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.
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Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion71 decks75 decks
87%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
85%inclusion64 decks75 decks
78%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
77%inclusion58 decks75 decks
72%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
75%inclusion56 decks75 decks
67%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
73%inclusion55 decks75 decks
67%synergy
Quick Sliver
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
67%synergy
Brood Sliver
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
66%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
66%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Winged Sliver
68%inclusion51 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Sinew Sliver
68%inclusion51 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Striking Sliver
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
62%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
58%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
59%synergy
Venom Sliver
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
59%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
57%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
55%synergy
Muscle Sliver
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
57%synergy
Might Sliver
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
56%synergy
Predatory Sliver
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Seedborn Muse
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Coalition Victory
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Sliver
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
54%synergy
Syphon Sliver
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
52%synergy
Shifting Sliver
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
52%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
51%synergy
Galerider Sliver
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Megantic Sliver
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
47%synergy
Blur Sliver
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Constricting Sliver
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Heart Sliver
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Virulent Sliver
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Homing Sliver
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
45%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Fury Sliver
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
41%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Synapse Sliver
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Root Sliver
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Clot Sliver
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Ward Sliver
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Horned Sliver
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Realmwalker
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
16%synergy
The First Sliver
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Sliver Legion
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Firewake Sliver
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Battering Sliver
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Basal Sliver
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Essence Sliver
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Regal Sliver
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Tempered Sliver
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Plated Sliver
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Fungus Sliver
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Opaline Sliver
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Groundshaker Sliver
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Blade Sliver
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Capricious Sliver
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Toxin Sliver
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Victual Sliver
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Sedge Sliver
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
For the Ancestors
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Beast Within
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Harrow
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Fog
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Standardize
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Murder
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Energybending
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Heroic Intervention
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-17%synergy
Crib Swap
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Artificial Evolution
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Farseek
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Distant Melody
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Rampant Growth
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Kodama's Reach
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Hive Stirrings
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Harsh Mercy
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Crippling Fear
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Cleansing Nova
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Decimate
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Wrath of God
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Explore
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Shared Roots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Heartstone
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Coat of Arms
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Armillary Sphere
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Unnatural Selection
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Wild Pair
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Discovery
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Intruder Alarm
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Descendants' Fury
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Descendants' Path
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Asceticism
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Omen
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Shared Animosity
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cascading Cataracts
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion58 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Firdoch Core
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Pillar of Origins
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Simic Signet
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Gruul Signet
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Island
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion66 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Sliver Hive
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Monastery
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Opulent Palace
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Jungle Shrine
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Savage Lands
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Nomad Outpost
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Seaside Citadel
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Cinder Glade
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Prairie Stream
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Canopy Vista
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
7%synergy
The World Tree
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Blossoming Sands
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Rugged Highlands
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Tranquil Cove
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Rupture Spire
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Grasslands
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Scattered Groves
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Brushland
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Flood Plain
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Stomping Ground
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-20%synergy
Vivid Creek
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Jungle Hollow
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy