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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scorched Geyser
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Hideout
1.4%inclusion2 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Mutant Chain Reaction
0.7%inclusion1 decks147 decks
0%synergy
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0.7%inclusion1 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion718 decks759 decks
87%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
94%inclusion711 decks759 decks
87%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
92%inclusion699 decks759 decks
86%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
91%inclusion687 decks759 decks
83%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
87%inclusion660 decks759 decks
81%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
85%inclusion645 decks759 decks
79%synergy
Quick Sliver
80%inclusion608 decks759 decks
75%synergy
Sliver Legion
80%inclusion607 decks759 decks
75%synergy
Galerider Sliver
79%inclusion601 decks759 decks
74%synergy
The First Sliver
76%inclusion580 decks759 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
Syphon Sliver
78%inclusion595 decks759 decks
73%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
77%inclusion585 decks759 decks
72%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
77%inclusion583 decks759 decks
71%synergy
Shifting Sliver
76%inclusion579 decks759 decks
71%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
76%inclusion574 decks759 decks
70%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
75%inclusion566 decks759 decks
70%synergy
Venom Sliver
73%inclusion554 decks759 decks
68%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
71%inclusion536 decks759 decks
66%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
69%inclusion400 decks579 decks
64%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
62%inclusion473 decks759 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion147 decks759 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion146 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
19%inclusion143 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion129 decks759 decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion79 decks759 decks
-8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.0%inclusion61 decks759 decks
-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.8%inclusion59 decks759 decks
-6%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.4%inclusion56 decks759 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.9%inclusion52 decks759 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Striking Sliver
62%inclusion471 decks759 decks
57%synergy
Heart Sliver
61%inclusion461 decks759 decks
57%synergy
Brood Sliver
60%inclusion459 decks759 decks
56%synergy
Root Sliver
60%inclusion456 decks759 decks
57%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
59%inclusion447 decks759 decks
54%synergy
Crypt Sliver
59%inclusion446 decks759 decks
54%synergy
Synapse Sliver
56%inclusion423 decks759 decks
52%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
55%inclusion415 decks759 decks
41%synergy
Sinew Sliver
53%inclusion406 decks759 decks
49%synergy
Muscle Sliver
52%inclusion394 decks759 decks
48%synergy
Predatory Sliver
50%inclusion378 decks759 decks
46%synergy
Winged Sliver
48%inclusion368 decks759 decks
45%synergy
Sliver Queen
48%inclusion364 decks759 decks
45%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
48%inclusion362 decks759 decks
44%synergy
Homing Sliver
45%inclusion339 decks759 decks
41%synergy
Virulent Sliver
45%inclusion339 decks759 decks
41%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
42%inclusion318 decks759 decks
38%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
42%inclusion317 decks759 decks
39%synergy
Constricting Sliver
41%inclusion308 decks759 decks
37%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
40%inclusion307 decks759 decks
37%synergy
Horned Sliver
40%inclusion307 decks759 decks
38%synergy
Basal Sliver
39%inclusion296 decks759 decks
37%synergy
Realmwalker
37%inclusion278 decks759 decks
28%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
36%inclusion276 decks759 decks
33%synergy
Blur Sliver
36%inclusion272 decks759 decks
33%synergy
Essence Sliver
34%inclusion256 decks759 decks
32%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
34%inclusion255 decks759 decks
31%synergy
Megantic Sliver
33%inclusion250 decks759 decks
29%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
29%inclusion222 decks759 decks
28%synergy
Might Sliver
28%inclusion216 decks759 decks
26%synergy
Ward Sliver
28%inclusion209 decks759 decks
26%synergy
Sedge Sliver
24%inclusion184 decks759 decks
23%synergy
Clot Sliver
24%inclusion181 decks759 decks
22%synergy
Regal Sliver
22%inclusion168 decks759 decks
20%synergy
Firewake Sliver
22%inclusion164 decks759 decks
20%synergy
Opaline Sliver
21%inclusion163 decks759 decks
20%synergy
Toxin Sliver
21%inclusion161 decks759 decks
20%synergy
Leeching Sliver
20%inclusion153 decks759 decks
19%synergy
Magma Sliver
19%inclusion147 decks759 decks
18%synergy
Taunting Sliver
19%inclusion144 decks759 decks
17%synergy
Fury Sliver
18%inclusion140 decks759 decks
17%synergy
Birds of Paradise
18%inclusion133 decks759 decks
-7%synergy
Dormant Sliver
17%inclusion126 decks759 decks
16%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
16%inclusion125 decks759 decks
16%synergy
Hunter Sliver
16%inclusion119 decks759 decks
15%synergy
Shadow Sliver
15%inclusion115 decks759 decks
14%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
14%inclusion108 decks759 decks
13%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
14%inclusion106 decks759 decks
13%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
13%inclusion101 decks759 decks
11%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
13%inclusion99 decks759 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion310 decks759 decks
2%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion226 decks759 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion222 decks759 decks
0%synergy
Heroic Intervention
29%inclusion221 decks759 decks
7%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
18%inclusion138 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Eladamri's Call
15%inclusion114 decks759 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion95 decks759 decks
1%synergy
For the Ancestors
12%inclusion93 decks759 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion92 decks759 decks
2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion83 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion81 decks759 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion75 decks759 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion74 decks759 decks
1%synergy
Kindred Summons
7.8%inclusion59 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.1%inclusion54 decks759 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.3%inclusion48 decks759 decks
0%synergy
Generous Gift
6.2%inclusion47 decks759 decks
0%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
5.9%inclusion45 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Dovin's Veto
5.9%inclusion45 decks759 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
5.7%inclusion43 decks759 decks
0%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.3%inclusion40 decks759 decks
-5%synergy
Mortify
5.1%inclusion39 decks759 decks
2%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
5.0%inclusion38 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
60%inclusion452 decks759 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion306 decks759 decks
14%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion295 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
37%inclusion282 decks759 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
33%inclusion253 decks759 decks
26%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
29%inclusion222 decks759 decks
25%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion188 decks759 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion164 decks759 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion155 decks759 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion150 decks759 decks
0%synergy
Harsh Mercy
14%inclusion104 decks759 decks
12%synergy
Crippling Fear
9.5%inclusion72 decks759 decks
8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.8%inclusion67 decks759 decks
1%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.6%inclusion58 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Decimate
7.0%inclusion53 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
6.9%inclusion17 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
6.9%inclusion52 decks759 decks
0%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.9%inclusion52 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
6.3%inclusion48 decks759 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
5.9%inclusion45 decks759 decks
3%synergy
Hive Stirrings
5.9%inclusion45 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.4%inclusion41 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
5.4%inclusion41 decks759 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
49%inclusion370 decks759 decks
31%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
34%inclusion259 decks759 decks
27%synergy
Urza's Incubator
29%inclusion218 decks759 decks
13%synergy
Heartstone
20%inclusion154 decks759 decks
19%synergy
Coat of Arms
20%inclusion151 decks759 decks
17%synergy
Door of Destinies
17%inclusion131 decks759 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion76 decks759 decks
-7%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
10%inclusion74 decks759 decks
8%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
8.5%inclusion21 decks248 decks
4%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.2%inclusion54 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.9%inclusion52 decks759 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.1%inclusion46 decks759 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.0%inclusion38 decks759 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
53%inclusion405 decks759 decks
49%synergy
Kindred Discovery
35%inclusion269 decks759 decks
24%synergy
Mana Echoes
29%inclusion217 decks759 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion209 decks759 decks
26%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
23%inclusion176 decks759 decks
16%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
21%inclusion159 decks759 decks
16%synergy
Descendants' Path
18%inclusion136 decks759 decks
15%synergy
Guardian Project
16%inclusion118 decks759 decks
12%synergy
Unnatural Selection
12%inclusion94 decks759 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion79 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
10%inclusion77 decks759 decks
-1%synergy
Elven Chorus
10%inclusion75 decks759 decks
8%synergy
Mirari's Wake
9.5%inclusion72 decks759 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.8%inclusion67 decks759 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
8.7%inclusion66 decks759 decks
-6%synergy
Wild Pair
8.4%inclusion64 decks759 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Omen
8.0%inclusion61 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.9%inclusion60 decks759 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.3%inclusion40 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
18%inclusion137 decks754 decks
10%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
14%inclusion104 decks759 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion89 decks759 decks
-14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
7.8%inclusion59 decks759 decks
-2%synergy
Mutavault
6.7%inclusion51 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
6.7%inclusion51 decks759 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion627 decks759 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion620 decks759 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
60%inclusion457 decks759 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion324 decks759 decks
12%synergy
Pillar of Origins
17%inclusion130 decks759 decks
15%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion125 decks754 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion108 decks759 decks
-1%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.7%inclusion66 decks759 decks
6%synergy
Timeless Lotus
5.5%inclusion42 decks759 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion718 decks759 decks
6%synergy
Forest
83%inclusion633 decks759 decks
2%synergy
Island
81%inclusion618 decks759 decks
2%synergy
Plains
81%inclusion617 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
79%inclusion601 decks759 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
79%inclusion600 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Sliver Hive
73%inclusion554 decks759 decks
69%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion511 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
62%inclusion474 decks759 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
57%inclusion436 decks759 decks
39%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
53%inclusion399 decks759 decks
33%synergy
Cavern of Souls
49%inclusion373 decks759 decks
32%synergy
Breeding Pool
48%inclusion361 decks759 decks
17%synergy
Stomping Ground
47%inclusion354 decks759 decks
17%synergy
Temple Garden
45%inclusion341 decks759 decks
16%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
43%inclusion329 decks759 decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
42%inclusion320 decks759 decks
18%synergy
Sacred Foundry
41%inclusion312 decks759 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion310 decks759 decks
17%synergy
Windswept Heath
40%inclusion307 decks759 decks
13%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
40%inclusion307 decks759 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
38%inclusion288 decks759 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion285 decks759 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
37%inclusion279 decks759 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
35%inclusion269 decks759 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
35%inclusion266 decks759 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion265 decks759 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion254 decks759 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion252 decks759 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion241 decks759 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
32%inclusion240 decks759 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion234 decks759 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion230 decks759 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
28%inclusion215 decks759 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
28%inclusion209 decks759 decks
9%synergy
Ketria Triome
25%inclusion188 decks759 decks
1%synergy
The World Tree
23%inclusion175 decks759 decks
-4%synergy
Jungle Shrine
22%inclusion170 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
22%inclusion168 decks759 decks
2%synergy
Opulent Palace
22%inclusion167 decks759 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
22%inclusion165 decks759 decks
17%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
22%inclusion165 decks759 decks
4%synergy
Indatha Triome
22%inclusion164 decks759 decks
0%synergy
Seaside Citadel
21%inclusion163 decks759 decks
6%synergy
Zagoth Triome
21%inclusion162 decks759 decks
1%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
20%inclusion154 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Savage Lands
20%inclusion150 decks759 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Monastery
19%inclusion144 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
19%inclusion143 decks759 decks
1%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
19%inclusion142 decks759 decks
0%synergy