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
Omni-Changeling
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Mutable Explorer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Oko, Lorwyn Liege
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Chomping Changeling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Abundant Countryside
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Amoeboid Changeling
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
90%synergy
Unnatural Selection
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
80%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
76%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Training Grounds
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Root Sliver
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Heroic Intervention
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Standardize
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Sliver Legion
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Farseek
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Heart Sliver
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Galerider Sliver
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Seedborn Muse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Diffusion Sliver
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Venom Sliver
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Syphon Sliver
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Imagecrafter
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Quick Sliver
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
The First Sliver
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Synapse Sliver
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Realmwalker
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Basal Sliver
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Striking Sliver
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Shifting Sliver
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Omo, Queen of Vesuva
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Muscle Sliver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Sliver Queen
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Birds of Paradise
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Bloom Tender
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Homing Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Horned Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Predatory Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Sinew Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Brood Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Opaline Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Hunter Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Constricting Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Barkform Harvester
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Badgermole Cub
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Mistform Mutant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Mirror Entity
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Dormant Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Shapesharer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Shadow Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Virulent Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Prideful Feastling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sedge Sliver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Masked Vandal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bazaar Trader
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Winged Sliver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Merieke Ri Berit
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Risen Reef
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Wings of Velis Vel
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Crib Swap
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Artificial Evolution
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Eladamri's Call
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Clever Concealment
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dovin's Veto
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Absorb Identity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Beast Within
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Protection Magic
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Three Visits
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Cultivate
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Kodama's Reach
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Distant Melody
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Peer Pressure
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Fractured Identity
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Celestial Reunion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Donate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Growth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Crippling Fear
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Harmless Offering
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Culling Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Helping Hand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Painful Truths
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bring to Light
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mass Manipulation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Concentrate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wealth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Compulsive Research
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Entrancing Melody
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Maskwood Nexus
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
30%synergy
Hivestone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Heartstone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Stalactite Dagger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shadowspear
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
The Great Henge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Mana Echoes
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Guardian Project
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Library
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Springleaf Parade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Elven Chorus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Braid of Fire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Conspiracy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Flame Blitz
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Descendants' Path
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
All-Out Assault
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Vesuva
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mutavault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Secret Tunnel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Swarmyard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Firdoch Core
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Signet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mox Jasper
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Island
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Forest
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Plains
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swamp
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Breeding Pool
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sliver Hive
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Stomping Ground
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Windswept Heath
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Godless Shrine
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Misty Rainforest
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Wooded Foothills
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Ketria Triome
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Scalding Tarn
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Temple Garden
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Flooded Strand
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Zagoth Triome
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Blood Crypt
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Sacred Foundry
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Mana Confluence
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Indatha Triome
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
10%synergy
The World Tree
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Raugrin Triome
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Opulent Palace
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Savai Triome
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Seaside Citadel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Nomad Outpost
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Raffine's Tower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy