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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shared Roots
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Energybending
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Great Divide Guide
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
White Lotus Tile
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion61 decks64 decks
88%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
84%inclusion54 decks64 decks
77%synergy
Quick Sliver
77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
71%synergy
Brood Sliver
73%inclusion47 decks64 decks
69%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
73%inclusion47 decks64 decks
68%synergy
Sinew Sliver
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
67%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
73%inclusion47 decks64 decks
67%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
66%synergy
Striking Sliver
70%inclusion45 decks64 decks
65%synergy
Winged Sliver
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Harmonic Sliver
70%inclusion45 decks64 decks
64%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
61%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
62%synergy
Muscle Sliver
66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
62%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
58%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
57%synergy
Venom Sliver
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
57%synergy
Might Sliver
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
58%synergy
Crypt Sliver
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
56%synergy
Predatory Sliver
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Shifting Sliver
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
52%synergy
Galerider Sliver
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
50%synergy
Syphon Sliver
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
51%synergy
Heart Sliver
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
51%synergy
Virulent Sliver
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
51%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
50%synergy
Homing Sliver
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
50%synergy
Blur Sliver
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
50%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
48%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
47%synergy
Constricting Sliver
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Megantic Sliver
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
45%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Fury Sliver
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Synapse Sliver
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Clot Sliver
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Root Sliver
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Horned Sliver
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Ward Sliver
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Realmwalker
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Basal Sliver
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
24%synergy
The First Sliver
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Firewake Sliver
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Battering Sliver
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Plated Sliver
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Sliver Legion
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Fungus Sliver
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Regal Sliver
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Essence Sliver
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Opaline Sliver
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Sidewinder Sliver
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Groundshaker Sliver
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Victual Sliver
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Talon Sliver
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Sedge Sliver
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Blade Sliver
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Dormant Sliver
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Leeching Sliver
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Path to Exile
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Beast Within
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
For the Ancestors
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Harrow
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Murder
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Standardize
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Farseek
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Rampant Growth
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Hive Stirrings
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Harsh Mercy
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-11%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Three Visits
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-11%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Decimate
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Cleansing Nova
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Damn
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Explore
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
49%synergy
Herald's Horn
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Coat of Arms
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Heartstone
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Armillary Sphere
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Unnatural Selection
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Wild Pair
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Intruder Alarm
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Discovery
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Descendants' Path
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Omen
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Asceticism
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Descendants' Fury
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cascading Cataracts
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion51 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion45 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Pillar of Origins
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Unity
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Gruul Signet
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion55 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Opulent Palace
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Monastery
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Sliver Hive
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Jungle Shrine
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Savage Lands
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Nomad Outpost
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Seaside Citadel
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
22%synergy
The World Tree
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Cinder Glade
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Canopy Vista
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Cove
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Blossoming Sands
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Brushland
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Rugged Highlands
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Rupture Spire
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Stomping Ground
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Vivid Creek
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Vivid Grove
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Grasslands
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Thornwood Falls
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Command Bridge
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy