Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Upgraded

Background image for The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
White Lotus Tile
4.1%inclusion6 decks148 decks
0%synergy
Secret Tunnel
2.1%inclusion3 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
1.6%inclusion2 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Shared Roots
1.5%inclusion2 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Badgermole Cub
1.4%inclusion2 decks148 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion585 decks618 decks
87%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
94%inclusion579 decks618 decks
86%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
92%inclusion568 decks618 decks
85%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
90%inclusion554 decks618 decks
82%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
87%inclusion536 decks618 decks
80%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
85%inclusion527 decks618 decks
78%synergy
Quick Sliver
80%inclusion496 decks618 decks
75%synergy
The First Sliver
77%inclusion476 decks618 decks
74%synergy
Sliver Legion
79%inclusion489 decks618 decks
74%synergy
Syphon Sliver
79%inclusion491 decks618 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
Galerider Sliver
79%inclusion488 decks618 decks
73%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
78%inclusion482 decks618 decks
72%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
78%inclusion481 decks618 decks
72%synergy
Shifting Sliver
77%inclusion473 decks618 decks
71%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
75%inclusion464 decks618 decks
70%synergy
Venom Sliver
75%inclusion464 decks618 decks
69%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
75%inclusion462 decks618 decks
69%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
70%inclusion435 decks618 decks
65%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
70%inclusion293 decks419 decks
64%synergy
Striking Sliver
67%inclusion413 decks618 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion122 decks618 decks
-2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion109 decks618 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion106 decks618 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion102 decks618 decks
-2%synergy
Smothering Tithe
11%inclusion65 decks618 decks
-9%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.9%inclusion49 decks618 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.8%inclusion48 decks618 decks
-5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.5%inclusion40 decks618 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.3%inclusion39 decks618 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Brood Sliver
63%inclusion391 decks618 decks
58%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
61%inclusion379 decks618 decks
57%synergy
Heart Sliver
61%inclusion378 decks618 decks
57%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
60%inclusion373 decks618 decks
55%synergy
Crypt Sliver
60%inclusion369 decks618 decks
55%synergy
Root Sliver
59%inclusion367 decks618 decks
56%synergy
Synapse Sliver
58%inclusion356 decks618 decks
53%synergy
Sinew Sliver
56%inclusion348 decks618 decks
52%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
54%inclusion333 decks618 decks
40%synergy
Muscle Sliver
53%inclusion329 decks618 decks
49%synergy
Predatory Sliver
51%inclusion315 decks618 decks
47%synergy
Winged Sliver
49%inclusion303 decks618 decks
45%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
47%inclusion290 decks618 decks
43%synergy
Sliver Queen
46%inclusion287 decks618 decks
44%synergy
Virulent Sliver
46%inclusion282 decks618 decks
42%synergy
Homing Sliver
45%inclusion277 decks618 decks
41%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
43%inclusion268 decks618 decks
39%synergy
Horned Sliver
42%inclusion257 decks618 decks
39%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
41%inclusion256 decks618 decks
39%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
41%inclusion252 decks618 decks
37%synergy
Constricting Sliver
40%inclusion249 decks618 decks
37%synergy
Realmwalker
39%inclusion241 decks618 decks
31%synergy
Basal Sliver
39%inclusion239 decks618 decks
37%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
38%inclusion235 decks618 decks
34%synergy
Blur Sliver
37%inclusion228 decks618 decks
33%synergy
Megantic Sliver
35%inclusion218 decks618 decks
31%synergy
Essence Sliver
33%inclusion205 decks618 decks
31%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
32%inclusion199 decks618 decks
30%synergy
Might Sliver
31%inclusion190 decks618 decks
28%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
28%inclusion176 decks618 decks
27%synergy
Ward Sliver
28%inclusion170 decks618 decks
26%synergy
Clot Sliver
25%inclusion154 decks618 decks
23%synergy
Sedge Sliver
25%inclusion153 decks618 decks
23%synergy
Regal Sliver
21%inclusion132 decks618 decks
19%synergy
Taunting Sliver
21%inclusion128 decks618 decks
19%synergy
Firewake Sliver
20%inclusion126 decks618 decks
18%synergy
Opaline Sliver
20%inclusion125 decks618 decks
18%synergy
Toxin Sliver
20%inclusion125 decks618 decks
19%synergy
Leeching Sliver
20%inclusion123 decks618 decks
18%synergy
Magma Sliver
19%inclusion116 decks618 decks
17%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
18%inclusion113 decks618 decks
17%synergy
Fury Sliver
18%inclusion113 decks618 decks
16%synergy
Dormant Sliver
16%inclusion98 decks618 decks
15%synergy
Hunter Sliver
15%inclusion93 decks618 decks
14%synergy
Birds of Paradise
15%inclusion90 decks618 decks
-10%synergy
Shadow Sliver
14%inclusion89 decks618 decks
13%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
14%inclusion88 decks618 decks
13%synergy
Thorncaster Sliver
13%inclusion83 decks618 decks
12%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
13%inclusion82 decks618 decks
12%synergy
Talon Sliver
13%inclusion82 decks618 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
40%inclusion247 decks618 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion184 decks618 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion178 decks618 decks
1%synergy
Heroic Intervention
27%inclusion169 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
18%inclusion110 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Eladamri's Call
13%inclusion80 decks618 decks
7%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion78 decks618 decks
0%synergy
For the Ancestors
12%inclusion72 decks618 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion70 decks618 decks
1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion70 decks618 decks
3%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion62 decks618 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion59 decks618 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
8.6%inclusion53 decks618 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Summons
7.3%inclusion45 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.0%inclusion43 decks618 decks
3%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
6.6%inclusion41 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.3%inclusion39 decks618 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.3%inclusion39 decks618 decks
0%synergy
Generous Gift
6.0%inclusion37 decks618 decks
-1%synergy
Mortify
6.0%inclusion37 decks618 decks
3%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
5.2%inclusion32 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
5.0%inclusion31 decks618 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
59%inclusion363 decks618 decks
15%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion244 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion242 decks618 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
37%inclusion228 decks618 decks
14%synergy
Distant Melody
34%inclusion211 decks618 decks
28%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
31%inclusion189 decks618 decks
26%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion154 decks618 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Dominance
22%inclusion137 decks618 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion132 decks618 decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion130 decks618 decks
0%synergy
Harsh Mercy
14%inclusion88 decks618 decks
13%synergy
Crippling Fear
10%inclusion61 decks618 decks
8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.7%inclusion54 decks618 decks
0%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
7.6%inclusion47 decks618 decks
0%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.3%inclusion45 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
7.1%inclusion44 decks618 decks
7%synergy
Decimate
6.8%inclusion42 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.3%inclusion39 decks618 decks
4%synergy
Hive Stirrings
6.1%inclusion38 decks618 decks
6%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.8%inclusion36 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
5.3%inclusion33 decks618 decks
2%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
5.2%inclusion32 decks618 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
51%inclusion313 decks618 decks
33%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
37%inclusion228 decks618 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Incubator
28%inclusion173 decks618 decks
14%synergy
Coat of Arms
21%inclusion130 decks618 decks
18%synergy
Heartstone
20%inclusion124 decks618 decks
19%synergy
Door of Destinies
18%inclusion111 decks618 decks
15%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
11%inclusion65 decks618 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion63 decks618 decks
-7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.2%inclusion50 decks608 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.0%inclusion43 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.6%inclusion41 decks618 decks
1%synergy
Cryptic Gateway
5.2%inclusion32 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.0%inclusion31 decks618 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
52%inclusion324 decks618 decks
48%synergy
Kindred Discovery
37%inclusion226 decks618 decks
25%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion179 decks618 decks
27%synergy
Mana Echoes
28%inclusion174 decks618 decks
26%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
25%inclusion156 decks618 decks
18%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
20%inclusion125 decks618 decks
15%synergy
Descendants' Path
19%inclusion115 decks618 decks
15%synergy
Guardian Project
16%inclusion96 decks618 decks
12%synergy
Unnatural Selection
13%inclusion80 decks618 decks
13%synergy
Elven Chorus
12%inclusion73 decks618 decks
9%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
11%inclusion65 decks618 decks
-1%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion60 decks618 decks
4%synergy
Wild Pair
10%inclusion59 decks618 decks
9%synergy
Mirari's Wake
9.4%inclusion58 decks618 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
9.1%inclusion56 decks618 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.3%inclusion51 decks618 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.9%inclusion49 decks618 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Omen
7.6%inclusion47 decks618 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.5%inclusion34 decks618 decks
4%synergy
Defense of the Heart
5.0%inclusion31 decks618 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
19%inclusion115 decks612 decks
11%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
15%inclusion93 decks618 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion78 decks618 decks
-14%synergy
Mutavault
7.0%inclusion43 decks618 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.6%inclusion41 decks618 decks
-4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
6.1%inclusion38 decks618 decks
-5%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.0%inclusion21 decks416 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion509 decks618 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion503 decks618 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
61%inclusion377 decks618 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion260 decks618 decks
11%synergy
Pillar of Origins
18%inclusion109 decks618 decks
15%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion102 decks612 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion94 decks618 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
9.2%inclusion57 decks618 decks
6%synergy
Timeless Lotus
6.0%inclusion37 decks618 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion586 decks618 decks
7%synergy
Forest
84%inclusion520 decks618 decks
4%synergy
Plains
82%inclusion508 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Island
82%inclusion506 decks618 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
81%inclusion499 decks618 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
80%inclusion497 decks618 decks
5%synergy
Sliver Hive
72%inclusion446 decks618 decks
67%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion407 decks618 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion387 decks618 decks
20%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
58%inclusion356 decks618 decks
40%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
53%inclusion325 decks618 decks
35%synergy
Cavern of Souls
49%inclusion300 decks618 decks
32%synergy
Stomping Ground
48%inclusion294 decks618 decks
19%synergy
Breeding Pool
46%inclusion283 decks618 decks
16%synergy
Temple Garden
43%inclusion263 decks618 decks
14%synergy
Godless Shrine
42%inclusion259 decks618 decks
17%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
42%inclusion258 decks618 decks
14%synergy
Sacred Foundry
40%inclusion248 decks618 decks
17%synergy
Windswept Heath
39%inclusion244 decks618 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion244 decks618 decks
16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
37%inclusion226 decks618 decks
10%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
36%inclusion225 decks618 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
36%inclusion223 decks618 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion221 decks618 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion213 decks618 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion207 decks618 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion202 decks618 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion202 decks618 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion201 decks618 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion194 decks618 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
31%inclusion189 decks618 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion187 decks618 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion179 decks618 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion169 decks618 decks
11%synergy
Ketria Triome
26%inclusion160 decks618 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
26%inclusion160 decks618 decks
7%synergy
Jungle Shrine
24%inclusion151 decks618 decks
8%synergy
The World Tree
23%inclusion143 decks618 decks
-6%synergy
Opulent Palace
23%inclusion143 decks618 decks
7%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
22%inclusion139 decks618 decks
6%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
22%inclusion139 decks618 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
22%inclusion138 decks618 decks
20%synergy
Seaside Citadel
22%inclusion137 decks618 decks
7%synergy
Zagoth Triome
22%inclusion136 decks618 decks
0%synergy
Indatha Triome
22%inclusion134 decks618 decks
-1%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
22%inclusion134 decks618 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Monastery
21%inclusion127 decks618 decks
6%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
20%inclusion125 decks618 decks
1%synergy
Savage Lands
20%inclusion124 decks618 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion123 decks618 decks
0%synergy