Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Expensive 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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Sliver Hivelord
93%inclusion79 decks85 decks
87%synergy
Sliver Legion
92%inclusion78 decks85 decks
86%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
93%inclusion79 decks85 decks
85%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
93%inclusion79 decks85 decks
85%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
93%inclusion79 decks85 decks
85%synergy
The First Sliver
87%inclusion74 decks85 decks
84%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
87%inclusion74 decks85 decks
81%synergy
Galerider Sliver
86%inclusion73 decks85 decks
80%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
86%inclusion73 decks85 decks
79%synergy
Syphon Sliver
84%inclusion71 decks85 decks
78%synergy
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Bonescythe Sliver
84%inclusion71 decks85 decks
78%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
81%inclusion69 decks85 decks
75%synergy
Shifting Sliver
81%inclusion69 decks85 decks
75%synergy
Quick Sliver
80%inclusion68 decks85 decks
75%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
78%inclusion66 decks85 decks
73%synergy
Sliver Queen
76%inclusion65 decks85 decks
74%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
74%inclusion63 decks85 decks
68%synergy
Venom Sliver
72%inclusion61 decks85 decks
66%synergy
Crypt Sliver
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
61%synergy
Striking Sliver
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Heart Sliver
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
62%synergy
Synapse Sliver
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
60%synergy
Brood Sliver
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
59%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
59%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
59%synergy
Root Sliver
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
59%synergy
Sinew Sliver
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
57%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Winged Sliver
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Muscle Sliver
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
50%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
48%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
45%synergy
Horned Sliver
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
47%synergy
Homing Sliver
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Virulent Sliver
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Essence Sliver
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Constricting Sliver
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Blur Sliver
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Predatory Sliver
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Megantic Sliver
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Opaline Sliver
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Basal Sliver
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Regal Sliver
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Taunting Sliver
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Magma Sliver
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Ward Sliver
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Might Sliver
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Realmwalker
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Sedge Sliver
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Clot Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Hunter Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Firewake Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Toxin Sliver
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Shadow Sliver
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Capricious Sliver
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Fury Sliver
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Leeching Sliver
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Dormant Sliver
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Tempered Sliver
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Sidewinder Sliver
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
For the Ancestors
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Path to Exile
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Eladamri's Call
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Kindred Summons
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Beast Within
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Dovin's Veto
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Distant Melody
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Kindred Dominance
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Cultivate
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Rampant Growth
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Harsh Mercy
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Cleansing Nova
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Decimate
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Ranger's Path
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Herald's Horn
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Coat of Arms
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Urza's Incubator
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Heartstone
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Door of Destinies
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Gateway
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Kindred Discovery
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Mana Echoes
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Guardian Project
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Elven Chorus
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Descendants' Path
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Unnatural Selection
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Sylvan Library
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Descendants' Fury
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Steely Resolve
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Omen
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Mirari's Wake
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Cover of Darkness
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Wild Pair
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Shared Animosity
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Mutation
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Mutavault
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion64 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion61 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Pillar of Origins
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Timeless Lotus
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
93%inclusion79 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Sliver Hive
81%inclusion69 decks85 decks
76%synergy
Windswept Heath
72%inclusion61 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Forest
72%inclusion61 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
71%inclusion60 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Cavern of Souls
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
52%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Misty Rainforest
67%inclusion57 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Breeding Pool
67%inclusion57 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Flooded Strand
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Plains
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Arid Mesa
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Swamp
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Mountain
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Island
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
-13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Stomping Ground
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Marsh Flats
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Temple Garden
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Watery Grave
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Sacred Foundry
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Steam Vents
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Blood Crypt
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Godless Shrine
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Plateau
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Ketria Triome
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Tropical Island
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Taiga
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Indatha Triome
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Zagoth Triome
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Savannah
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Bayou
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Badlands
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Scrubland
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Tundra
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Underground Sea
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Volcanic Island
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Raugrin Triome
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Mana Confluence
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Savai Triome
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
11%synergy