Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Budget 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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Firdoch Core
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Parade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Chomping Changeling
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Mutable Explorer
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemhide Sliver
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
86%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
84%inclusion56 decks67 decks
76%synergy
Quick Sliver
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
69%synergy
Brood Sliver
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
69%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
66%synergy
Sinew Sliver
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
66%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
64%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
64%synergy
Winged Sliver
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
63%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Harmonic Sliver
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
62%synergy
Striking Sliver
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Might Sliver
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
60%synergy
Crypt Sliver
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
58%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
57%synergy
Muscle Sliver
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
58%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
55%synergy
Venom Sliver
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Predatory Sliver
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Coalition Victory
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Shifting Sliver
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Galerider Sliver
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Syphon Sliver
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Heart Sliver
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Megantic Sliver
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Homing Sliver
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Constricting Sliver
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Virulent Sliver
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Blur Sliver
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Fury Sliver
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Root Sliver
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Ward Sliver
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Synapse Sliver
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Clot Sliver
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Horned Sliver
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Basal Sliver
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Sliver Legion
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
22%synergy
The First Sliver
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Firewake Sliver
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Realmwalker
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Battering Sliver
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Essence Sliver
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Plated Sliver
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Fungus Sliver
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Blade Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Regal Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Talon Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Toxin Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Opaline Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Sidewinder Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Victual Sliver
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Groundshaker Sliver
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Hunter Sliver
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Beast Within
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Path to Exile
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
For the Ancestors
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Harrow
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Energybending
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Crib Swap
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Standardize
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Artificial Evolution
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Farseek
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Rampant Growth
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Hive Stirrings
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Harsh Mercy
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Crippling Fear
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Decimate
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Cleansing Nova
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Wrath of God
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Shared Roots
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Explore
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
48%synergy
Herald's Horn
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Coat of Arms
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Heartstone
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Incubator
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Armillary Sphere
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Unnatural Selection
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Wild Pair
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Intruder Alarm
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Kindred Discovery
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Descendants' Fury
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Omen
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Mirari's Wake
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Asceticism
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Descendants' Path
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cascading Cataracts
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Pillar of Origins
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Gruul Signet
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Island
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Sliver Hive
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Opulent Palace
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Monastery
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Jungle Shrine
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Savage Lands
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Seaside Citadel
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Nomad Outpost
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Prairie Stream
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Cinder Glade
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Canopy Vista
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
8%synergy
The World Tree
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Cove
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Rupture Spire
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Blossoming Sands
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Brushland
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Grasslands
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Rugged Highlands
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Vivid Creek
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Vivid Grove
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Thornwood Falls
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Command Bridge
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Stomping Ground
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-21%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Scattered Groves
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy