Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Budget Optimized Combo

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Oko, Lorwyn Liege
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Celestial Reunion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Firdoch Core
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Root Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
97%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
96%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
93%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
93%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
93%synergy
Virulent Sliver
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Sliver Legion
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Top Cards
Diffusion Sliver
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Venom Sliver
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Galerider Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Quick Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
The First Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Crop Rotation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Seedborn Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Aura Shards
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Syphon Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Shifting Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Crypt Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Basal Sliver
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Dormant Sliver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Striking Sliver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Brood Sliver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Predatory Sliver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Heart Sliver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Synapse Sliver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Sliver Queen
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Sinew Sliver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Muscle Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Essence Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Clot Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Homing Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Megantic Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Ward Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Blur Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Hunter Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Magma Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Metallic Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Horned Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Might Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Toxin Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Realmwalker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Birds of Paradise
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Constricting Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Sedge Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bloom Tender
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Groundshaker Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Masked Vandal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sliversmith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Winged Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Regal Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fury Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thorncaster Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Heroic Intervention
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Collected Company
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Standardize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Make a Stand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Summons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Naturalize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Artificial Evolution
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Miscast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Devious Cover-Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Cultivate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Distant Melody
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Kodama's Reach
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Farseek
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Haunting Voyage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Circuitous Route
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Conflux
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Wrath of God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Return from Extinction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Obliterate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Renewal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Quasiduplicate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Under the Skin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Hive Stirrings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Urza's Incubator
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Banner of Kinship
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Moonsilver Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Coat of Arms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Hivestone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Heartstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Gateway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aether Vial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Unnatural Selection
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Training Grounds
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mana Echoes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Guardian Project
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Spelunking
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Mirari's Wake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Boon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tolaria West
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shifting Woodland
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Pillar of Origins
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Progress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Unity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Sliver Hive
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
95%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Savai Triome
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Jungle Shrine
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Ketria Triome
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Temple Garden
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Opulent Palace
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Stomping Ground
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Breeding Pool
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
The World Tree
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Cave
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Prairie Stream
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Jungle Hollow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Godless Shrine
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Raugrin Triome
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Canopy Vista
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Cinder Glade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Indatha Triome
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Thornwood Falls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Zagoth Triome
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Omashu City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Foggy Bottom Swamp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Fortress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Rockfall Vale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy