
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Sylvan Library
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Kindred Discovery
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Descendants' Path
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Unnatural Selection
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Defense of the Heart
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Wild Pair
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Spirit of Resistance
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-10%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Lurking Predators
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Spelunking
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Price of Glory
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Steely Resolve
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mirari's Wake
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Aura Shards
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion34 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Pillar of Origins
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Timeless Lotus
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mox Tantalite
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion38 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Sliver Hive
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
85%synergy
Forest
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Island
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Plains
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Swamp
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Mountain
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
48%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Stomping Ground
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
40%synergy
Breeding Pool
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Cavern of Souls
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Windswept Heath
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Sacred Foundry
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Reflecting Pool
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Godless Shrine
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Arid Mesa
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Ketria Triome
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Zagoth Triome
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Seaside Citadel
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Jungle Shrine
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Prairie Stream
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Canopy Vista
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Indatha Triome
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Opulent Palace
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Taiga
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
5%synergy