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
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Secret Tunnel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mutable Explorer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%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
75%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Training Grounds
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Necrotic Sliver
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Root Sliver
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Sliver Legion
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Heart Sliver
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Heroic Intervention
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Standardize
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
48%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
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Protection
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Seedborn Muse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Worldly Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Bonescythe Sliver
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Imagecrafter
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Venom Sliver
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Syphon Sliver
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Basal Sliver
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%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
Sliver Queen
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Striking Sliver
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Shifting Sliver
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Muscle Sliver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Predatory Sliver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Birds of Paradise
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Omo, Queen of Vesuva
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Bloom Tender
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Homing Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Horned Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Realmwalker
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Sinew Sliver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mistform Mutant
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Brood Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Virulent Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Sliver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Merieke Ri Berit
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Dormant Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Shadow Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Opaline Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Hunter Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Delighted Halfling
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Constricting Sliver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Barkform Harvester
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Treasure Nabber
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Bazaar Trader
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Rukarumel, Biologist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Noble Hierarch
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Wings of Velis Vel
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Artificial Evolution
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Crib Swap
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Eladamri's Call
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Path to Exile
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Grip of Phyresis
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Beast Within
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Dominate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Trickery Charm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Protection Magic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planar Genesis
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Lore
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Cultivate
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Three Visits
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Distant Melody
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Dominance
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Fractured Identity
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Peer Pressure
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Donate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mass Manipulation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Villainous Wealth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Harmless Offering
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Entrancing Melody
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Slave of Bolas
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%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
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%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
Concentrate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Expropriate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Maskwood Nexus
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Hivestone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Heartstone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
The Great Henge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Mana Echoes
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Intruder Alarm
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Guardian Project
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%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
13%synergy
Elven Chorus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Braid of Fire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Arachnoform
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Conspiracy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Flame Blitz
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Myth Unbound
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
Corrupted Conscience
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Omen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Soul Ransom
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
All-Out Assault
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
17%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
Gaea's Cradle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Vesuva
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mutavault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Signet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Island
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Forest
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Plains
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Breeding Pool
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Godless Shrine
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Sliver Hive
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Stomping Ground
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Windswept Heath
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Misty Rainforest
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Blood Crypt
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Sacred Foundry
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Wooded Foothills
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Scalding Tarn
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Temple Garden
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Mana Confluence
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Ketria Triome
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Zagoth Triome
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Raugrin Triome
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Opulent Palace
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Indatha Triome
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Savai Triome
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Raffine's Tower
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Seaside Citadel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
The World Tree
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Nomad Outpost
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy