Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Upgraded Slivers

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
White Lotus Tile
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Redirect Lightning
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Manaweft Sliver
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
89%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
89%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
89%synergy
Syphon Sliver
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
86%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
82%synergy
Shifting Sliver
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
74%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
74%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
73%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
72%synergy
Quick Sliver
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Sentinel Sliver
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
71%synergy
Venom Sliver
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
71%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
71%synergy
Galerider Sliver
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
68%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
68%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
65%synergy
The First Sliver
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
68%synergy
Synapse Sliver
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
67%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
64%synergy
Sliver Legion
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
63%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Smothering Tithe
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Seedborn Muse
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Worldly Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Aura Shards
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Spiteful Sliver
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
64%synergy
Striking Sliver
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Brood Sliver
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Predatory Sliver
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
59%synergy
Root Sliver
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
59%synergy
Sinew Sliver
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
58%synergy
Muscle Sliver
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Heart Sliver
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Crypt Sliver
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Winged Sliver
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Homing Sliver
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Megantic Sliver
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Virulent Sliver
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Constricting Sliver
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Basal Sliver
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Horned Sliver
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Sliver Queen
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Blur Sliver
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Regal Sliver
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Ward Sliver
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Realmwalker
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Fury Sliver
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Taunting Sliver
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Might Sliver
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Firewake Sliver
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Clot Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Dormant Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Shadow Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Battering Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Thorncaster Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Opaline Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Leeching Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Hunter Sliver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Essence Sliver
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Tempered Sliver
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Plated Sliver
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
0%synergy
For the Ancestors
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Eladamri's Call
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dovin's Veto
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Standardize
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Mortify
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Three Visits
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Cultivate
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Distant Melody
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Kodama's Reach
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Hive Stirrings
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Return from Extinction
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Raise the Palisade
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Harsh Mercy
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Fractured Identity
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Edge of Autumn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Primal Surge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Abandon
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Harmonize
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Damn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Urza's Incubator
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Heartstone
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Banner of Kinship
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Door of Destinies
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Hivestone
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Coat of Arms
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Fist of Suns
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Cryptic Gateway
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Kindred Discovery
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Intruder Alarm
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Unnatural Selection
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Mana Echoes
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Descendants' Path
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Guardian Project
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mirari's Wake
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Elven Chorus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Wild Pair
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Steely Resolve
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mana Reflection
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Wild Growth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Braid of Fire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Burgeoning
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Maelstrom Nexus
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Omen
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Mutavault
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Pillar of Origins
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Selesnya Signet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Boros Signet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Skyclave Relic
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Forest
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Island
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Plains
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Sliver Hive
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
70%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Path of Ancestry
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Stomping Ground
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Godless Shrine
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Watery Grave
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Breeding Pool
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Sacred Foundry
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Blood Crypt
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Temple Garden
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Misty Rainforest
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Windswept Heath
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Jungle Shrine
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Seaside Citadel
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Monastery
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Opulent Palace
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Nomad Outpost
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Ketria Triome
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Savage Lands
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Canopy Vista
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Cinder Glade
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
9%synergy