Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Upgraded Combo

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Crystalline Sliver
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
86%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
84%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
84%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
82%synergy
Quick Sliver
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
81%synergy
The First Sliver
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
81%synergy
Sliver Legion
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
78%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
77%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
77%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
76%synergy
Top Cards
Necrotic Sliver
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
73%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
71%synergy
Heart Sliver
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
69%synergy
Basal Sliver
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Sliver Queen
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Galerider Sliver
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
61%synergy
Syphon Sliver
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
61%synergy
Mana Echoes
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
62%synergy
Training Grounds
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
60%synergy
Homing Sliver
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Worldly Tutor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Diffusion Sliver
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Shifting Sliver
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Root Sliver
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Venom Sliver
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Synapse Sliver
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Crypt Sliver
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Birds of Paradise
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Dormant Sliver
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Horned Sliver
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Brood Sliver
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Sedge Sliver
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Essence Sliver
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Striking Sliver
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Virulent Sliver
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Muscle Sliver
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Constricting Sliver
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Magma Sliver
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Realmwalker
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Sinew Sliver
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Winged Sliver
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Hunter Sliver
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Talon Sliver
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Noble Hierarch
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Bloom Tender
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Shadow Sliver
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Ward Sliver
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Clot Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Predatory Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Toxin Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Acidic Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Opaline Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Metallic Sliver
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Firewake Sliver
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Heroic Intervention
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Eladamri's Call
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Chord of Calling
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Crib Swap
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
For the Ancestors
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Jaded Response
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Standardize
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Forbid
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Summoner's Pact
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Summons
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Despark
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Ghostway
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Three Visits
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Cultivate
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Distant Melody
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Raise the Palisade
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Wargate
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Bring to Light
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Haunting Voyage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Abandon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Harsh Mercy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Vindicate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Devastation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Damn
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Open the Way
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Heartstone
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Herald's Horn
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Incubator
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Coat of Arms
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Door of Destinies
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Gateway
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Birthing Pod
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Citanul Flute
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Enchantments
Intruder Alarm
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Kindred Discovery
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Unnatural Selection
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Sylvan Library
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Mirari's Wake
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Wild Pair
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Guardian Project
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Elven Chorus
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Descendants' Path
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Faces of the Past
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Defense of the Heart
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Exploration
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Steely Resolve
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Privileged Position
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Spirit of Resistance
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Propaganda
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mutavault
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Mistveil Plains
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Pillar of Origins
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Selesnya Signet
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Skyclave Relic
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
White Lotus Tile
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Timeless Lotus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Forest
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Sliver Hive
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
71%synergy
Plains
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Mountain
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Island
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Swamp
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Windswept Heath
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Wooded Foothills
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Scalding Tarn
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Flooded Strand
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
33%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Misty Rainforest
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Stomping Ground
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Breeding Pool
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Mana Confluence
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Watery Grave
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Blood Crypt
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Reflecting Pool
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Arid Mesa
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Sacred Foundry
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Godless Shrine
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
26%synergy
The World Tree
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Tundra
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Taiga
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Ketria Triome
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Savannah
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Tropical Island
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Zagoth Triome
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Bayou
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Island
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Plateau
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Scrubland
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
15%synergy