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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Badgermole Cub
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Formidable Speaker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Quick Sliver
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
88%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
87%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
Heart Sliver
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
79%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
78%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Sliver Legion
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Training Grounds
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
60%synergy
The First Sliver
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Syphon Sliver
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Sliver Queen
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Farseek
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Protection
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Smothering Tithe
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Worldly Tutor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Root Sliver
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Shifting Sliver
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Crypt Sliver
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Venom Sliver
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Basal Sliver
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Striking Sliver
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Brood Sliver
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Synapse Sliver
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Dormant Sliver
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Birds of Paradise
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Sinew Sliver
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Bloom Tender
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Winged Sliver
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Homing Sliver
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Virulent Sliver
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Realmwalker
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Noble Hierarch
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Muscle Sliver
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Horned Sliver
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Toxin Sliver
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Blur Sliver
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Sedge Sliver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Essence Sliver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Regal Sliver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Clot Sliver
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Megantic Sliver
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Magma Sliver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Metallic Sliver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Might Sliver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Firewake Sliver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Constricting Sliver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Predatory Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Talon Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Leeching Sliver
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Heroic Intervention
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Eladamri's Call
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Dovin's Veto
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Silence
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Clever Concealment
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Forbid
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Crib Swap
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Standardize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Bant Charm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Intuition
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%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
Shields of Velis Vel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Mortify
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Nature's Lore
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Cultivate
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Distant Melody
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-5%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
Eldritch Evolution
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Rampant Growth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Decimate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Wargate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Patch Up
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Return from Extinction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dryad's Revival
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Hive Stirrings
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Reclaim the Wastes
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%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
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Herald's Horn
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Coat of Arms
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Door of Destinies
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Great Henge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Mana Echoes
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Sylvan Library
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Discovery
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Guardian Project
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Steely Resolve
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Aura Shards
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%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
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Unnatural Selection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sterling Grove
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%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
Reflections of Littjara
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Omen
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Rally the Ranks
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Progress
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Pillar of Origins
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Unity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%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 Impulse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Timeless Lotus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%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
Mountain
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Island
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Windswept Heath
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Plains
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Marsh Flats
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Flooded Strand
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Swamp
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Cavern of Souls
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Sliver Hive
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Arid Mesa
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Temple Garden
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Breeding Pool
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
18%synergy
City of Brass
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Stomping Ground
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Mana Confluence
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Blood Crypt
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Taiga
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Savannah
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Volcanic Island
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Zagoth Triome
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Tundra
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Badlands
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Ketria Triome
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Tropical Island
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Bayou
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Plateau
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Scrubland
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Sacred Foundry
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Indatha Triome
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy