Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Theft

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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
Amoeboid Changeling
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
89%synergy
Unnatural Selection
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
78%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
66%synergy
Training Grounds
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Cloudshredder Sliver
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Sliver Legion
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Syphon Sliver
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Heart Sliver
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Galerider Sliver
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Standardize
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Smothering Tithe
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Worldly Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Seedborn Muse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Root Sliver
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Venom Sliver
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
The First Sliver
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Quick Sliver
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Striking Sliver
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Imagecrafter
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Synapse Sliver
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Muscle Sliver
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Shifting Sliver
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Predatory Sliver
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Basal Sliver
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Realmwalker
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Sliver Queen
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Sinew Sliver
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Winged Sliver
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Horned Sliver
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Sliver
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Omo, Queen of Vesuva
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Mistform Mutant
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Homing Sliver
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Brood Sliver
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Virulent Sliver
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Birds of Paradise
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Constricting Sliver
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Merieke Ri Berit
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Shadow Sliver
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Opaline Sliver
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Hunter Sliver
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Bloom Tender
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bazaar Trader
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dormant Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Firewake Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Delighted Halfling
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Barkform Harvester
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Iridescent Tiger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sedge Sliver
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Sliver
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Artificial Evolution
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Crib Swap
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Eladamri's Call
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Protection Magic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Grip of Phyresis
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dominate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reverberate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Trickery Charm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planar Genesis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Lore
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Cultivate
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Rampant Growth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Kindred Dominance
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Fractured Identity
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Fabricate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Peer Pressure
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Donate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mass Manipulation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Villainous Wealth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Harmless Offering
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Entrancing Melody
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Slave of Bolas
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Helping Hand
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bring to Light
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Concentrate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Expropriate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Maskwood Nexus
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Hivestone
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Heartstone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
The Great Henge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Cryptolith Rite
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Kindred Discovery
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mana Echoes
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Guardian Project
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Intruder Alarm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Elven Chorus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Braid of Fire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Descendants' Path
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
All-Out Assault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Arachnoform
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Conspiracy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Flame Blitz
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Myth Unbound
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Omen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Soul Ransom
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Cascading Cataracts
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Three Tree City
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Vesuva
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mutavault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Cactus Preserve
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Cornucopia
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Island
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Forest
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Plains
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Breeding Pool
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Sliver Hive
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Stomping Ground
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Windswept Heath
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Blood Crypt
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Sacred Foundry
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Godless Shrine
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Cavern of Souls
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Misty Rainforest
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Mana Confluence
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Arid Mesa
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Temple Garden
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ketria Triome
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Raugrin Triome
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Zagoth Triome
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Indatha Triome
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Opulent Palace
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Savai Triome
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Raffine's Tower
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Nomad Outpost
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Seaside Citadel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy