Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Budget Core

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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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Gemhide Sliver
81%inclusion69 decks85 decks
73%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
76%inclusion65 decks85 decks
70%synergy
Quick Sliver
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
64%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
63%synergy
Winged Sliver
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
61%synergy
Crypt Sliver
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
59%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
57%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Thrumming Hivepool
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Shifting Sliver
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Sinew Sliver
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
54%synergy
Striking Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Virulent Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
54%synergy
Might Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Cultivate
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Venom Sliver
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Necrotic Sliver
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Brood Sliver
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Megantic Sliver
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
52%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
49%synergy
Muscle Sliver
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
50%synergy
Predatory Sliver
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
49%synergy
Fury Sliver
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
49%synergy
Constricting Sliver
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
47%synergy
Clot Sliver
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
46%synergy
Heart Sliver
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Blur Sliver
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Leeching Sliver
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Battering Sliver
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Sidewinder Sliver
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Homing Sliver
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Fungus Sliver
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Syphon Sliver
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Essence Sliver
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Hunter Sliver
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Reflex Sliver
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Galerider Sliver
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Ward Sliver
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Root Sliver
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Shadow Sliver
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Lancer Sliver
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Synapse Sliver
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Mesmeric Sliver
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Watcher Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Opaline Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Toxin Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Firewake Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Sedge Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Tempered Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Groundshaker Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Blade Sliver
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Plated Sliver
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Battle Sliver
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Spined Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Dormant Sliver
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-24%synergy
Mortify
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Harrow
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Wilt
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Path to Exile
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
You Happen On a Glade
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Putrefy
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Naya Charm
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Countervailing Winds
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Barrier Breach
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Miscalculation
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Reclamation
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Neutralize
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Forsake the Worldly
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Once and Future
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Bant Charm
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
For the Ancestors
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Beast Within
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Despark
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Draugr
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ready // Willing
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Zealous Display
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Distant Melody
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Farseek
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
-18%synergy
Kodama's Reach
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Hive Stirrings
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Regrowth
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Explore
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Circuitous Route
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Harsh Mercy
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Cleansing Nova
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Return from Extinction
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
All Suns' Dawn
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Beneath the Sands
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Dryad's Revival
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Crippling Fear
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Treasured Find
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Wildest Dreams
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Edge of Autumn
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Recollect
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Reconstruct History
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Down // Dirty
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Restock
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Migration Path
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Dismantling Wave
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Healing Technique
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Harmonize
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Vastwood Surge
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Seeds of Renewal
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Three Visits
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-17%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Decimate
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Heartstone
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Coat of Arms
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Loreseeker's Stone
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Book of Rass
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Armillary Sphere
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Wild Pair
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Font of Fertility
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Bonds of Mortality
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Selection
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Astral Drift
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Training Grounds
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Shared Animosity
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Descendants' Path
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Smoldering Crater
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Remote Isle
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Slippery Karst
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Drifting Meadow
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Sol Ring
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
-19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Pillar of Origins
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Indatha Crystal
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Savai Crystal
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Ketria Crystal
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Raugrin Crystal
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Gruul Signet
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Manalith
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geode
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Simic Signet
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Island
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion72 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Jungle Shrine
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Seaside Citadel
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Opulent Palace
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Monastery
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Savage Lands
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Nomad Outpost
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Thriving Heath
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Canopy Vista
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Prairie Stream
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Sliver Hive
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Bluff
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Rupture Spire
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Grove
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Vivid Grove
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Krosan Verge
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Cinder Glade
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Warped Landscape
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Mountain Valley
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Tranquil Cove
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Flood Plain
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Vivid Creek
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Grasslands
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Boros Guildgate
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy