Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Expensive 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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chronicle of Victory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sliver Queen
97%inclusion67 decks69 decks
94%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
99%inclusion68 decks69 decks
91%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
87%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
87%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
85%synergy
Sliver Legion
90%inclusion62 decks69 decks
85%synergy
Training Grounds
88%inclusion61 decks69 decks
84%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
90%inclusion62 decks69 decks
84%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
90%inclusion62 decks69 decks
83%synergy
The First Sliver
84%inclusion58 decks69 decks
81%synergy
Top Cards
Necrotic Sliver
84%inclusion58 decks69 decks
79%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
80%inclusion55 decks69 decks
75%synergy
Quick Sliver
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
73%synergy
Heart Sliver
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
75%synergy
Basal Sliver
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
76%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
74%synergy
Galerider Sliver
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
71%synergy
Mana Echoes
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
72%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
56%synergy
Intruder Alarm
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
65%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
88%inclusion61 decks69 decks
70%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
88%inclusion61 decks69 decks
84%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
69%synergy
Rhystic Study
81%inclusion56 decks69 decks
61%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
80%inclusion55 decks69 decks
66%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
58%synergy
Worldly Tutor
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
63%synergy
Mox Diamond
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
64%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Chrome Mox
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Root Sliver
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
57%synergy
Venom Sliver
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
52%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
56%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
51%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Birds of Paradise
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Homing Sliver
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Dormant Sliver
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Syphon Sliver
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Shifting Sliver
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Realmwalker
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Esper Sentinel
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Striking Sliver
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Noble Hierarch
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Sedge Sliver
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Bloom Tender
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Virulent Sliver
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Sliver
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Horned Sliver
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Brood Sliver
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Synapse Sliver
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Essence Sliver
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Constricting Sliver
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Muscle Sliver
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Acidic Sliver
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Sinew Sliver
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Hermit Druid
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Sliver
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Delighted Halfling
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Winged Sliver
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Predatory Sliver
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Blur Sliver
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Megantic Sliver
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Ward Sliver
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Enduring Vitality
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Might Sliver
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Magma Sliver
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
52%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
48%synergy
Eladamri's Call
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Force of Will
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Flusterstorm
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Pact of Negation
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Silence
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Deflecting Swat
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Veil of Summer
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Intuition
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Mental Misstep
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Crop Rotation
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Chord of Calling
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Dovin's Veto
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Miscast
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
47%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Finale of Devastation
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Farseek
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Three Visits
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Timetwister
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Dominance
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Distant Melody
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Neoform
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
53%synergy
The One Ring
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Urza's Incubator
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Heartstone
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Coat of Arms
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
The Great Henge
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Birthing Pod
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Sylvan Library
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Smothering Tithe
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Unnatural Selection
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Aura Shards
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Three Tree City
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Mutavault
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Tropical Island
97%inclusion67 decks69 decks
84%synergy
Bayou
97%inclusion67 decks69 decks
84%synergy
Taiga
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
83%synergy
Underground Sea
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
83%synergy
Savannah
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
83%synergy
Tundra
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
83%synergy
Volcanic Island
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
84%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
82%synergy
Badlands
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
82%synergy
Plateau
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
82%synergy
Cavern of Souls
90%inclusion62 decks69 decks
73%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
86%inclusion59 decks69 decks
60%synergy
Windswept Heath
84%inclusion58 decks69 decks
56%synergy
Misty Rainforest
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
55%synergy
Scalding Tarn
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
60%synergy
Marsh Flats
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
60%synergy
Flooded Strand
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
58%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
59%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
80%inclusion55 decks69 decks
58%synergy
Wooded Foothills
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
52%synergy
Arid Mesa
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Mana Confluence
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
55%synergy
Sliver Hive
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
62%synergy
City of Brass
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Breeding Pool
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Forest
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
-46%synergy
Temple Garden
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Island
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
-50%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Stomping Ground
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-52%synergy
Swamp
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-50%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Sacred Foundry
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Plains
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-56%synergy
Blood Crypt
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-30%synergy
The World Tree
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-16%synergy
Starting Town
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Ketria Triome
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-17%synergy