Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Core Slivers

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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
Pizza Face, Gastromancer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Cowabunga!
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Splinter, Aging Champion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Lessons from Life
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sliver Hivelord
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
88%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
86%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
86%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
83%synergy
Venom Sliver
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
82%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
78%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
76%synergy
Shifting Sliver
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
76%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Crystalline Sliver
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
72%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Syphon Sliver
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Predatory Sliver
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Brood Sliver
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Crypt Sliver
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
65%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Galerider Sliver
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Megantic Sliver
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
62%synergy
The First Sliver
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Quick Sliver
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Striking Sliver
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Might Sliver
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Sinew Sliver
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Winged Sliver
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Constricting Sliver
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Sliver Legion
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Blur Sliver
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Virulent Sliver
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Root Sliver
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Heart Sliver
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Muscle Sliver
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Synapse Sliver
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Fury Sliver
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Homing Sliver
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Firewake Sliver
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Battering Sliver
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Ward Sliver
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Opaline Sliver
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Clot Sliver
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Horned Sliver
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Leeching Sliver
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Realmwalker
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Essence Sliver
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Toxin Sliver
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Rukarumel, Biologist
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Regal Sliver
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Taunting Sliver
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Shadow Sliver
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Sliver Queen
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Sidewinder Sliver
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Fungus Sliver
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Synchronous Sliver
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Path to Exile
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
For the Ancestors
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Summons
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Harrow
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Beast Within
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Raise the Draugr
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-30%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Divine Verdict
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Eladamri's Call
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Disenchant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Leak
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Cultivate
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Hive Stirrings
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Distant Melody
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Three Visits
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Lore
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Dominance
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Return from Extinction
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Harsh Mercy
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Decimate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Gift of the Gargantuan
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Formless Genesis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vanquisher's Banner
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Herald's Horn
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Coat of Arms
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Door of Destinies
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Gathering Stone
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Heartstone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Birthing Boughs
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Descendants' Path
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Discovery
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Guardian Project
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Wild Pair
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Conspiracy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Unnatural Selection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mana Echoes
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Deafening Silence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Omen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Wheel of Sun and Moon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Three Tree City
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Patchwork Banner
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Pillar of Origins
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Exploding Barrel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Firdoch Core
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Manalith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
White Lotus Tile
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Forest
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Island
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Plains
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Monastery
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Sliver Hive
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Jungle Shrine
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Nomad Outpost
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Seaside Citadel
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Opulent Palace
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Savage Lands
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Prairie Stream
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Tranquil Cove
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Canopy Vista
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Temple Garden
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Hidden Hideout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Stomping Ground
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Breeding Pool
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Raffine's Tower
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Cinder Glade
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Abundant Countryside
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Raugrin Triome
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Command Bridge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
The World Tree
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Ketria Triome
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Indatha Triome
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Godless Shrine
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-10%synergy