Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Expensive Control

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
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
82%synergy
Force of Will
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
87%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
87%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Smothering Tithe
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Creatures
Sliver Gravemother
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Sliver Legion
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Quick Sliver
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
The First Sliver
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Shifting Sliver
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Sliver Queen
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Root Sliver
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Sedge Sliver
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Opposition Agent
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Dormant Sliver
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Homing Sliver
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Esper Sentinel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Virulent Sliver
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Noble Hierarch
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Grand Abolisher
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Birds of Paradise
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Venom Sliver
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Basal Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Galerider Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Brood Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Heart Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Opaline Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Synapse Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Ghostflame Sliver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
86%synergy
Pact of Negation
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Veil of Summer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Tainted Pact
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Intuition
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Flusterstorm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Silence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Swan Song
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Demonic Consultation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mental Misstep
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Abrupt Decay
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Growth Spiral
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Eladamri's Call
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Worldly Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Prismari Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Sorceries
Eldritch Evolution
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Finale of Devastation
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Buried Alive
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Timetwister
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Supreme Verdict
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
All Is Dust
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Obliterate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Farseek
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-9%synergy
Zenith Festival
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Painful Truths
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Harsh Mercy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Heartstone
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Echoes
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
98%synergy
Intruder Alarm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Mystic Remora
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Training Grounds
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Sylvan Library
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Kindred Discovery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Lands
Tundra
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
73%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
89%synergy
Taiga
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
75%synergy
Savannah
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
87%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
87%synergy
Cavern of Souls
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
83%synergy
Bayou
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
87%synergy
Arid Mesa
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
78%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Plateau
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
89%synergy
Scrubland
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Mana Confluence
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
81%synergy
Marsh Flats
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
78%synergy
City of Brass
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
79%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Windswept Heath
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
39%synergy
Wooded Foothills
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Scalding Tarn
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Rockfall Vale
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Breeding Pool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sacred Foundry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Sea of Clouds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Godless Shrine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Rootbound Crag
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sliver Hive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy