Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Optimized

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
White Lotus Tile
2.4%inclusion3 decks125 decks
-2%synergy
Great Divide Guide
1.9%inclusion2 decks108 decks
-9%synergy
Badgermole Cub
1.6%inclusion2 decks125 decks
-3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
0.9%inclusion1 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Shared Roots
0.9%inclusion1 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cloudshredder Sliver
96%inclusion594 decks620 decks
88%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
96%inclusion594 decks620 decks
88%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
94%inclusion584 decks620 decks
88%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
94%inclusion582 decks620 decks
86%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
91%inclusion563 decks620 decks
84%synergy
Sliver Legion
88%inclusion546 decks620 decks
83%synergy
The First Sliver
84%inclusion523 decks620 decks
81%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
86%inclusion535 decks620 decks
79%synergy
Galerider Sliver
82%inclusion510 decks620 decks
76%synergy
Sliver Queen
79%inclusion488 decks620 decks
76%synergy
Top Cards
Quick Sliver
79%inclusion489 decks620 decks
73%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
75%inclusion462 decks620 decks
70%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
74%inclusion461 decks620 decks
69%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
73%inclusion455 decks620 decks
69%synergy
Training Grounds
73%inclusion450 decks620 decks
68%synergy
Syphon Sliver
70%inclusion432 decks620 decks
64%synergy
Heart Sliver
70%inclusion432 decks620 decks
66%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
69%inclusion430 decks620 decks
64%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
67%inclusion418 decks620 decks
61%synergy
Shifting Sliver
67%inclusion417 decks620 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
58%inclusion362 decks620 decks
40%synergy
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion345 decks620 decks
34%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion323 decks620 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion281 decks620 decks
31%synergy
Teferi's Protection
42%inclusion261 decks620 decks
27%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
42%inclusion260 decks620 decks
28%synergy
Worldly Tutor
41%inclusion252 decks620 decks
30%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
36%inclusion224 decks620 decks
24%synergy
Smothering Tithe
34%inclusion208 decks620 decks
14%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
19%inclusion115 decks620 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Venom Sliver
67%inclusion413 decks620 decks
61%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
67%inclusion413 decks620 decks
61%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
66%inclusion409 decks620 decks
52%synergy
Root Sliver
63%inclusion389 decks620 decks
59%synergy
Basal Sliver
59%inclusion367 decks620 decks
57%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
53%inclusion327 decks620 decks
49%synergy
Striking Sliver
53%inclusion327 decks620 decks
48%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
50%inclusion311 decks620 decks
45%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
47%inclusion289 decks620 decks
44%synergy
Crypt Sliver
46%inclusion283 decks620 decks
41%synergy
Homing Sliver
45%inclusion276 decks620 decks
41%synergy
Brood Sliver
44%inclusion271 decks620 decks
39%synergy
Synapse Sliver
41%inclusion255 decks620 decks
37%synergy
Virulent Sliver
41%inclusion252 decks620 decks
37%synergy
Muscle Sliver
38%inclusion236 decks620 decks
34%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
38%inclusion233 decks620 decks
34%synergy
Horned Sliver
37%inclusion227 decks620 decks
34%synergy
Predatory Sliver
37%inclusion227 decks620 decks
33%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
36%inclusion224 decks620 decks
34%synergy
Sinew Sliver
36%inclusion222 decks620 decks
31%synergy
Winged Sliver
35%inclusion220 decks620 decks
31%synergy
Realmwalker
32%inclusion198 decks620 decks
24%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
31%inclusion193 decks620 decks
27%synergy
Constricting Sliver
28%inclusion172 decks620 decks
24%synergy
Blur Sliver
28%inclusion171 decks620 decks
24%synergy
Essence Sliver
27%inclusion170 decks620 decks
25%synergy
Birds of Paradise
26%inclusion163 decks620 decks
1%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
25%inclusion153 decks620 decks
21%synergy
Sedge Sliver
23%inclusion142 decks620 decks
21%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
22%inclusion137 decks620 decks
20%synergy
Dormant Sliver
21%inclusion130 decks620 decks
20%synergy
Ward Sliver
18%inclusion113 decks620 decks
16%synergy
Megantic Sliver
18%inclusion113 decks620 decks
14%synergy
Magma Sliver
17%inclusion107 decks620 decks
16%synergy
Bloom Tender
17%inclusion107 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
16%inclusion101 decks620 decks
14%synergy
Might Sliver
16%inclusion99 decks620 decks
13%synergy
Opaline Sliver
15%inclusion96 decks620 decks
14%synergy
Leeching Sliver
15%inclusion95 decks620 decks
14%synergy
Clot Sliver
14%inclusion88 decks620 decks
12%synergy
Regal Sliver
14%inclusion85 decks620 decks
11%synergy
Firewake Sliver
14%inclusion84 decks620 decks
11%synergy
Noble Hierarch
13%inclusion81 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Toxin Sliver
13%inclusion78 decks620 decks
11%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
12%inclusion74 decks620 decks
1%synergy
Shadow Sliver
12%inclusion73 decks620 decks
10%synergy
Taunting Sliver
12%inclusion73 decks620 decks
10%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
12%inclusion72 decks620 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
11%inclusion68 decks620 decks
2%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
11%inclusion67 decks620 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
52%inclusion320 decks620 decks
12%synergy
Heroic Intervention
33%inclusion205 decks620 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion192 decks620 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion191 decks620 decks
8%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
30%inclusion186 decks620 decks
17%synergy
Eladamri's Call
29%inclusion178 decks620 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion172 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion153 decks620 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
23%inclusion143 decks620 decks
13%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion91 decks620 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion83 decks620 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion75 decks620 decks
2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion73 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Silence
12%inclusion73 decks620 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion69 decks620 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
10%inclusion63 decks620 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.4%inclusion58 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.1%inclusion50 decks620 decks
5%synergy
Negate
7.9%inclusion49 decks620 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.4%inclusion46 decks620 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
7.4%inclusion46 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.6%inclusion41 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Beast Within
6.5%inclusion40 decks620 decks
-6%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.0%inclusion37 decks620 decks
3%synergy
For the Ancestors
5.8%inclusion36 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
5.5%inclusion34 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.3%inclusion33 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Kindred Summons
5.3%inclusion33 decks620 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
54%inclusion334 decks620 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Lore
45%inclusion281 decks620 decks
18%synergy
Three Visits
41%inclusion257 decks620 decks
18%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
31%inclusion191 decks620 decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
26%inclusion159 decks620 decks
-9%synergy
Distant Melody
25%inclusion155 decks620 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Dominance
22%inclusion137 decks620 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion119 decks620 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion88 decks620 decks
-8%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion82 decks620 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
10%inclusion60 decks620 decks
-11%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
10%inclusion59 decks620 decks
1%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.9%inclusion55 decks620 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.9%inclusion55 decks620 decks
7%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8.2%inclusion51 decks620 decks
7%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
7.7%inclusion48 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Harsh Mercy
7.7%inclusion48 decks620 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.4%inclusion46 decks620 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
7.3%inclusion45 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
7.3%inclusion45 decks620 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion44 decks620 decks
6%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.1%inclusion38 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.1%inclusion38 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
6.0%inclusion37 decks620 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
5.8%inclusion36 decks620 decks
-2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.5%inclusion34 decks620 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
65%inclusion264 decks406 decks
59%synergy
Herald's Horn
38%inclusion237 decks620 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Incubator
29%inclusion180 decks620 decks
15%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
27%inclusion168 decks620 decks
19%synergy
Coat of Arms
19%inclusion116 decks620 decks
16%synergy
Heartstone
18%inclusion114 decks620 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion112 decks620 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion89 decks620 decks
12%synergy
Door of Destinies
14%inclusion85 decks620 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.2%inclusion51 decks620 decks
-9%synergy
The Great Henge
7.7%inclusion48 decks620 decks
2%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.4%inclusion39 decks609 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.3%inclusion39 decks620 decks
3%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.0%inclusion37 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Echoes
55%inclusion343 decks620 decks
53%synergy
Intruder Alarm
47%inclusion293 decks620 decks
45%synergy
Kindred Discovery
27%inclusion170 decks620 decks
16%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
25%inclusion156 decks620 decks
20%synergy
Sylvan Library
25%inclusion155 decks620 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion149 decks620 decks
13%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
15%inclusion96 decks620 decks
9%synergy
Defense of the Heart
12%inclusion76 decks620 decks
10%synergy
Descendants' Path
12%inclusion74 decks620 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Project
12%inclusion73 decks620 decks
8%synergy
Unnatural Selection
10%inclusion65 decks620 decks
10%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
9.2%inclusion57 decks620 decks
8%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
8.9%inclusion55 decks620 decks
-2%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
6.9%inclusion43 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Elven Chorus
6.6%inclusion41 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.3%inclusion39 decks620 decks
1%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.3%inclusion39 decks620 decks
-3%synergy
Aura Shards
6.3%inclusion39 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
5.8%inclusion36 decks619 decks
-9%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.5%inclusion34 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Omen
5.2%inclusion32 decks620 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
22%inclusion134 decks614 decks
14%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion102 decks620 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion95 decks620 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion87 decks620 decks
-12%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion76 decks620 decks
2%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
8.5%inclusion53 decks620 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.6%inclusion41 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.6%inclusion41 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Mutavault
5.8%inclusion36 decks620 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion550 decks620 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion506 decks620 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
57%inclusion351 decks620 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion244 decks620 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion109 decks620 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion82 decks620 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion73 decks620 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion67 decks620 decks
4%synergy
Pillar of Origins
11%inclusion67 decks620 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion66 decks614 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion65 decks620 decks
-7%synergy
Timeless Lotus
5.2%inclusion32 decks620 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion602 decks620 decks
9%synergy
Sliver Hive
79%inclusion491 decks620 decks
74%synergy
Cavern of Souls
71%inclusion441 decks620 decks
54%synergy
Forest
70%inclusion436 decks620 decks
-10%synergy
Island
66%inclusion411 decks620 decks
-12%synergy
Plains
65%inclusion404 decks620 decks
-12%synergy
Swamp
65%inclusion402 decks620 decks
-10%synergy
Mountain
64%inclusion395 decks620 decks
-12%synergy
Breeding Pool
62%inclusion384 decks620 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion376 decks620 decks
-1%synergy
Windswept Heath
59%inclusion367 decks620 decks
32%synergy
Stomping Ground
59%inclusion365 decks620 decks
30%synergy
Misty Rainforest
58%inclusion357 decks620 decks
30%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
57%inclusion351 decks620 decks
30%synergy
Flooded Strand
56%inclusion350 decks620 decks
31%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
56%inclusion349 decks620 decks
28%synergy
Wooded Foothills
56%inclusion348 decks620 decks
30%synergy
Temple Garden
56%inclusion348 decks620 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion343 decks620 decks
32%synergy
Watery Grave
54%inclusion337 decks620 decks
30%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
54%inclusion336 decks620 decks
29%synergy
Godless Shrine
53%inclusion330 decks620 decks
29%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
53%inclusion328 decks620 decks
31%synergy
Arid Mesa
53%inclusion327 decks620 decks
30%synergy
Marsh Flats
53%inclusion327 decks620 decks
29%synergy
Scalding Tarn
52%inclusion321 decks620 decks
29%synergy
Sacred Foundry
51%inclusion319 decks620 decks
28%synergy
Steam Vents
51%inclusion316 decks620 decks
28%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
47%inclusion291 decks620 decks
30%synergy
Blood Crypt
46%inclusion287 decks620 decks
25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion276 decks620 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
44%inclusion272 decks620 decks
25%synergy
City of Brass
44%inclusion270 decks620 decks
24%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
44%inclusion270 decks620 decks
26%synergy
Reflecting Pool
34%inclusion210 decks620 decks
18%synergy
Tropical Island
26%inclusion162 decks620 decks
13%synergy
Savannah
26%inclusion161 decks620 decks
13%synergy
Taiga
26%inclusion161 decks620 decks
13%synergy
Scrubland
26%inclusion161 decks620 decks
14%synergy
Ketria Triome
26%inclusion160 decks620 decks
1%synergy
Bayou
26%inclusion159 decks620 decks
13%synergy
Plateau
25%inclusion158 decks620 decks
14%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion157 decks620 decks
13%synergy
Badlands
25%inclusion155 decks620 decks
14%synergy
Tundra
25%inclusion153 decks620 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion148 decks620 decks
12%synergy
Zagoth Triome
23%inclusion140 decks620 decks
1%synergy
Indatha Triome
22%inclusion138 decks620 decks
0%synergy
The World Tree
22%inclusion134 decks620 decks
-7%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
21%inclusion128 decks620 decks
0%synergy