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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Chronicle of Victory
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Abundant Countryside
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Vibrance
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sliver Queen
86%inclusion62 decks72 decks
84%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
90%inclusion65 decks72 decks
83%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
89%inclusion64 decks72 decks
83%synergy
The First Sliver
85%inclusion61 decks72 decks
82%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
89%inclusion64 decks72 decks
81%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
86%inclusion62 decks72 decks
80%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
88%inclusion63 decks72 decks
80%synergy
Quick Sliver
85%inclusion61 decks72 decks
80%synergy
Sliver Legion
85%inclusion61 decks72 decks
80%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
85%inclusion61 decks72 decks
78%synergy
Top Cards
Galerider Sliver
78%inclusion56 decks72 decks
72%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
76%inclusion55 decks72 decks
72%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
75%inclusion54 decks72 decks
70%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
71%inclusion51 decks72 decks
65%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
69%inclusion50 decks72 decks
64%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
63%synergy
Syphon Sliver
68%inclusion49 decks72 decks
63%synergy
Shifting Sliver
68%inclusion49 decks72 decks
63%synergy
Venom Sliver
68%inclusion49 decks72 decks
63%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Lavabelly Sliver
64%inclusion46 decks72 decks
59%synergy
Root Sliver
63%inclusion45 decks72 decks
59%synergy
Heart Sliver
61%inclusion44 decks72 decks
57%synergy
Synapse Sliver
57%inclusion41 decks72 decks
53%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
57%inclusion41 decks72 decks
43%synergy
Muscle Sliver
53%inclusion38 decks72 decks
49%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
53%inclusion38 decks72 decks
49%synergy
Basal Sliver
53%inclusion38 decks72 decks
51%synergy
Sinew Sliver
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
46%synergy
Crypt Sliver
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
44%synergy
Brood Sliver
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
43%synergy
Striking Sliver
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
41%synergy
Horned Sliver
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
39%synergy
Predatory Sliver
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
38%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Homing Sliver
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Essence Sliver
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Winged Sliver
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Realmwalker
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Birds of Paradise
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Sedge Sliver
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Constricting Sliver
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Bloom Tender
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Blur Sliver
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Virulent Sliver
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Might Sliver
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Megantic Sliver
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Ward Sliver
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Magma Sliver
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Dormant Sliver
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Opaline Sliver
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Clot Sliver
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Talon Sliver
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Toxin Sliver
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Noble Hierarch
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Firewake Sliver
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Hunter Sliver
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Fury Sliver
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Heroic Intervention
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Eladamri's Call
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Path to Exile
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
5%synergy
For the Ancestors
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Summons
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Beast Within
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Silence
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Three Visits
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Nature's Lore
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Farseek
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Distant Melody
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Raise the Palisade
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Cultivate
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
-19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Devastation
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Rampant Growth
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-12%synergy
Wrath of God
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Wargate
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Regrowth
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Harsh Mercy
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Return from Extinction
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Bring to Light
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Incubator
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Heartstone
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Coat of Arms
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Door of Destinies
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
12%synergy
The Great Henge
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
64%inclusion46 decks72 decks
60%synergy
Mana Echoes
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
47%synergy
Intruder Alarm
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
38%synergy
Kindred Discovery
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Library
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Descendants' Path
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Unnatural Selection
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Mirari's Wake
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Elven Chorus
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Steely Resolve
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Aura Shards
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-19%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Homeward Path
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion58 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion54 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Timeless Lotus
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Savannah
100%inclusion72 decks72 decks
87%synergy
Tundra
100%inclusion72 decks72 decks
88%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion72 decks72 decks
87%synergy
Volcanic Island
99%inclusion71 decks72 decks
87%synergy
Taiga
99%inclusion71 decks72 decks
86%synergy
Underground Sea
99%inclusion71 decks72 decks
86%synergy
Bayou
99%inclusion71 decks72 decks
86%synergy
Plateau
97%inclusion70 decks72 decks
86%synergy
Scrubland
96%inclusion69 decks72 decks
84%synergy
Badlands
90%inclusion65 decks72 decks
79%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion65 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
83%inclusion60 decks72 decks
58%synergy
Wooded Foothills
81%inclusion58 decks72 decks
54%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion58 decks72 decks
57%synergy
Windswept Heath
81%inclusion58 decks72 decks
53%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
79%inclusion57 decks72 decks
53%synergy
Misty Rainforest
79%inclusion57 decks72 decks
52%synergy
Marsh Flats
79%inclusion57 decks72 decks
56%synergy
Scalding Tarn
78%inclusion56 decks72 decks
55%synergy
Cavern of Souls
76%inclusion55 decks72 decks
59%synergy
Arid Mesa
75%inclusion54 decks72 decks
53%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
75%inclusion54 decks72 decks
53%synergy
Sliver Hive
74%inclusion53 decks72 decks
69%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion42 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
City of Brass
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Forest
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
-34%synergy
Plains
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
-33%synergy
Island
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
-34%synergy
Mountain
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
-34%synergy
Mana Confluence
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Swamp
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
-35%synergy
Breeding Pool
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Reflecting Pool
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Temple Garden
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Stomping Ground
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
-13%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Sacred Foundry
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Starting Town
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Zagoth Triome
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Ketria Triome
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Indatha Triome
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
-5%synergy