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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
White Lotus Tile
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Crystalline Sliver
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
79%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
73%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
73%synergy
The First Sliver
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
68%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
64%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
62%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
62%synergy
Sliver Legion
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Quick Sliver
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Diffusion Sliver
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
60%synergy
Basal Sliver
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
60%synergy
Root Sliver
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
53%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Sliver Queen
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Shifting Sliver
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Brood Sliver
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Smothering Tithe
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Worldly Tutor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Chrome Mox
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Mox Diamond
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Heart Sliver
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Syphon Sliver
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Birds of Paradise
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Galerider Sliver
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Homing Sliver
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Virulent Sliver
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Dormant Sliver
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Opaline Sliver
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Sliver
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Synapse Sliver
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Venom Sliver
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Essence Sliver
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Constricting Sliver
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Winged Sliver
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Horned Sliver
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Noble Hierarch
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Blur Sliver
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Sedge Sliver
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Bloom Tender
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Esper Sentinel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Striking Sliver
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Predatory Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Rukarumel, Biologist
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Might Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Toxin Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Acidic Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Realmwalker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Ghostflame Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Leeching Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Sinew Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Magma Sliver
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Muscle Sliver
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Sliver
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Silence
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Eladamri's Call
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Veil of Summer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Heroic Intervention
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Pact
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Scour for Scrap
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Intuition
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Wilt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Once and Future
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Beast Within
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Auroral Procession
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Gallant Strike
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Bounce Off
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Finale of Devastation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
All Is Dust
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Healing Technique
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Recollect
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Timetwister
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Harsh Mercy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Regrowth
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Treasured Find
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Circuitous Route
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Damn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Shattered Wings
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Zenith Festival
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Pest Control
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Viewpoint Synchronization
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
What Must Be Done
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Heartstone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Coat of Arms
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
The Endstone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Echoes
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Training Grounds
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Intruder Alarm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Sylvan Library
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Discovery
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Unnatural Selection
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Guardian Project
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Aura Shards
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Descendants' Path
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Bonds of Mortality
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mutavault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Mountain
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Island
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Forest
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Plains
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Sliver Hive
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
57%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Confluence
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Stomping Ground
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Breeding Pool
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Arid Mesa
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Windswept Heath
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Sacred Foundry
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Godless Shrine
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
23%synergy
City of Brass
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Temple Garden
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Taiga
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Savannah
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Tropical Island
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Bayou
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Tundra
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Badlands
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Monastery
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Volcanic Island
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Plateau
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Seaside Citadel
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy