Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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
Planar Engineering
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Embrace the Paradox
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Potioner's Trove
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Pull from the Grave
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sliver Hivelord
93%inclusion75 decks81 decks
87%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
89%inclusion72 decks81 decks
83%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
89%inclusion72 decks81 decks
82%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
86%inclusion70 decks81 decks
81%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
88%inclusion71 decks81 decks
81%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
86%inclusion70 decks81 decks
79%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
78%inclusion63 decks81 decks
72%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
75%inclusion61 decks81 decks
70%synergy
Shifting Sliver
74%inclusion60 decks81 decks
69%synergy
Quick Sliver
73%inclusion59 decks81 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Sentinel Sliver
72%inclusion58 decks81 decks
66%synergy
Venom Sliver
72%inclusion58 decks81 decks
66%synergy
Galerider Sliver
72%inclusion58 decks81 decks
66%synergy
Syphon Sliver
72%inclusion58 decks81 decks
66%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
70%inclusion57 decks81 decks
66%synergy
The First Sliver
69%inclusion56 decks81 decks
66%synergy
Brood Sliver
65%inclusion53 decks81 decks
61%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
65%inclusion53 decks81 decks
61%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
60%synergy
Sliver Legion
64%inclusion52 decks81 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Worldly Tutor
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Seedborn Muse
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Striking Sliver
64%inclusion52 decks81 decks
60%synergy
Crypt Sliver
64%inclusion52 decks81 decks
60%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
59%inclusion48 decks81 decks
55%synergy
Sinew Sliver
59%inclusion48 decks81 decks
55%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
51%synergy
Root Sliver
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
52%synergy
Virulent Sliver
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
52%synergy
Muscle Sliver
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
48%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
48%synergy
Synapse Sliver
51%inclusion41 decks81 decks
47%synergy
Heart Sliver
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
46%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
46%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
48%inclusion39 decks81 decks
45%synergy
Winged Sliver
48%inclusion39 decks81 decks
44%synergy
Constricting Sliver
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
44%synergy
Predatory Sliver
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Blur Sliver
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
37%synergy
Might Sliver
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
38%synergy
Essence Sliver
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
37%synergy
Megantic Sliver
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Homing Sliver
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Ward Sliver
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Clot Sliver
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
34%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
34%synergy
Basal Sliver
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
33%synergy
Firewake Sliver
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Horned Sliver
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Leeching Sliver
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Realmwalker
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Fury Sliver
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Sliver Queen
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Fungus Sliver
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Regal Sliver
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Opaline Sliver
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Taunting Sliver
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Toxin Sliver
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Capricious Sliver
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Magma Sliver
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Dormant Sliver
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
-15%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Path to Exile
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
For the Ancestors
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Summons
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Chaos Warp
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Farseek
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Distant Melody
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
34%synergy
Nature's Lore
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Three Visits
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Harsh Mercy
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Decimate
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Armageddon
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Hive Stirrings
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Catastrophe
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Return from Extinction
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Oracle's Restoration
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Celestial Reunion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Incubator
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Coat of Arms
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Heartstone
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Door of Destinies
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Cryptic Gateway
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Gathering Stone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Discovery
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Intruder Alarm
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Descendants' Path
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Unnatural Selection
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Mana Echoes
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Wild Pair
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Collective Inferno
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Omen
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Descendants' Fury
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Elven Chorus
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Project
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion68 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion65 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
58%inclusion47 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Pillar of Origins
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Timeless Lotus
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion80 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion80 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion80 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion79 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Island
98%inclusion79 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion76 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion54 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Sliver Hive
65%inclusion53 decks81 decks
61%synergy
Exotic Orchard
65%inclusion53 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
62%inclusion50 decks81 decks
43%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
33%synergy
Opulent Palace
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Jungle Shrine
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Savage Lands
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Seaside Citadel
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Cinder Glade
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Canopy Vista
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Monastery
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Breeding Pool
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Nomad Outpost
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Stomping Ground
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
-11%synergy
Watery Grave
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Sacred Foundry
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Scattered Groves
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
The World Tree
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-13%synergy
Ketria Triome
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-10%synergy
Rupture Spire
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-13%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-18%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Vivid Grove
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Command Bridge
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Vivid Creek
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy