Sliver Overlord (Commander) - 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
9.5%inclusion18 decks190 decks
5%synergy
Abundant Countryside
8.4%inclusion16 decks190 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.8%inclusion11 decks190 decks
2%synergy
Oko, Lorwyn Liege
4.7%inclusion9 decks190 decks
4%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
4.2%inclusion8 decks190 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion685 decks723 decks
87%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
94%inclusion677 decks723 decks
86%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
92%inclusion667 decks723 decks
86%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
90%inclusion649 decks723 decks
82%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
87%inclusion627 decks723 decks
81%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
85%inclusion611 decks723 decks
78%synergy
Sliver Legion
80%inclusion577 decks723 decks
75%synergy
Quick Sliver
79%inclusion572 decks723 decks
74%synergy
The First Sliver
76%inclusion553 decks723 decks
74%synergy
Galerider Sliver
79%inclusion570 decks723 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Syphon Sliver
78%inclusion567 decks723 decks
73%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
76%inclusion553 decks723 decks
71%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
76%inclusion552 decks723 decks
71%synergy
Shifting Sliver
76%inclusion549 decks723 decks
70%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
75%inclusion544 decks723 decks
70%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
74%inclusion534 decks723 decks
69%synergy
Venom Sliver
73%inclusion531 decks723 decks
68%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
71%inclusion512 decks723 decks
66%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
70%inclusion376 decks539 decks
64%synergy
Striking Sliver
63%inclusion457 decks723 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
19%inclusion137 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion137 decks723 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion132 decks723 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion123 decks723 decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion74 decks723 decks
-8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.6%inclusion62 decks723 decks
-5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.0%inclusion58 decks723 decks
-4%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.7%inclusion56 decks723 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.2%inclusion52 decks723 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Lavabelly Sliver
62%inclusion445 decks723 decks
57%synergy
Heart Sliver
61%inclusion444 decks723 decks
58%synergy
Brood Sliver
60%inclusion436 decks723 decks
56%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
60%inclusion433 decks723 decks
55%synergy
Root Sliver
59%inclusion430 decks723 decks
56%synergy
Crypt Sliver
58%inclusion422 decks723 decks
54%synergy
Synapse Sliver
55%inclusion400 decks723 decks
51%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
54%inclusion393 decks723 decks
41%synergy
Sinew Sliver
53%inclusion383 decks723 decks
49%synergy
Muscle Sliver
53%inclusion380 decks723 decks
49%synergy
Predatory Sliver
50%inclusion361 decks723 decks
46%synergy
Sliver Queen
48%inclusion348 decks723 decks
46%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
48%inclusion344 decks723 decks
44%synergy
Winged Sliver
47%inclusion343 decks723 decks
44%synergy
Homing Sliver
45%inclusion326 decks723 decks
42%synergy
Virulent Sliver
45%inclusion326 decks723 decks
42%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
42%inclusion304 decks723 decks
38%synergy
Horned Sliver
41%inclusion300 decks723 decks
39%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
41%inclusion296 decks723 decks
38%synergy
Constricting Sliver
40%inclusion288 decks723 decks
36%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
40%inclusion287 decks723 decks
36%synergy
Basal Sliver
38%inclusion276 decks723 decks
36%synergy
Realmwalker
37%inclusion270 decks723 decks
29%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
37%inclusion265 decks723 decks
33%synergy
Blur Sliver
36%inclusion258 decks723 decks
32%synergy
Essence Sliver
34%inclusion244 decks723 decks
32%synergy
Megantic Sliver
34%inclusion243 decks723 decks
30%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
34%inclusion243 decks723 decks
31%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
29%inclusion208 decks723 decks
27%synergy
Might Sliver
28%inclusion203 decks723 decks
25%synergy
Ward Sliver
27%inclusion196 decks723 decks
25%synergy
Sedge Sliver
24%inclusion176 decks723 decks
23%synergy
Clot Sliver
24%inclusion174 decks723 decks
22%synergy
Opaline Sliver
22%inclusion156 decks723 decks
20%synergy
Regal Sliver
21%inclusion154 decks723 decks
19%synergy
Toxin Sliver
21%inclusion153 decks723 decks
20%synergy
Firewake Sliver
21%inclusion152 decks723 decks
19%synergy
Leeching Sliver
20%inclusion148 decks723 decks
19%synergy
Taunting Sliver
19%inclusion139 decks723 decks
17%synergy
Magma Sliver
19%inclusion138 decks723 decks
18%synergy
Fury Sliver
18%inclusion131 decks723 decks
16%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion126 decks723 decks
-7%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
16%inclusion119 decks723 decks
16%synergy
Dormant Sliver
16%inclusion115 decks723 decks
15%synergy
Hunter Sliver
16%inclusion114 decks723 decks
15%synergy
Shadow Sliver
15%inclusion107 decks723 decks
13%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
15%inclusion105 decks723 decks
13%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
14%inclusion103 decks723 decks
13%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
13%inclusion96 decks723 decks
11%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
13%inclusion95 decks723 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion294 decks723 decks
2%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion209 decks723 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
29%inclusion208 decks723 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion204 decks723 decks
-1%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
18%inclusion127 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Eladamri's Call
15%inclusion108 decks723 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion93 decks723 decks
1%synergy
For the Ancestors
12%inclusion89 decks723 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion85 decks723 decks
1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion80 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion75 decks723 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion71 decks723 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
9.3%inclusion67 decks723 decks
0%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.3%inclusion53 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Summons
7.2%inclusion52 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.1%inclusion44 decks723 decks
-1%synergy
Generous Gift
6.1%inclusion44 decks723 decks
0%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
5.9%inclusion43 decks723 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
5.9%inclusion43 decks723 decks
1%synergy
Dovin's Veto
5.8%inclusion42 decks723 decks
-1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.5%inclusion40 decks723 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
60%inclusion435 decks723 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Lore
41%inclusion293 decks723 decks
14%synergy
Three Visits
38%inclusion276 decks723 decks
15%synergy
Cultivate
38%inclusion275 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Distant Melody
33%inclusion236 decks723 decks
26%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
29%inclusion212 decks723 decks
25%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion170 decks723 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion159 decks723 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
21%inclusion149 decks723 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion142 decks723 decks
0%synergy
Harsh Mercy
14%inclusion101 decks723 decks
13%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
9.3%inclusion67 decks723 decks
2%synergy
Crippling Fear
9.3%inclusion67 decks723 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Palisade
8.0%inclusion58 decks723 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
6.9%inclusion50 decks723 decks
0%synergy
Decimate
6.6%inclusion48 decks723 decks
5%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
6.2%inclusion45 decks723 decks
6%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.2%inclusion45 decks723 decks
5%synergy
Hive Stirrings
6.1%inclusion44 decks723 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
5.8%inclusion42 decks723 decks
3%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
5.4%inclusion39 decks723 decks
-2%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.1%inclusion37 decks723 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
48%inclusion347 decks723 decks
30%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
35%inclusion253 decks723 decks
28%synergy
Urza's Incubator
29%inclusion207 decks723 decks
13%synergy
Coat of Arms
20%inclusion144 decks723 decks
17%synergy
Heartstone
20%inclusion143 decks723 decks
19%synergy
Door of Destinies
17%inclusion125 decks723 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion69 decks723 decks
-7%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
9.4%inclusion68 decks723 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.4%inclusion53 decks714 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.1%inclusion51 decks723 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.5%inclusion47 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
53%inclusion384 decks723 decks
49%synergy
Kindred Discovery
35%inclusion254 decks723 decks
24%synergy
Mana Echoes
29%inclusion208 decks723 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion199 decks723 decks
26%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
23%inclusion168 decks723 decks
16%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
21%inclusion154 decks723 decks
16%synergy
Descendants' Path
18%inclusion132 decks723 decks
15%synergy
Guardian Project
16%inclusion117 decks723 decks
13%synergy
Unnatural Selection
12%inclusion89 decks723 decks
12%synergy
Elven Chorus
11%inclusion79 decks723 decks
9%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
10%inclusion73 decks723 decks
-1%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion71 decks723 decks
5%synergy
Mirari's Wake
9.3%inclusion67 decks723 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
9.3%inclusion67 decks723 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.0%inclusion65 decks723 decks
-2%synergy
Wild Pair
8.0%inclusion58 decks723 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion58 decks723 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Omen
7.5%inclusion54 decks723 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.7%inclusion41 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
19%inclusion135 decks718 decks
11%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
13%inclusion92 decks723 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion85 decks723 decks
-14%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
7.1%inclusion51 decks723 decks
-4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
7.1%inclusion51 decks723 decks
-3%synergy
Mutavault
6.8%inclusion49 decks723 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion599 decks723 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion590 decks723 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
60%inclusion433 decks723 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion311 decks723 decks
12%synergy
Pillar of Origins
16%inclusion118 decks723 decks
14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion117 decks718 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion102 decks723 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.9%inclusion64 decks723 decks
6%synergy
Timeless Lotus
5.7%inclusion41 decks723 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion682 decks723 decks
6%synergy
Forest
84%inclusion605 decks723 decks
3%synergy
Island
82%inclusion590 decks723 decks
3%synergy
Plains
82%inclusion590 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
80%inclusion576 decks723 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
79%inclusion574 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Sliver Hive
73%inclusion528 decks723 decks
68%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion482 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
61%inclusion442 decks723 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
56%inclusion406 decks723 decks
37%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
52%inclusion376 decks723 decks
33%synergy
Cavern of Souls
49%inclusion354 decks723 decks
32%synergy
Stomping Ground
48%inclusion346 decks723 decks
18%synergy
Breeding Pool
47%inclusion343 decks723 decks
17%synergy
Temple Garden
45%inclusion328 decks723 decks
16%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
44%inclusion315 decks723 decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
43%inclusion308 decks723 decks
18%synergy
Windswept Heath
41%inclusion300 decks723 decks
14%synergy
Sacred Foundry
41%inclusion296 decks723 decks
17%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
41%inclusion294 decks723 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion293 decks723 decks
16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
39%inclusion279 decks723 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion277 decks723 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion274 decks723 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
37%inclusion265 decks723 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion256 decks723 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
35%inclusion252 decks723 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion251 decks723 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
34%inclusion249 decks723 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion240 decks723 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
33%inclusion237 decks723 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion236 decks723 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
30%inclusion216 decks723 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
28%inclusion205 decks723 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
27%inclusion197 decks723 decks
9%synergy
Ketria Triome
25%inclusion184 decks723 decks
1%synergy
The World Tree
23%inclusion165 decks723 decks
-5%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
23%inclusion163 decks723 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Shrine
22%inclusion160 decks723 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
22%inclusion159 decks723 decks
18%synergy
Zagoth Triome
22%inclusion159 decks723 decks
1%synergy
Indatha Triome
22%inclusion157 decks723 decks
0%synergy
Opulent Palace
22%inclusion156 decks723 decks
5%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
22%inclusion156 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Seaside Citadel
21%inclusion150 decks723 decks
5%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
20%inclusion145 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
20%inclusion143 decks723 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Monastery
19%inclusion138 decks723 decks
5%synergy
Savage Lands
19%inclusion137 decks723 decks
7%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
19%inclusion136 decks723 decks
-1%synergy