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
Chronicle of Victory
9.0%inclusion16 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Abundant Countryside
7.9%inclusion14 decks178 decks
-5%synergy
Oko, Lorwyn Liege
5.1%inclusion9 decks178 decks
4%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.1%inclusion9 decks178 decks
1%synergy
Firdoch Core
4.0%inclusion7 decks174 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion680 decks718 decks
87%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
94%inclusion672 decks718 decks
86%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
92%inclusion662 decks718 decks
86%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
90%inclusion644 decks718 decks
82%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
87%inclusion623 decks718 decks
81%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
84%inclusion606 decks718 decks
78%synergy
Sliver Legion
80%inclusion572 decks718 decks
75%synergy
Quick Sliver
79%inclusion567 decks718 decks
74%synergy
The First Sliver
77%inclusion550 decks718 decks
74%synergy
Galerider Sliver
79%inclusion566 decks718 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Syphon Sliver
78%inclusion562 decks718 decks
73%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
76%inclusion549 decks718 decks
71%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
76%inclusion549 decks718 decks
71%synergy
Shifting Sliver
76%inclusion547 decks718 decks
71%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
75%inclusion535 decks718 decks
69%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
74%inclusion534 decks718 decks
70%synergy
Venom Sliver
74%inclusion529 decks718 decks
68%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
71%inclusion507 decks718 decks
66%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
69%inclusion370 decks534 decks
64%synergy
Striking Sliver
64%inclusion457 decks718 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion135 decks718 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
19%inclusion134 decks718 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion129 decks718 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion125 decks718 decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion72 decks718 decks
-8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.5%inclusion61 decks718 decks
-5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.9%inclusion57 decks718 decks
-4%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.8%inclusion56 decks718 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.1%inclusion51 decks718 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Lavabelly Sliver
61%inclusion440 decks718 decks
57%synergy
Heart Sliver
61%inclusion439 decks718 decks
57%synergy
Brood Sliver
61%inclusion437 decks718 decks
56%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
60%inclusion430 decks718 decks
55%synergy
Root Sliver
60%inclusion428 decks718 decks
56%synergy
Crypt Sliver
59%inclusion421 decks718 decks
54%synergy
Synapse Sliver
56%inclusion400 decks718 decks
52%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
54%inclusion387 decks718 decks
40%synergy
Sinew Sliver
53%inclusion383 decks718 decks
49%synergy
Muscle Sliver
53%inclusion379 decks718 decks
49%synergy
Predatory Sliver
50%inclusion361 decks718 decks
46%synergy
Winged Sliver
48%inclusion344 decks718 decks
44%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
48%inclusion343 decks718 decks
44%synergy
Sliver Queen
48%inclusion342 decks718 decks
45%synergy
Homing Sliver
45%inclusion324 decks718 decks
42%synergy
Virulent Sliver
45%inclusion324 decks718 decks
42%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
42%inclusion302 decks718 decks
38%synergy
Horned Sliver
42%inclusion298 decks718 decks
39%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
41%inclusion297 decks718 decks
39%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
40%inclusion287 decks718 decks
36%synergy
Constricting Sliver
40%inclusion286 decks718 decks
36%synergy
Basal Sliver
38%inclusion275 decks718 decks
36%synergy
Realmwalker
37%inclusion269 decks718 decks
29%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
37%inclusion266 decks718 decks
34%synergy
Blur Sliver
36%inclusion258 decks718 decks
32%synergy
Megantic Sliver
34%inclusion243 decks718 decks
30%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
34%inclusion241 decks718 decks
31%synergy
Essence Sliver
33%inclusion240 decks718 decks
31%synergy
Might Sliver
28%inclusion204 decks718 decks
26%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
28%inclusion203 decks718 decks
27%synergy
Ward Sliver
27%inclusion196 decks718 decks
26%synergy
Sedge Sliver
24%inclusion174 decks718 decks
23%synergy
Clot Sliver
24%inclusion174 decks718 decks
22%synergy
Opaline Sliver
21%inclusion154 decks718 decks
20%synergy
Regal Sliver
21%inclusion153 decks718 decks
19%synergy
Firewake Sliver
21%inclusion152 decks718 decks
19%synergy
Toxin Sliver
21%inclusion152 decks718 decks
20%synergy
Leeching Sliver
20%inclusion147 decks718 decks
19%synergy
Taunting Sliver
19%inclusion138 decks718 decks
17%synergy
Magma Sliver
19%inclusion137 decks718 decks
18%synergy
Fury Sliver
18%inclusion131 decks718 decks
17%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion123 decks718 decks
-8%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
17%inclusion120 decks718 decks
16%synergy
Dormant Sliver
16%inclusion114 decks718 decks
15%synergy
Hunter Sliver
15%inclusion111 decks718 decks
14%synergy
Shadow Sliver
15%inclusion107 decks718 decks
13%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
14%inclusion104 decks718 decks
13%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
14%inclusion103 decks718 decks
14%synergy
Thorncaster Sliver
13%inclusion96 decks718 decks
12%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
13%inclusion94 decks718 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
40%inclusion289 decks718 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion208 decks718 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
28%inclusion204 decks718 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion202 decks718 decks
-1%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
18%inclusion126 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Eladamri's Call
14%inclusion104 decks718 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion93 decks718 decks
1%synergy
For the Ancestors
12%inclusion88 decks718 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion83 decks718 decks
1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion79 decks718 decks
4%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion75 decks718 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion70 decks718 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
9.3%inclusion67 decks718 decks
0%synergy
Kindred Summons
7.4%inclusion53 decks718 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.4%inclusion53 decks718 decks
4%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
6.1%inclusion44 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
6.1%inclusion44 decks718 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.1%inclusion44 decks718 decks
-1%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.0%inclusion43 decks718 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
5.8%inclusion42 decks718 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.3%inclusion38 decks718 decks
-5%synergy
Mortify
5.2%inclusion37 decks718 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
60%inclusion431 decks718 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion290 decks718 decks
14%synergy
Cultivate
38%inclusion275 decks718 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
38%inclusion274 decks718 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
33%inclusion234 decks718 decks
26%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
29%inclusion210 decks718 decks
25%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion171 decks718 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion154 decks718 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion146 decks718 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion141 decks718 decks
0%synergy
Harsh Mercy
14%inclusion102 decks718 decks
13%synergy
Crippling Fear
9.3%inclusion67 decks718 decks
8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
9.2%inclusion66 decks718 decks
1%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.7%inclusion55 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
6.8%inclusion49 decks718 decks
-1%synergy
Decimate
6.7%inclusion48 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.3%inclusion45 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
6.3%inclusion45 decks718 decks
6%synergy
Hive Stirrings
6.1%inclusion44 decks718 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
5.7%inclusion41 decks718 decks
3%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.2%inclusion37 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
5.0%inclusion36 decks718 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
48%inclusion345 decks718 decks
30%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
35%inclusion253 decks718 decks
28%synergy
Urza's Incubator
29%inclusion206 decks718 decks
13%synergy
Heartstone
20%inclusion143 decks718 decks
19%synergy
Coat of Arms
20%inclusion142 decks718 decks
17%synergy
Door of Destinies
17%inclusion124 decks718 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion69 decks718 decks
-7%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
10%inclusion69 decks718 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.5%inclusion53 decks709 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.1%inclusion51 decks718 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.5%inclusion47 decks718 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
53%inclusion380 decks718 decks
49%synergy
Kindred Discovery
35%inclusion251 decks718 decks
24%synergy
Mana Echoes
28%inclusion204 decks718 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion196 decks718 decks
25%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
23%inclusion166 decks718 decks
16%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
21%inclusion152 decks718 decks
16%synergy
Descendants' Path
18%inclusion132 decks718 decks
15%synergy
Guardian Project
16%inclusion116 decks718 decks
12%synergy
Unnatural Selection
13%inclusion91 decks718 decks
12%synergy
Elven Chorus
11%inclusion77 decks718 decks
8%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
10%inclusion70 decks718 decks
-1%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion70 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
9.2%inclusion66 decks718 decks
-6%synergy
Mirari's Wake
9.1%inclusion65 decks718 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.8%inclusion63 decks718 decks
-2%synergy
Wild Pair
8.2%inclusion59 decks718 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.9%inclusion57 decks718 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Omen
7.5%inclusion54 decks718 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.8%inclusion42 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
18%inclusion130 decks713 decks
10%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
13%inclusion93 decks718 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion85 decks718 decks
-14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.8%inclusion49 decks718 decks
-3%synergy
Mutavault
6.8%inclusion49 decks718 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
6.7%inclusion48 decks718 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion596 decks718 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion587 decks718 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
60%inclusion429 decks718 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion306 decks718 decks
11%synergy
Pillar of Origins
17%inclusion120 decks718 decks
14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion118 decks713 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion102 decks718 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.8%inclusion63 decks718 decks
6%synergy
Timeless Lotus
5.7%inclusion41 decks718 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion678 decks718 decks
6%synergy
Forest
84%inclusion603 decks718 decks
3%synergy
Island
82%inclusion587 decks718 decks
3%synergy
Plains
82%inclusion586 decks718 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
80%inclusion574 decks718 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
80%inclusion572 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Sliver Hive
73%inclusion523 decks718 decks
68%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion479 decks718 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
61%inclusion441 decks718 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
57%inclusion406 decks718 decks
38%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
52%inclusion374 decks718 decks
33%synergy
Cavern of Souls
49%inclusion350 decks718 decks
32%synergy
Stomping Ground
48%inclusion344 decks718 decks
18%synergy
Breeding Pool
47%inclusion339 decks718 decks
17%synergy
Temple Garden
45%inclusion323 decks718 decks
16%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
43%inclusion311 decks718 decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
43%inclusion306 decks718 decks
18%synergy
Windswept Heath
41%inclusion296 decks718 decks
13%synergy
Sacred Foundry
41%inclusion293 decks718 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion292 decks718 decks
17%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
40%inclusion288 decks718 decks
14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
38%inclusion275 decks718 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion271 decks718 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion271 decks718 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion261 decks718 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion252 decks718 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
35%inclusion248 decks718 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion246 decks718 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
34%inclusion245 decks718 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion237 decks718 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
32%inclusion232 decks718 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
32%inclusion231 decks718 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion214 decks718 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
28%inclusion201 decks718 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
27%inclusion194 decks718 decks
8%synergy
Ketria Triome
26%inclusion184 decks718 decks
1%synergy
The World Tree
23%inclusion164 decks718 decks
-5%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
23%inclusion163 decks718 decks
3%synergy
Jungle Shrine
22%inclusion161 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
22%inclusion159 decks718 decks
18%synergy
Zagoth Triome
22%inclusion159 decks718 decks
1%synergy
Opulent Palace
22%inclusion158 decks718 decks
6%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
22%inclusion157 decks718 decks
4%synergy
Indatha Triome
22%inclusion156 decks718 decks
0%synergy
Seaside Citadel
21%inclusion150 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
20%inclusion146 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
20%inclusion145 decks718 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Monastery
19%inclusion139 decks718 decks
5%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
19%inclusion138 decks718 decks
0%synergy
Savage Lands
19%inclusion137 decks718 decks
7%synergy