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
Sliver Queen
97%inclusion71 decks73 decks
95%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
99%inclusion72 decks73 decks
91%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
93%inclusion68 decks73 decks
87%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion69 decks73 decks
87%synergy
Training Grounds
90%inclusion66 decks73 decks
87%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
92%inclusion67 decks73 decks
86%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
92%inclusion67 decks73 decks
86%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
92%inclusion67 decks73 decks
85%synergy
Sliver Legion
89%inclusion65 decks73 decks
84%synergy
The First Sliver
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
81%synergy
Top Cards
Lavabelly Sliver
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
78%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
78%synergy
Basal Sliver
81%inclusion59 decks73 decks
79%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
81%inclusion59 decks73 decks
76%synergy
Heart Sliver
78%inclusion57 decks73 decks
74%synergy
Galerider Sliver
75%inclusion55 decks73 decks
70%synergy
Mana Echoes
75%inclusion55 decks73 decks
73%synergy
Quick Sliver
75%inclusion55 decks73 decks
70%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
70%inclusion51 decks73 decks
56%synergy
Intruder Alarm
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
67%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
92%inclusion67 decks73 decks
74%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
90%inclusion66 decks73 decks
86%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
69%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
69%synergy
Rhystic Study
81%inclusion59 decks73 decks
61%synergy
Worldly Tutor
75%inclusion55 decks73 decks
66%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
74%inclusion54 decks73 decks
58%synergy
Mox Diamond
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
62%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Imperial Seal
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
49%synergy
Creatures
Root Sliver
63%inclusion46 decks73 decks
60%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
56%synergy
Homing Sliver
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
53%synergy
Birds of Paradise
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Venom Sliver
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
51%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
48%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Dormant Sliver
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
51%synergy
Syphon Sliver
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
37%synergy
Shifting Sliver
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Realmwalker
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Noble Hierarch
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Sedge Sliver
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Striking Sliver
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Bloom Tender
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Virulent Sliver
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Horned Sliver
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Sliver
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Synapse Sliver
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Brood Sliver
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Essence Sliver
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Constricting Sliver
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Hermit Druid
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Acidic Sliver
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Vitality
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Ward Sliver
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Blur Sliver
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Delighted Halfling
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Muscle Sliver
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Predatory Sliver
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Shadow Sliver
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Magma Sliver
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Seedborn Muse
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Winged Sliver
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Megantic Sliver
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Cautery Sliver
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Mana Drain
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
50%synergy
Swan Song
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
46%synergy
Eladamri's Call
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
48%synergy
Force of Will
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Protection
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Pact of Negation
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Silence
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Veil of Summer
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Intuition
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Mental Misstep
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Heroic Intervention
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Path to Exile
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Chord of Calling
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Crop Rotation
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Miscast
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Summons
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Nature's Lore
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Devastation
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Farseek
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
-13%synergy
Three Visits
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Timetwister
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Dominance
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Distant Melody
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Time Spiral
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Neoform
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
55%synergy
The One Ring
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Heartstone
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Herald's Horn
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Coat of Arms
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
40%synergy
Smothering Tithe
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Sylvan Library
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
40%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Kindred Discovery
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Unnatural Selection
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Exploration
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Burgeoning
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Elven Chorus
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
37%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Three Tree City
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Mutavault
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion67 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion56 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Mana Vault
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Tropical Island
99%inclusion72 decks73 decks
86%synergy
Bayou
99%inclusion72 decks73 decks
86%synergy
Tundra
97%inclusion71 decks73 decks
85%synergy
Taiga
97%inclusion71 decks73 decks
85%synergy
Savannah
97%inclusion71 decks73 decks
85%synergy
Underground Sea
97%inclusion71 decks73 decks
85%synergy
Volcanic Island
97%inclusion71 decks73 decks
85%synergy
Scrubland
96%inclusion70 decks73 decks
84%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion69 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
95%inclusion69 decks73 decks
84%synergy
Plateau
93%inclusion68 decks73 decks
82%synergy
Cavern of Souls
90%inclusion66 decks73 decks
73%synergy
Windswept Heath
86%inclusion63 decks73 decks
59%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
86%inclusion63 decks73 decks
61%synergy
Polluted Delta
85%inclusion62 decks73 decks
62%synergy
Misty Rainforest
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
57%synergy
Scalding Tarn
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
61%synergy
Marsh Flats
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
61%synergy
Flooded Strand
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
59%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
61%synergy
Wooded Foothills
81%inclusion59 decks73 decks
55%synergy
Arid Mesa
78%inclusion57 decks73 decks
56%synergy
Mana Confluence
70%inclusion51 decks73 decks
51%synergy
Sliver Hive
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
61%synergy
City of Brass
64%inclusion47 decks73 decks
44%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Breeding Pool
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Temple Garden
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Forest
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
-48%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Stomping Ground
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Island
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
-52%synergy
Sacred Foundry
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
-51%synergy
Mountain
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
-52%synergy
Blood Crypt
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Plains
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
-56%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-30%synergy
The World Tree
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-15%synergy
Starting Town
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
0%synergy