Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bloodline Bidding
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Abundant Countryside
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
White Lotus Tile
4.1%inclusion8 decks194 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Undercurrents
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion607 decks640 decks
87%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
94%inclusion601 decks640 decks
86%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
92%inclusion591 decks640 decks
86%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
90%inclusion576 decks640 decks
82%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
87%inclusion556 decks640 decks
81%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
86%inclusion548 decks640 decks
79%synergy
Quick Sliver
80%inclusion510 decks640 decks
74%synergy
The First Sliver
77%inclusion492 decks640 decks
74%synergy
Syphon Sliver
80%inclusion509 decks640 decks
74%synergy
Sliver Legion
79%inclusion506 decks640 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
Galerider Sliver
80%inclusion509 decks640 decks
74%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
78%inclusion499 decks640 decks
72%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
77%inclusion492 decks640 decks
71%synergy
Shifting Sliver
76%inclusion489 decks640 decks
71%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
76%inclusion484 decks640 decks
70%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
75%inclusion479 decks640 decks
70%synergy
Venom Sliver
74%inclusion473 decks640 decks
68%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
71%inclusion454 decks640 decks
66%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
70%inclusion315 decks449 decks
64%synergy
Striking Sliver
66%inclusion425 decks640 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion127 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion113 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
18%inclusion112 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion105 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion64 decks640 decks
-9%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.8%inclusion50 decks640 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.8%inclusion50 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.9%inclusion44 decks640 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.7%inclusion43 decks640 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Brood Sliver
63%inclusion405 decks640 decks
59%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
61%inclusion391 decks640 decks
56%synergy
Heart Sliver
61%inclusion388 decks640 decks
57%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
60%inclusion387 decks640 decks
56%synergy
Root Sliver
60%inclusion385 decks640 decks
57%synergy
Crypt Sliver
60%inclusion383 decks640 decks
55%synergy
Synapse Sliver
57%inclusion368 decks640 decks
53%synergy
Sinew Sliver
55%inclusion355 decks640 decks
51%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
55%inclusion349 decks640 decks
40%synergy
Muscle Sliver
53%inclusion342 decks640 decks
50%synergy
Predatory Sliver
51%inclusion324 decks640 decks
47%synergy
Winged Sliver
48%inclusion310 decks640 decks
44%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
48%inclusion306 decks640 decks
44%synergy
Sliver Queen
47%inclusion300 decks640 decks
44%synergy
Virulent Sliver
45%inclusion290 decks640 decks
42%synergy
Homing Sliver
45%inclusion285 decks640 decks
41%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
43%inclusion275 decks640 decks
39%synergy
Horned Sliver
42%inclusion268 decks640 decks
39%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
41%inclusion261 decks640 decks
38%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
41%inclusion261 decks640 decks
37%synergy
Constricting Sliver
40%inclusion256 decks640 decks
36%synergy
Realmwalker
39%inclusion250 decks640 decks
31%synergy
Basal Sliver
39%inclusion249 decks640 decks
37%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
38%inclusion243 decks640 decks
35%synergy
Blur Sliver
37%inclusion235 decks640 decks
33%synergy
Megantic Sliver
34%inclusion218 decks640 decks
30%synergy
Essence Sliver
33%inclusion209 decks640 decks
30%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
32%inclusion203 decks640 decks
29%synergy
Might Sliver
30%inclusion191 decks640 decks
27%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
28%inclusion181 decks640 decks
27%synergy
Ward Sliver
28%inclusion176 decks640 decks
26%synergy
Sedge Sliver
25%inclusion157 decks640 decks
23%synergy
Clot Sliver
25%inclusion157 decks640 decks
23%synergy
Regal Sliver
22%inclusion141 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Opaline Sliver
21%inclusion134 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Toxin Sliver
21%inclusion133 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Firewake Sliver
21%inclusion132 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Taunting Sliver
20%inclusion131 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Leeching Sliver
20%inclusion126 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Magma Sliver
19%inclusion119 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Fury Sliver
18%inclusion117 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
18%inclusion116 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Dormant Sliver
16%inclusion101 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Hunter Sliver
15%inclusion97 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Birds of Paradise
15%inclusion97 decks640 decks
-10%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
14%inclusion92 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Sliver
14%inclusion91 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
14%inclusion87 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Thorncaster Sliver
13%inclusion85 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Talon Sliver
13%inclusion83 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
40%inclusion257 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion189 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion185 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Heroic Intervention
28%inclusion177 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
18%inclusion113 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Eladamri's Call
13%inclusion86 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion81 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion73 decks640 decks
1%synergy
For the Ancestors
11%inclusion73 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion70 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion67 decks640 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion61 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
8.9%inclusion57 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.0%inclusion45 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Summons
7.0%inclusion45 decks640 decks
5%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
6.6%inclusion42 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
6.6%inclusion42 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.1%inclusion39 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
5.8%inclusion37 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Mortify
5.8%inclusion37 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
59%inclusion380 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion253 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion251 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Three Visits
37%inclusion235 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Distant Melody
35%inclusion223 decks640 decks
28%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
30%inclusion192 decks640 decks
25%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion155 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion140 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Dominance
22%inclusion138 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion133 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Harsh Mercy
14%inclusion90 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Crippling Fear
10%inclusion63 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.9%inclusion57 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.7%inclusion49 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
7.2%inclusion46 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
7.2%inclusion46 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Decimate
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Hive Stirrings
6.4%inclusion41 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.1%inclusion39 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
5.8%inclusion37 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.5%inclusion35 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
50%inclusion323 decks640 decks
32%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
36%inclusion233 decks640 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Incubator
28%inclusion182 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Coat of Arms
20%inclusion129 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Heartstone
20%inclusion128 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Door of Destinies
18%inclusion113 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion64 decks640 decks
-7%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
10%inclusion64 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.4%inclusion53 decks630 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.2%inclusion46 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.9%inclusion44 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
-8%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
53%inclusion342 decks640 decks
49%synergy
Kindred Discovery
36%inclusion228 decks640 decks
24%synergy
Mana Echoes
28%inclusion181 decks640 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion180 decks640 decks
26%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
24%inclusion155 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
20%inclusion131 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Descendants' Path
18%inclusion118 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Guardian Project
16%inclusion100 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Unnatural Selection
13%inclusion81 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Elven Chorus
12%inclusion75 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
10%inclusion65 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion63 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
9.2%inclusion59 decks640 decks
-6%synergy
Mirari's Wake
9.2%inclusion59 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Wild Pair
9.2%inclusion59 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.4%inclusion54 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.1%inclusion52 decks640 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Omen
7.5%inclusion48 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.6%inclusion36 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Defense of the Heart
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
19%inclusion121 decks634 decks
11%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
15%inclusion94 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion79 decks640 decks
-14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.6%inclusion42 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Mutavault
6.6%inclusion42 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
6.1%inclusion39 decks640 decks
-5%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.8%inclusion26 decks446 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion531 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion521 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
60%inclusion382 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion268 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Patchwork Banner
18%inclusion111 decks634 decks
11%synergy
Pillar of Origins
17%inclusion110 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion94 decks640 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.8%inclusion56 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Timeless Lotus
6.1%inclusion39 decks640 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion606 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Forest
84%inclusion540 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Plains
82%inclusion527 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Island
82%inclusion526 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
81%inclusion517 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
81%inclusion516 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Sliver Hive
73%inclusion464 decks640 decks
68%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion423 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion401 decks640 decks
20%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
57%inclusion367 decks640 decks
40%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
53%inclusion341 decks640 decks
36%synergy
Cavern of Souls
49%inclusion315 decks640 decks
32%synergy
Stomping Ground
47%inclusion301 decks640 decks
18%synergy
Breeding Pool
46%inclusion295 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Temple Garden
43%inclusion275 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Godless Shrine
42%inclusion269 decks640 decks
17%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
42%inclusion268 decks640 decks
14%synergy
Sacred Foundry
40%inclusion254 decks640 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion252 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
39%inclusion252 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
37%inclusion235 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
36%inclusion232 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion230 decks640 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
36%inclusion230 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
35%inclusion226 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion212 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion211 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion209 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion209 decks640 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion206 decks640 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
31%inclusion199 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion198 decks640 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion189 decks640 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
28%inclusion182 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
26%inclusion167 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Ketria Triome
26%inclusion164 decks640 decks
1%synergy
Jungle Shrine
25%inclusion157 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Opulent Palace
23%inclusion148 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
23%inclusion146 decks640 decks
6%synergy
The World Tree
23%inclusion145 decks640 decks
-6%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
22%inclusion143 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
22%inclusion141 decks640 decks
19%synergy
Seaside Citadel
22%inclusion141 decks640 decks
7%synergy
Zagoth Triome
22%inclusion140 decks640 decks
0%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
21%inclusion137 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Indatha Triome
21%inclusion136 decks640 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Monastery
20%inclusion129 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
20%inclusion129 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Savage Lands
20%inclusion128 decks640 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion126 decks640 decks
0%synergy