Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Expensive 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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chronicle of Victory
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Abundant Countryside
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Collective Inferno
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The First Sliver
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
84%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
91%inclusion61 decks67 decks
84%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
90%inclusion60 decks67 decks
83%synergy
Sliver Queen
85%inclusion57 decks67 decks
82%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
81%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
88%inclusion59 decks67 decks
80%synergy
Sliver Legion
85%inclusion57 decks67 decks
80%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
87%inclusion58 decks67 decks
79%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
85%inclusion57 decks67 decks
79%synergy
Quick Sliver
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Galerider Sliver
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
70%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
71%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
71%synergy
Shifting Sliver
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
66%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
66%synergy
Venom Sliver
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
65%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
64%synergy
Syphon Sliver
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
63%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
63%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Protection
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Smothering Tithe
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Lavabelly Sliver
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
57%synergy
Root Sliver
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
58%synergy
Synapse Sliver
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
56%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Heart Sliver
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Basal Sliver
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
52%synergy
Crypt Sliver
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Muscle Sliver
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Brood Sliver
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Sinew Sliver
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Horned Sliver
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Striking Sliver
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Predatory Sliver
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Winged Sliver
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Homing Sliver
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Realmwalker
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Constricting Sliver
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Essence Sliver
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Sedge Sliver
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Birds of Paradise
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Blur Sliver
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Megantic Sliver
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Magma Sliver
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Might Sliver
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Ward Sliver
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Virulent Sliver
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Bloom Tender
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Dormant Sliver
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Clot Sliver
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Opaline Sliver
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Toxin Sliver
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Firewake Sliver
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Fury Sliver
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Regal Sliver
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Talon Sliver
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Hunter Sliver
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Noble Hierarch
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Frenetic Sliver
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Eladamri's Call
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Path to Exile
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
For the Ancestors
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Negate
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Summons
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Chord of Calling
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Silence
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Three Visits
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Farseek
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Distant Melody
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Dominance
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Cultivate
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-22%synergy
Raise the Palisade
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Finale of Devastation
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Reanimate
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Return from Extinction
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Harsh Mercy
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Regrowth
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Bring to Light
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Incubator
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Heartstone
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Coat of Arms
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Door of Destinies
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Banner of Kinship
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
The Great Henge
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
60%synergy
Mana Echoes
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Intruder Alarm
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Kindred Discovery
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Sylvan Library
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Selection
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Descendants' Path
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Guardian Project
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Mirari's Wake
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Elven Chorus
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Steely Resolve
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Wild Pair
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Aura Shards
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
13%synergy
White Lotus Tile
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Timeless Lotus
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Pillar of Origins
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Savannah
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
87%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
87%synergy
Underground Sea
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
86%synergy
Tundra
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
86%synergy
Taiga
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
86%synergy
Volcanic Island
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
86%synergy
Bayou
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
84%synergy
Plateau
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
84%synergy
Scrubland
96%inclusion64 decks67 decks
84%synergy
Badlands
90%inclusion60 decks67 decks
79%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion60 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
79%inclusion53 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Flooded Strand
79%inclusion53 decks67 decks
54%synergy
Windswept Heath
79%inclusion53 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
52%synergy
Cavern of Souls
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
59%synergy
Polluted Delta
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Sliver Hive
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
71%synergy
Misty Rainforest
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Marsh Flats
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Scalding Tarn
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Arid Mesa
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Mountain
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
-30%synergy
Forest
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
-34%synergy
Plains
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
-31%synergy
Swamp
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
-32%synergy
Island
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
-35%synergy
City of Brass
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Breeding Pool
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Temple Garden
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Reflecting Pool
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Stomping Ground
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-16%synergy
Godless Shrine
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Sacred Foundry
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Zagoth Triome
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Ketria Triome
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Indatha Triome
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-4%synergy