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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Gemhide Sliver
91%inclusion61 decks67 decks
83%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
90%inclusion60 decks67 decks
83%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
90%inclusion60 decks67 decks
83%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
85%inclusion57 decks67 decks
79%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
79%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
84%inclusion56 decks67 decks
76%synergy
Quick Sliver
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
71%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
69%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
69%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
68%synergy
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Diffusion Sliver
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
68%synergy
Venom Sliver
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
68%synergy
Syphon Sliver
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
68%synergy
Shifting Sliver
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
66%synergy
Galerider Sliver
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
64%synergy
Striking Sliver
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Brood Sliver
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
60%synergy
The First Sliver
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Seedborn Muse
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Smothering Tithe
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Rhystic Study
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Sinew Sliver
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
58%synergy
Crypt Sliver
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
58%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
56%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
52%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Virulent Sliver
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
52%synergy
Synapse Sliver
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Sliver Legion
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Muscle Sliver
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Winged Sliver
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Constricting Sliver
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
44%synergy
Heart Sliver
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Root Sliver
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Predatory Sliver
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Might Sliver
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Blur Sliver
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Megantic Sliver
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Firewake Sliver
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Essence Sliver
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Homing Sliver
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Clot Sliver
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Ward Sliver
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Basal Sliver
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Realmwalker
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Leeching Sliver
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Horned Sliver
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Regal Sliver
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Fury Sliver
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Taunting Sliver
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Fungus Sliver
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Sliver Queen
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Opaline Sliver
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Reflex Sliver
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Shadow Sliver
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Toxin Sliver
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Sidewinder Sliver
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Path to Exile
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
For the Ancestors
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Heroic Intervention
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Chaos Warp
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Eladamri's Call
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Kindred Summons
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Farseek
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Distant Melody
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Nature's Lore
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Three Visits
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Harsh Mercy
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Cleansing Nova
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Decimate
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Hive Stirrings
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Crippling Fear
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Circuitous Route
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Catastrophe
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Armageddon
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vanquisher's Banner
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Herald's Horn
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Incubator
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Coat of Arms
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Door of Destinies
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Heartstone
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Gateway
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Fist of Suns
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Aether Vial
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Training Grounds
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Discovery
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Descendants' Path
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Intruder Alarm
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Unnatural Selection
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Mana Echoes
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Wild Pair
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Descendants' Fury
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Elven Chorus
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Omen
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Call to the Kindred
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Maelstrom Nexus
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Pillar of Origins
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Patchwork Banner
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Island
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Sliver Hive
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
52%synergy
Jungle Shrine
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Seaside Citadel
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Opulent Palace
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Cinder Glade
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Prairie Stream
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Savage Lands
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Monastery
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Canopy Vista
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Nomad Outpost
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Breeding Pool
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Scattered Groves
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Ketria Triome
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Stomping Ground
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Sacred Foundry
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Mountain Valley
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Vivid Grove
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Grasslands
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Flood Plain
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
The World Tree
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-16%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-16%synergy
Temple Garden
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Vivid Creek
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Rupture Spire
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Xander's Lounge
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
0%synergy