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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Harmonized Crescendo
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Abundant Countryside
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Firdoch Core
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cloudshredder Sliver
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
81%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
78%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
77%synergy
The First Sliver
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
73%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
73%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
72%synergy
Sliver Legion
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
70%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Basal Sliver
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Harmonic Sliver
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Quick Sliver
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Sliver Queen
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Root Sliver
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Training Grounds
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Smothering Tithe
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Worldly Tutor
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Protection
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Venom Sliver
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Galerider Sliver
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Heart Sliver
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Shifting Sliver
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Brood Sliver
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Homing Sliver
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Opaline Sliver
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Dormant Sliver
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Virulent Sliver
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Synapse Sliver
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Syphon Sliver
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Birds of Paradise
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Constricting Sliver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Essence Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Striking Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Realmwalker
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Horned Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Noble Hierarch
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Leeching Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Sedge Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Muscle Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Bloom Tender
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Regal Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Predatory Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Toxin Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Grand Abolisher
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Blur Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Sinew Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Winged Sliver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Rukarumel, Biologist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Might Sliver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Imagecrafter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Eladamri's Call
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Pact of Negation
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Silence
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Heroic Intervention
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Flusterstorm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Veil of Summer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Beast Within
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mental Misstep
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Pact
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dovin's Veto
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Crop Rotation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Scour for Scrap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Standardize
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Intuition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Wilt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Once and Future
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Farseek
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Cultivate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Rampant Growth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Distant Melody
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Finale of Devastation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Damn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
All Is Dust
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Healing Technique
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Circuitous Route
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Recollect
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Gamble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Timetwister
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Harsh Mercy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Regrowth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Treasured Find
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vanquisher's Banner
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Heartstone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Herald's Horn
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Hivestone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Echoes
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Intruder Alarm
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Sylvan Library
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Kindred Discovery
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Unnatural Selection
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Guardian Project
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Aura Shards
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bonds of Mortality
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Diamond
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
White Lotus Tile
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Forest
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Sliver Hive
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Swamp
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Island
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Plains
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Stomping Ground
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Breeding Pool
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Misty Rainforest
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
27%synergy
City of Brass
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Sacred Foundry
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Godless Shrine
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Temple Garden
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Windswept Heath
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Wooded Foothills
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Arid Mesa
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Watery Grave
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Blood Crypt
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Taiga
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ketria Triome
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Savannah
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tropical Island
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Bayou
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Indatha Triome
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Zagoth Triome
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Tundra
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Jungle Shrine
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
The World Tree
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy