Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Optimized Slivers

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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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chronicle of Victory
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Winnowing
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Abundant Countryside
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-7%synergy
Collective Inferno
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Gathering Stone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cloudshredder Sliver
100%inclusion69 decks69 decks
93%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
97%inclusion67 decks69 decks
90%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
88%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
88%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
91%inclusion63 decks69 decks
85%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
90%inclusion62 decks69 decks
84%synergy
The First Sliver
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
80%synergy
Sliver Legion
80%inclusion55 decks69 decks
75%synergy
Sliver Queen
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
74%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
Galerider Sliver
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
70%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
71%synergy
Quick Sliver
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
70%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
69%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
67%synergy
Heart Sliver
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
67%synergy
Shifting Sliver
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
64%synergy
Root Sliver
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
66%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
63%synergy
Syphon Sliver
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
63%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Rhystic Study
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Worldly Tutor
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Smothering Tithe
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Venom Sliver
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
61%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
60%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Striking Sliver
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
56%synergy
Basal Sliver
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
57%synergy
Crypt Sliver
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Predatory Sliver
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
46%synergy
Muscle Sliver
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Horned Sliver
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Sinew Sliver
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
39%synergy
Winged Sliver
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Homing Sliver
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Brood Sliver
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Virulent Sliver
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
36%synergy
Synapse Sliver
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Essence Sliver
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Blur Sliver
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Megantic Sliver
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Might Sliver
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Opaline Sliver
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Realmwalker
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Constricting Sliver
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Clot Sliver
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Dormant Sliver
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Ward Sliver
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Fury Sliver
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Firewake Sliver
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Regal Sliver
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Sedge Sliver
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Bloom Tender
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Lancer Sliver
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Leeching Sliver
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Magma Sliver
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Sliver
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Toxin Sliver
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Eladamri's Call
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Path to Exile
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Negate
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Silence
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Kindred Summons
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Three Visits
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Distant Melody
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Cultivate
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Finale of Devastation
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Decimate
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Hive Stirrings
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Haunting Voyage
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
55%synergy
Herald's Horn
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Incubator
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Coat of Arms
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Heartstone
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Door of Destinies
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Hivestone
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
The Great Henge
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
63%synergy
Mana Echoes
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Intruder Alarm
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
36%synergy
Kindred Discovery
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Sylvan Library
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Descendants' Path
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Omen
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Unnatural Selection
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Wild Pair
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Aura Shards
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Undercurrents
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Three Tree City
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Mutavault
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion56 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Pillar of Origins
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Sliver Hive
90%inclusion62 decks69 decks
85%synergy
Cavern of Souls
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Forest
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Mountain
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Island
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Swamp
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Plains
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
39%synergy
Windswept Heath
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
36%synergy
Breeding Pool
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Stomping Ground
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Temple Garden
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Arid Mesa
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Wooded Foothills
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Flooded Strand
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Steam Vents
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Mana Confluence
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Sacred Foundry
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
15%synergy
City of Brass
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Blood Crypt
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Ketria Triome
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Zagoth Triome
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Indatha Triome
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Taiga
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Savannah
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Plateau
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Scrubland
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Tropical Island
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Raugrin Triome
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Savai Triome
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Bayou
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
6%synergy