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
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MTGStocks
White Lotus Tile
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Crystalline Sliver
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
74%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
74%synergy
The First Sliver
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Sliver Legion
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Quick Sliver
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Harmonic Sliver
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Basal Sliver
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Root Sliver
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Sliver Queen
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Mana Echoes
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Sliver
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Brood Sliver
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Smothering Tithe
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Worldly Tutor
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Heart Sliver
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Galerider Sliver
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Dormant Sliver
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Homing Sliver
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Virulent Sliver
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Birds of Paradise
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Venom Sliver
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Synapse Sliver
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Opaline Sliver
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Essence Sliver
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Syphon Sliver
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Sliver
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Bloom Tender
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Noble Hierarch
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Constricting Sliver
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Sedge Sliver
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Winged Sliver
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Horned Sliver
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Grand Abolisher
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Blur Sliver
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Striking Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Predatory Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Might Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Toxin Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Acidic Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Realmwalker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Leeching Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sinew Sliver
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Magma Sliver
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Muscle Sliver
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Swan Song
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Pact of Negation
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Silence
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Eladamri's Call
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Heroic Intervention
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Force of Will
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Veil of Summer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Pact
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dovin's Veto
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Scour for Scrap
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Abrupt Decay
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Crop Rotation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Standardize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Intuition
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Wilt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Once and Future
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Farseek
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Finale of Devastation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Supreme Verdict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
All Is Dust
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Healing Technique
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Circuitous Route
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Recollect
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Timetwister
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Harsh Mercy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Regrowth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Treasured Find
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Herald's Horn
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Heartstone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Intruder Alarm
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Sylvan Library
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Kindred Discovery
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Unnatural Selection
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Guardian Project
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Aura Shards
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Bonds of Mortality
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mutavault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Diamond
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Mountain
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Island
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Forest
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Plains
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Sliver Hive
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Misty Rainforest
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Stomping Ground
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Breeding Pool
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
25%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Windswept Heath
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Sacred Foundry
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Arid Mesa
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Wooded Foothills
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Taiga
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Savannah
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Tropical Island
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Bayou
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Tundra
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Seaside Citadel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Jungle Shrine
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Ketria Triome
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Monastery
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy