Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Optimized

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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
3.8%inclusion6 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
White Lotus Tile
2.5%inclusion4 decks160 decks
-1%synergy
Great Divide Guide
1.4%inclusion2 decks145 decks
-9%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
0.7%inclusion1 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Shared Roots
0.7%inclusion1 decks151 decks
-6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cloudshredder Sliver
96%inclusion612 decks638 decks
88%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
96%inclusion612 decks638 decks
88%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
94%inclusion600 decks638 decks
88%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
94%inclusion599 decks638 decks
86%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
90%inclusion577 decks638 decks
84%synergy
Sliver Legion
88%inclusion563 decks638 decks
83%synergy
The First Sliver
84%inclusion539 decks638 decks
81%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
86%inclusion550 decks638 decks
79%synergy
Galerider Sliver
82%inclusion523 decks638 decks
76%synergy
Sliver Queen
78%inclusion498 decks638 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Quick Sliver
79%inclusion501 decks638 decks
73%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
74%inclusion474 decks638 decks
69%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
74%inclusion469 decks638 decks
69%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
74%inclusion469 decks638 decks
68%synergy
Training Grounds
73%inclusion467 decks638 decks
69%synergy
Heart Sliver
70%inclusion446 decks638 decks
66%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
69%inclusion443 decks638 decks
64%synergy
Syphon Sliver
69%inclusion442 decks638 decks
63%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
68%inclusion432 decks638 decks
62%synergy
Shifting Sliver
68%inclusion432 decks638 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion374 decks638 decks
40%synergy
Rhystic Study
55%inclusion354 decks638 decks
34%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion333 decks638 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion289 decks638 decks
31%synergy
Teferi's Protection
42%inclusion271 decks638 decks
27%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
42%inclusion268 decks638 decks
28%synergy
Worldly Tutor
41%inclusion262 decks638 decks
31%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
37%inclusion234 decks638 decks
24%synergy
Smothering Tithe
33%inclusion213 decks638 decks
14%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
19%inclusion121 decks638 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Venom Sliver
67%inclusion430 decks638 decks
62%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
66%inclusion423 decks638 decks
60%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
66%inclusion420 decks638 decks
52%synergy
Root Sliver
63%inclusion402 decks638 decks
59%synergy
Basal Sliver
59%inclusion375 decks638 decks
57%synergy
Striking Sliver
53%inclusion337 decks638 decks
48%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
53%inclusion335 decks638 decks
49%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
50%inclusion320 decks638 decks
45%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
47%inclusion297 decks638 decks
44%synergy
Crypt Sliver
46%inclusion293 decks638 decks
41%synergy
Homing Sliver
44%inclusion283 decks638 decks
41%synergy
Brood Sliver
43%inclusion275 decks638 decks
38%synergy
Virulent Sliver
41%inclusion264 decks638 decks
38%synergy
Synapse Sliver
41%inclusion260 decks638 decks
36%synergy
Muscle Sliver
39%inclusion247 decks638 decks
35%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
37%inclusion238 decks638 decks
33%synergy
Predatory Sliver
37%inclusion233 decks638 decks
33%synergy
Horned Sliver
36%inclusion232 decks638 decks
33%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
36%inclusion230 decks638 decks
34%synergy
Sinew Sliver
36%inclusion229 decks638 decks
31%synergy
Winged Sliver
34%inclusion220 decks638 decks
30%synergy
Realmwalker
32%inclusion206 decks638 decks
25%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
31%inclusion198 decks638 decks
27%synergy
Constricting Sliver
28%inclusion177 decks638 decks
24%synergy
Essence Sliver
27%inclusion175 decks638 decks
25%synergy
Birds of Paradise
27%inclusion173 decks638 decks
2%synergy
Blur Sliver
27%inclusion172 decks638 decks
23%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
25%inclusion158 decks638 decks
21%synergy
Sedge Sliver
23%inclusion146 decks638 decks
21%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
23%inclusion144 decks638 decks
20%synergy
Dormant Sliver
21%inclusion133 decks638 decks
20%synergy
Megantic Sliver
18%inclusion117 decks638 decks
14%synergy
Ward Sliver
18%inclusion115 decks638 decks
16%synergy
Bloom Tender
18%inclusion113 decks638 decks
1%synergy
Magma Sliver
17%inclusion110 decks638 decks
16%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
16%inclusion103 decks638 decks
13%synergy
Might Sliver
16%inclusion100 decks638 decks
13%synergy
Opaline Sliver
16%inclusion100 decks638 decks
14%synergy
Leeching Sliver
15%inclusion97 decks638 decks
14%synergy
Clot Sliver
14%inclusion91 decks638 decks
12%synergy
Regal Sliver
14%inclusion89 decks638 decks
12%synergy
Firewake Sliver
13%inclusion86 decks638 decks
11%synergy
Noble Hierarch
13%inclusion84 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Toxin Sliver
12%inclusion78 decks638 decks
11%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
12%inclusion77 decks638 decks
1%synergy
Shadow Sliver
12%inclusion76 decks638 decks
10%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
12%inclusion76 decks638 decks
11%synergy
Taunting Sliver
11%inclusion73 decks638 decks
9%synergy
Esper Sentinel
11%inclusion70 decks638 decks
2%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
11%inclusion68 decks638 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
52%inclusion334 decks638 decks
13%synergy
Heroic Intervention
33%inclusion212 decks638 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion198 decks638 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion198 decks638 decks
8%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
30%inclusion189 decks638 decks
16%synergy
Eladamri's Call
29%inclusion182 decks638 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion178 decks638 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion157 decks638 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
23%inclusion149 decks638 decks
14%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion93 decks638 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion87 decks638 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion78 decks638 decks
2%synergy
Silence
11%inclusion73 decks638 decks
6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion73 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion72 decks638 decks
7%synergy
Dovin's Veto
10%inclusion65 decks638 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.4%inclusion60 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.3%inclusion53 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Negate
8.2%inclusion52 decks638 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
7.8%inclusion50 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.5%inclusion48 decks638 decks
3%synergy
Beast Within
6.7%inclusion43 decks638 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.4%inclusion41 decks638 decks
0%synergy
Veil of Summer
5.8%inclusion37 decks638 decks
3%synergy
For the Ancestors
5.6%inclusion36 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Summons
5.5%inclusion35 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
5.5%inclusion35 decks638 decks
0%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.3%inclusion34 decks638 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
54%inclusion345 decks638 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Lore
45%inclusion287 decks638 decks
18%synergy
Three Visits
41%inclusion263 decks638 decks
18%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
31%inclusion196 decks638 decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
26%inclusion163 decks638 decks
-9%synergy
Distant Melody
25%inclusion159 decks638 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Dominance
22%inclusion138 decks638 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion123 decks638 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion90 decks638 decks
-8%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion87 decks638 decks
10%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
9.4%inclusion60 decks638 decks
1%synergy
Rampant Growth
9.2%inclusion59 decks638 decks
-11%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.8%inclusion56 decks638 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.6%inclusion55 decks638 decks
6%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8.2%inclusion52 decks638 decks
7%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
7.8%inclusion50 decks638 decks
0%synergy
Harsh Mercy
7.7%inclusion49 decks638 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.2%inclusion46 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
7.2%inclusion46 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
7.1%inclusion45 decks638 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion43 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.3%inclusion40 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.0%inclusion38 decks638 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.8%inclusion37 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
5.8%inclusion37 decks638 decks
-2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.6%inclusion36 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
64%inclusion277 decks430 decks
59%synergy
Herald's Horn
38%inclusion241 decks638 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Incubator
29%inclusion185 decks638 decks
15%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
26%inclusion169 decks638 decks
19%synergy
Coat of Arms
18%inclusion118 decks638 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion117 decks638 decks
9%synergy
Heartstone
18%inclusion114 decks638 decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion90 decks638 decks
12%synergy
Door of Destinies
13%inclusion84 decks638 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.2%inclusion52 decks638 decks
-9%synergy
The Great Henge
8.0%inclusion51 decks638 decks
2%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.2%inclusion39 decks628 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion39 decks638 decks
3%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.8%inclusion37 decks638 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Echoes
55%inclusion352 decks638 decks
53%synergy
Intruder Alarm
47%inclusion300 decks638 decks
45%synergy
Kindred Discovery
27%inclusion175 decks638 decks
16%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
26%inclusion163 decks638 decks
21%synergy
Sylvan Library
25%inclusion158 decks638 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion154 decks638 decks
13%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion99 decks638 decks
9%synergy
Descendants' Path
12%inclusion79 decks638 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Project
12%inclusion77 decks638 decks
8%synergy
Defense of the Heart
12%inclusion75 decks638 decks
9%synergy
Unnatural Selection
11%inclusion69 decks638 decks
11%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
8.9%inclusion57 decks638 decks
-2%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
8.9%inclusion57 decks638 decks
8%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
6.7%inclusion43 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Elven Chorus
6.6%inclusion42 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Aura Shards
6.4%inclusion41 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.4%inclusion41 decks638 decks
1%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.1%inclusion39 decks638 decks
-3%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
5.8%inclusion37 decks638 decks
-9%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.3%inclusion34 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Omen
5.0%inclusion32 decks638 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
22%inclusion138 decks633 decks
14%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion103 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion100 decks638 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion91 decks638 decks
-12%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion79 decks638 decks
2%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
8.5%inclusion54 decks638 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.6%inclusion42 decks638 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.4%inclusion41 decks638 decks
0%synergy
Mutavault
5.8%inclusion37 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion567 decks638 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion521 decks638 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
57%inclusion361 decks638 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion248 decks638 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion114 decks638 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion83 decks638 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion77 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion70 decks633 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion70 decks638 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion68 decks638 decks
-7%synergy
Pillar of Origins
10%inclusion66 decks638 decks
8%synergy
Timeless Lotus
5.2%inclusion33 decks638 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion619 decks638 decks
9%synergy
Sliver Hive
79%inclusion503 decks638 decks
74%synergy
Cavern of Souls
71%inclusion455 decks638 decks
55%synergy
Forest
71%inclusion450 decks638 decks
-10%synergy
Island
66%inclusion424 decks638 decks
-11%synergy
Plains
65%inclusion417 decks638 decks
-12%synergy
Swamp
65%inclusion415 decks638 decks
-10%synergy
Mountain
63%inclusion405 decks638 decks
-12%synergy
Breeding Pool
63%inclusion400 decks638 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion386 decks638 decks
-1%synergy
Windswept Heath
59%inclusion379 decks638 decks
32%synergy
Stomping Ground
59%inclusion378 decks638 decks
30%synergy
Misty Rainforest
57%inclusion365 decks638 decks
30%synergy
Flooded Strand
57%inclusion364 decks638 decks
32%synergy
Temple Garden
57%inclusion362 decks638 decks
28%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
57%inclusion361 decks638 decks
29%synergy
Wooded Foothills
56%inclusion359 decks638 decks
30%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
56%inclusion357 decks638 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion354 decks638 decks
32%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion350 decks638 decks
31%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
55%inclusion348 decks638 decks
29%synergy
Godless Shrine
53%inclusion341 decks638 decks
29%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
53%inclusion340 decks638 decks
31%synergy
Marsh Flats
53%inclusion336 decks638 decks
29%synergy
Arid Mesa
52%inclusion334 decks638 decks
30%synergy
Sacred Foundry
52%inclusion332 decks638 decks
29%synergy
Steam Vents
52%inclusion329 decks638 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
51%inclusion328 decks638 decks
28%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
47%inclusion299 decks638 decks
30%synergy
Blood Crypt
46%inclusion296 decks638 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion282 decks638 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
44%inclusion279 decks638 decks
26%synergy
Mana Confluence
44%inclusion279 decks638 decks
25%synergy
City of Brass
43%inclusion274 decks638 decks
24%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion212 decks638 decks
17%synergy
Taiga
26%inclusion169 decks638 decks
14%synergy
Savannah
26%inclusion168 decks638 decks
14%synergy
Scrubland
26%inclusion168 decks638 decks
14%synergy
Tropical Island
26%inclusion168 decks638 decks
13%synergy
Bayou
26%inclusion166 decks638 decks
13%synergy
Ketria Triome
26%inclusion163 decks638 decks
1%synergy
Plateau
26%inclusion163 decks638 decks
14%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion162 decks638 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
25%inclusion161 decks638 decks
14%synergy
Tundra
25%inclusion160 decks638 decks
13%synergy
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion154 decks638 decks
12%synergy
Zagoth Triome
22%inclusion142 decks638 decks
1%synergy
Indatha Triome
22%inclusion140 decks638 decks
0%synergy
The World Tree
21%inclusion136 decks638 decks
-7%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
20%inclusion128 decks638 decks
-1%synergy