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.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Badgermole Cub
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Secret Tunnel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Amoeboid Changeling
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
90%synergy
Unnatural Selection
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
81%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
73%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Training Grounds
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Necrotic Sliver
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Sliver Legion
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Heart Sliver
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Root Sliver
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Galerider Sliver
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Heroic Intervention
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Standardize
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Protection
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Seedborn Muse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Imagecrafter
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Venom Sliver
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Syphon Sliver
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Quick Sliver
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
The First Sliver
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Synapse Sliver
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Basal Sliver
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Shifting Sliver
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Sliver Queen
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Muscle Sliver
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Striking Sliver
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Predatory Sliver
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Realmwalker
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Birds of Paradise
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Sinew Sliver
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Omo, Queen of Vesuva
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Bloom Tender
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Homing Sliver
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Horned Sliver
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Brood Sliver
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Sliver
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Mistform Mutant
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Virulent Sliver
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Constricting Sliver
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Winged Sliver
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Merieke Ri Berit
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Dormant Sliver
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Shadow Sliver
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Opaline Sliver
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Hunter Sliver
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Delighted Halfling
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Barkform Harvester
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Bazaar Trader
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rukarumel, Biologist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Wings of Velis Vel
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Artificial Evolution
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Crib Swap
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Eladamri's Call
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dovin's Veto
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Grip of Phyresis
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Beast Within
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Dominate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Reverberate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Trickery Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Protection Magic
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Lore
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Cultivate
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Distant Melody
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Dominance
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Fractured Identity
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Peer Pressure
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Villainous Wealth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Donate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mass Manipulation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Harmless Offering
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Entrancing Melody
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Slave of Bolas
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Helping Hand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Painful Truths
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bring to Light
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Concentrate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Expropriate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Maskwood Nexus
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Hivestone
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Heartstone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Herald's Horn
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Great Henge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Mana Echoes
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Guardian Project
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Elven Chorus
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Library
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Braid of Fire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Descendants' Path
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Smothering Tithe
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Arachnoform
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Conspiracy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Flame Blitz
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Myth Unbound
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Aura Shards
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Omen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Soul Ransom
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
All-Out Assault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Vesuva
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mutavault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Signet
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Island
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Forest
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Plains
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Sliver Hive
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Stomping Ground
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Godless Shrine
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Windswept Heath
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Blood Crypt
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Sacred Foundry
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Temple Garden
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mana Confluence
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Ketria Triome
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Zagoth Triome
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Raugrin Triome
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Opulent Palace
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Indatha Triome
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Savai Triome
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Raffine's Tower
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Seaside Citadel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
The World Tree
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Nomad Outpost
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy