Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Midrange

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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
Badgermole Cub
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Formidable Speaker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Crystalline Sliver
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
90%synergy
Quick Sliver
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
88%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
85%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
82%synergy
Galerider Sliver
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
78%synergy
Heart Sliver
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Sliver Legion
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Training Grounds
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Hibernation Sliver
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
66%synergy
The First Sliver
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Syphon Sliver
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Farseek
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Root Sliver
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Smothering Tithe
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Protection
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Worldly Tutor
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Sliver Queen
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Crypt Sliver
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Shifting Sliver
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Virulent Sliver
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Venom Sliver
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Striking Sliver
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Brood Sliver
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Birds of Paradise
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Basal Sliver
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Synapse Sliver
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Homing Sliver
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Sinew Sliver
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Winged Sliver
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Dormant Sliver
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Realmwalker
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Bloom Tender
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Noble Hierarch
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Muscle Sliver
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Sedge Sliver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Essence Sliver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Horned Sliver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Toxin Sliver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Blur Sliver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Regal Sliver
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Clot Sliver
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Megantic Sliver
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Metallic Sliver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Might Sliver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Predatory Sliver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Magma Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Firewake Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Constricting Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Groundshaker Sliver
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Acidic Sliver
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Leeching Sliver
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Heroic Intervention
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Deflecting Swat
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Eladamri's Call
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Pact of Negation
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Silence
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Intuition
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Forbid
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Crib Swap
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Negate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Summons
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mortify
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bant Charm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Generous Gift
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Three Visits
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Cultivate
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Distant Melody
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Decimate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Patch Up
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Return from Extinction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dryad's Revival
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Harsh Mercy
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Wargate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hive Stirrings
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Reclaim the Wastes
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
34%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Herald's Horn
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Coat of Arms
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Incubator
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Door of Destinies
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Great Henge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Endstone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Mana Echoes
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Sylvan Library
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Kindred Discovery
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Guardian Project
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Steely Resolve
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Aura Shards
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Exploration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mirari's Wake
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Descendants' Path
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Omen
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Rally the Ranks
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sterling Grove
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Defense of the Heart
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Pillar of Origins
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mox Tantalite
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Unity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Timeless Lotus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Forest
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Flooded Strand
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Windswept Heath
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Cavern of Souls
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Island
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Marsh Flats
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Mountain
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Sliver Hive
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Plains
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Wooded Foothills
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Arid Mesa
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Swamp
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
City of Brass
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Temple Garden
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Breeding Pool
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Mana Confluence
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Stomping Ground
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Godless Shrine
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Zagoth Triome
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Taiga
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Savannah
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Ketria Triome
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Badlands
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bayou
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Tundra
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Underground Sea
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Tropical Island
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Plateau
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Scrubland
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Indatha Triome
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Sacred Foundry
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
5%synergy