Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Budget 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.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Harmonic Sliver
91%inclusion59 decks65 decks
84%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
91%inclusion59 decks65 decks
83%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
89%inclusion58 decks65 decks
83%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
88%inclusion57 decks65 decks
80%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
85%inclusion55 decks65 decks
78%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
83%inclusion54 decks65 decks
75%synergy
Quick Sliver
75%inclusion49 decks65 decks
70%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
75%inclusion49 decks65 decks
69%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
75%inclusion49 decks65 decks
69%synergy
Venom Sliver
74%inclusion48 decks65 decks
68%synergy
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Syphon Sliver
74%inclusion48 decks65 decks
68%synergy
Shifting Sliver
74%inclusion48 decks65 decks
68%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
72%inclusion47 decks65 decks
67%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
71%inclusion46 decks65 decks
65%synergy
Galerider Sliver
71%inclusion46 decks65 decks
65%synergy
Striking Sliver
69%inclusion45 decks65 decks
64%synergy
Brood Sliver
66%inclusion43 decks65 decks
61%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
66%inclusion43 decks65 decks
61%synergy
Crypt Sliver
65%inclusion42 decks65 decks
60%synergy
The First Sliver
65%inclusion42 decks65 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Seedborn Muse
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-9%synergy
Rhystic Study
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-15%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Spiteful Sliver
62%inclusion40 decks65 decks
57%synergy
Sinew Sliver
60%inclusion39 decks65 decks
55%synergy
Virulent Sliver
57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
53%synergy
Sliver Legion
57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
52%synergy
Synapse Sliver
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
51%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
51%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
54%inclusion35 decks65 decks
50%synergy
Muscle Sliver
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
49%synergy
Winged Sliver
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
48%synergy
Constricting Sliver
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
49%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
49%inclusion32 decks65 decks
46%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
44%synergy
Predatory Sliver
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
44%synergy
Root Sliver
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
44%synergy
Heart Sliver
46%inclusion30 decks65 decks
42%synergy
Might Sliver
46%inclusion30 decks65 decks
43%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
41%synergy
Megantic Sliver
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
39%synergy
Blur Sliver
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
38%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Firewake Sliver
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
38%synergy
Essence Sliver
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Homing Sliver
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Ward Sliver
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Clot Sliver
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Realmwalker
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Basal Sliver
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Leeching Sliver
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Horned Sliver
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Regal Sliver
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Opaline Sliver
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Fury Sliver
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Taunting Sliver
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Fungus Sliver
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Sliver Queen
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Reflex Sliver
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Capricious Sliver
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Shadow Sliver
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Titan of Littjara
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Magma Sliver
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
-16%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Path to Exile
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Heroic Intervention
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-15%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Eladamri's Call
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
2%synergy
For the Ancestors
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Beast Within
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Kindred Summons
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Farseek
49%inclusion32 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Three Visits
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Kodama's Reach
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Harsh Mercy
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Cleansing Nova
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Decimate
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Dominance
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Hive Stirrings
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Crippling Fear
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Armageddon
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Catastrophe
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Circuitous Route
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Return from Extinction
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Herald's Horn
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Coat of Arms
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Incubator
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Aether Vial
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Gateway
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Heartstone
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Fist of Suns
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Training Grounds
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Kindred Discovery
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Descendants' Path
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Intruder Alarm
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Mana Echoes
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Wild Pair
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Descendants' Fury
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Omen
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Unnatural Selection
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-7%synergy
Elven Chorus
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-5%synergy
Maelstrom Nexus
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion52 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion48 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
62%inclusion40 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion30 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Pillar of Origins
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Patchwork Banner
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion64 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion64 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion64 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Island
97%inclusion63 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion63 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion61 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion43 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
66%inclusion43 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
62%inclusion40 decks65 decks
44%synergy
Sliver Hive
58%inclusion38 decks65 decks
54%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
54%inclusion35 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Jungle Shrine
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Seaside Citadel
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Savage Lands
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Prairie Stream
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Cinder Glade
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Opulent Palace
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Canopy Vista
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Monastery
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Nomad Outpost
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Breeding Pool
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Scattered Groves
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Sacred Foundry
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Stomping Ground
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
-14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
5%synergy
The World Tree
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-15%synergy
Vivid Grove
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Ketria Triome
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-14%synergy
Godless Shrine
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-12%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-13%synergy
Command Bridge
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Grasslands
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
9%synergy