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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Cloudshredder Sliver
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
82%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
80%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
75%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
73%synergy
The First Sliver
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
71%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
71%synergy
Sliver Legion
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Root Sliver
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Harmonic Sliver
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Quick Sliver
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Sliver Queen
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Basal Sliver
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Training Grounds
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Demonic Tutor
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Worldly Tutor
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Protection
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Smothering Tithe
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Galerider Sliver
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Shifting Sliver
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Venom Sliver
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Heart Sliver
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Brood Sliver
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Homing Sliver
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Virulent Sliver
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Opaline Sliver
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Syphon Sliver
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Synapse Sliver
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Birds of Paradise
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Dormant Sliver
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Essence Sliver
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Constricting Sliver
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Sliver
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Realmwalker
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Blur Sliver
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Sinew Sliver
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Horned Sliver
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Striking Sliver
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Toxin Sliver
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Noble Hierarch
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Leeching Sliver
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Sedge Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bloom Tender
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Regal Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Predatory Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Grand Abolisher
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Magma Sliver
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Muscle Sliver
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Winged Sliver
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Thorncaster Sliver
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rukarumel, Biologist
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Swan Song
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Eladamri's Call
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Pact of Negation
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Heroic Intervention
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Silence
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Force of Will
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Veil of Summer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Flusterstorm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Dovin's Veto
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mental Misstep
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Crop Rotation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Scour for Scrap
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Standardize
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Intuition
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wilt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Once and Future
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Three Visits
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Nature's Lore
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
All Is Dust
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Kodama's Reach
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Obliterate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Healing Technique
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Circuitous Route
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Recollect
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Timetwister
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Harsh Mercy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Regrowth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Treasured Find
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vanquisher's Banner
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Heartstone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Herald's Horn
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Hivestone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Echoes
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Intruder Alarm
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Kindred Discovery
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Sylvan Library
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Unnatural Selection
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Guardian Project
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Aura Shards
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Omen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bonds of Mortality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Diamond
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Firdoch Core
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Pillar of Origins
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Unity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
White Lotus Tile
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sliver Hive
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
71%synergy
Forest
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Mountain
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Swamp
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Island
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Plains
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Stomping Ground
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Breeding Pool
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
25%synergy
City of Brass
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Sacred Foundry
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Godless Shrine
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Windswept Heath
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Wooded Foothills
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Tropical Island
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Monastery
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Indatha Triome
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Zagoth Triome
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Tundra
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Taiga
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Jungle Shrine
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Ketria Triome
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Savannah
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy