Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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
Potioner's Trove
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Together as One
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Oracle's Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mutant Chain Reaction
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Hideout
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion72 decks76 decks
88%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
86%inclusion65 decks76 decks
78%synergy
Brood Sliver
75%inclusion57 decks76 decks
71%synergy
Quick Sliver
75%inclusion57 decks76 decks
70%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
74%inclusion56 decks76 decks
68%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
74%inclusion56 decks76 decks
68%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
72%inclusion55 decks76 decks
66%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
74%inclusion56 decks76 decks
66%synergy
Winged Sliver
70%inclusion53 decks76 decks
66%synergy
Sinew Sliver
70%inclusion53 decks76 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Harmonic Sliver
71%inclusion54 decks76 decks
65%synergy
Striking Sliver
67%inclusion51 decks76 decks
62%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
66%inclusion50 decks76 decks
61%synergy
Venom Sliver
64%inclusion49 decks76 decks
59%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
63%inclusion48 decks76 decks
58%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
62%inclusion47 decks76 decks
57%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
56%synergy
Shifting Sliver
61%inclusion46 decks76 decks
55%synergy
Muscle Sliver
59%inclusion45 decks76 decks
56%synergy
Predatory Sliver
59%inclusion45 decks76 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Seedborn Muse
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Coalition Victory
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Sliver
59%inclusion45 decks76 decks
55%synergy
Syphon Sliver
58%inclusion44 decks76 decks
53%synergy
Galerider Sliver
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
51%synergy
Might Sliver
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
54%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
53%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
55%inclusion42 decks76 decks
51%synergy
Megantic Sliver
54%inclusion41 decks76 decks
50%synergy
Blur Sliver
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
49%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
48%synergy
Heart Sliver
51%inclusion39 decks76 decks
48%synergy
Virulent Sliver
50%inclusion38 decks76 decks
47%synergy
Constricting Sliver
50%inclusion38 decks76 decks
47%synergy
Homing Sliver
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
46%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
38%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
41%synergy
Fury Sliver
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
39%synergy
Synapse Sliver
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
37%synergy
Root Sliver
39%inclusion30 decks76 decks
36%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
38%inclusion29 decks76 decks
36%synergy
Ward Sliver
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
35%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
31%synergy
Horned Sliver
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
31%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
31%synergy
Clot Sliver
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Realmwalker
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Basal Sliver
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Essence Sliver
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
22%synergy
The First Sliver
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Sliver Legion
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Battering Sliver
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Firewake Sliver
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Opaline Sliver
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Regal Sliver
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Fungus Sliver
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Plated Sliver
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Tempered Sliver
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Toxin Sliver
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Leeching Sliver
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Talon Sliver
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Sedge Sliver
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Capricious Sliver
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Blade Sliver
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Groundshaker Sliver
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
-8%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-12%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
13%synergy
For the Ancestors
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Harrow
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-16%synergy
Fog
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Standardize
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Crib Swap
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Artificial Evolution
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
51%inclusion39 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
50%inclusion38 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
46%inclusion35 decks76 decks
39%synergy
Rampant Growth
36%inclusion27 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Kodama's Reach
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Hive Stirrings
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Harsh Mercy
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Crippling Fear
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Lore
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Cleansing Nova
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Decimate
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-12%synergy
Ponder
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Explore
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Terminus
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Circuitous Route
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Fumigate
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Coat of Arms
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Heartstone
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Gathering Stone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Armillary Sphere
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Unnatural Selection
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Wild Pair
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Discovery
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Intruder Alarm
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Descendants' Fury
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Asceticism
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Descendants' Path
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Omen
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Shared Animosity
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cascading Cataracts
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion57 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion53 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
54%inclusion41 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion30 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Pillar of Origins
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Firdoch Core
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Simic Signet
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Unity
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Gruul Signet
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Selesnya Signet
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion75 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Island
99%inclusion75 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion75 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion75 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion74 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion66 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion48 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion45 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
54%inclusion41 decks76 decks
35%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
29%synergy
Opulent Palace
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Monastery
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Jungle Shrine
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Sliver Hive
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
36%synergy
Savage Lands
39%inclusion30 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Nomad Outpost
36%inclusion27 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Seaside Citadel
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Prairie Stream
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Canopy Vista
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Cinder Glade
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
10%synergy
The World Tree
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-10%synergy
Rugged Highlands
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Blossoming Sands
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Tranquil Cove
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Grasslands
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Rupture Spire
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Flood Plain
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Brushland
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Vivid Grove
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Thornwood Falls
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Mountain Valley
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Scattered Groves
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Vivid Creek
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy