Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Control

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
White Lotus Tile
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Crystalline Sliver
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
81%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
75%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
75%synergy
The First Sliver
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
66%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Sliver Legion
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Quick Sliver
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Harmonic Sliver
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Basal Sliver
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Root Sliver
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Sliver Queen
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Mana Echoes
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Shifting Sliver
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Brood Sliver
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Heart Sliver
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Smothering Tithe
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Worldly Tutor
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Protection
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Galerider Sliver
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Dormant Sliver
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Homing Sliver
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Virulent Sliver
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Venom Sliver
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Birds of Paradise
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Synapse Sliver
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Syphon Sliver
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Opaline Sliver
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Sliver
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Essence Sliver
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Constricting Sliver
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Bloom Tender
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Winged Sliver
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Horned Sliver
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Noble Hierarch
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Blur Sliver
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Sedge Sliver
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Striking Sliver
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Grand Abolisher
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Predatory Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Rukarumel, Biologist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Might Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Toxin Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Acidic Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Realmwalker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Ghostflame Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Leeching Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Sinew Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Magma Sliver
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Muscle Sliver
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Swan Song
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Pact of Negation
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Silence
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Eladamri's Call
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Veil of Summer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dovin's Veto
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Scour for Scrap
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Crop Rotation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Standardize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Intuition
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Wilt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Once and Future
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Farseek
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Finale of Devastation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
All Is Dust
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Healing Technique
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Circuitous Route
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Recollect
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Timetwister
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Harsh Mercy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Regrowth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Treasured Find
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Herald's Horn
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Heartstone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Intruder Alarm
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Remora
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Discovery
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Sylvan Library
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Unnatural Selection
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Guardian Project
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Aura Shards
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Descendants' Path
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Bonds of Mortality
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mutavault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mox Diamond
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Mountain
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Island
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Forest
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Plains
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Sliver Hive
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Cavern of Souls
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Stomping Ground
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Breeding Pool
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Mana Confluence
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Temple Garden
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Windswept Heath
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Sacred Foundry
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
23%synergy
City of Brass
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Wooded Foothills
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Taiga
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Savannah
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Tropical Island
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bayou
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Tundra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Seaside Citadel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Shrine
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Ketria Triome
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Monastery
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy