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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Root Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
96%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
95%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
95%synergy
Sliver Legion
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
95%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
92%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
92%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
92%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Galerider Sliver
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Quick Sliver
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
The First Sliver
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Syphon Sliver
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Venom Sliver
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Basal Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Crop Rotation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Seedborn Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Aura Shards
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Bonescythe Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Shifting Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Heart Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Virulent Sliver
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Muscle Sliver
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Striking Sliver
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Dormant Sliver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Homing Sliver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Crypt Sliver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%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
45%synergy
Megantic Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Horned Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Brood Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Predatory Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Ward Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Realmwalker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Constricting Sliver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Essence Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Winged Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Clot Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Metallic Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Plated Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Might Sliver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Magma Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sedge Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bloom Tender
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Masked Vandal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Regal Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fury Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Three Tree Mascot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Willbreaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reflex Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Toxin Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Imagecrafter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Opaline Sliver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Dovin's Veto
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Collected Company
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Heroic Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Standardize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eladamri's Call
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%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
Delay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%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
11%synergy
Despark
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Miscast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Three Visits
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Nature's Lore
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Distant Melody
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Kodama's Reach
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Cultivate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Haunting Voyage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dig Up
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Dominance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Circuitous Route
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Peer Pressure
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hive Stirrings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Raise the Palisade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Urza's Incubator
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%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
Banner of Kinship
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Heartstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Kindred Discovery
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Unnatural Selection
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Intruder Alarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Mana Echoes
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Elven Chorus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Mirari's Wake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%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
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%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
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Pillar of Origins
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Progress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sliver Hive
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
95%synergy
Exotic Orchard
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Temple Garden
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Stomping Ground
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Breeding Pool
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Ketria Triome
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Savai Triome
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
The World Tree
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sacred Foundry
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Indatha Triome
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Jungle Shrine
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%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
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Prairie Stream
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Raugrin Triome
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Canopy Vista
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Cinder Glade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Zagoth Triome
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy