Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Budget Core

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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
Belonging
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Collective Inferno
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Omni-Changeling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Gathering Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemhide Sliver
82%inclusion69 decks84 decks
75%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
76%inclusion64 decks84 decks
70%synergy
Quick Sliver
70%inclusion59 decks84 decks
65%synergy
Winged Sliver
65%inclusion55 decks84 decks
62%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
67%inclusion56 decks84 decks
60%synergy
Might Sliver
60%inclusion50 decks84 decks
57%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
56%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
60%inclusion50 decks84 decks
56%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
63%inclusion53 decks84 decks
56%synergy
Crypt Sliver
60%inclusion50 decks84 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Manaweft Sliver
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
55%synergy
Megantic Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
55%synergy
Striking Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
53%synergy
Venom Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
53%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
51%synergy
Shifting Sliver
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
52%synergy
Virulent Sliver
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
54%synergy
Sinew Sliver
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
53%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
51%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Diffusion Sliver
55%inclusion46 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Fury Sliver
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
52%synergy
Predatory Sliver
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
50%synergy
Brood Sliver
54%inclusion45 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Muscle Sliver
52%inclusion44 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Constricting Sliver
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
48%synergy
Heart Sliver
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
44%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
45%synergy
Clot Sliver
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Blur Sliver
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
39%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Battering Sliver
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
39%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
37%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Homing Sliver
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Leeching Sliver
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
37%synergy
Sidewinder Sliver
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
36%synergy
Fungus Sliver
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Reflex Sliver
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Shadow Sliver
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Syphon Sliver
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Ward Sliver
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Essence Sliver
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Root Sliver
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Opaline Sliver
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Firewake Sliver
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Hunter Sliver
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Synapse Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Toxin Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Lancer Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Battle Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Mesmeric Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Watcher Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Blade Sliver
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Tempered Sliver
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Plated Sliver
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Groundshaker Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Galerider Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Spined Sliver
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Sedge Sliver
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Dormant Sliver
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
-24%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Harrow
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Wilt
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Path to Exile
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-15%synergy
You Happen On a Glade
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Naya Charm
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Putrefy
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Barrier Breach
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Once and Future
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Countervailing Winds
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Reclamation
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Miscalculation
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Neutralize
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Forsake the Worldly
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Bant Charm
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
For the Ancestors
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Despark
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Cancel
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Draugr
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Ready // Willing
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Beast Within
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Zealous Display
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
55%inclusion46 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Growth
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Distant Melody
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Farseek
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
-17%synergy
Hive Stirrings
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Kodama's Reach
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Explore
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Regrowth
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Cleansing Nova
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Circuitous Route
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Harsh Mercy
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
All Suns' Dawn
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Return from Extinction
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Crippling Fear
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Recollect
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Down // Dirty
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Beneath the Sands
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Dryad's Revival
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Wildest Dreams
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Edge of Autumn
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Reconstruct History
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Treasured Find
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Healing Technique
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-18%synergy
Harmonize
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Dismantling Wave
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Vastwood Surge
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Migration Path
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Restock
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Seeds of Renewal
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Decimate
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Herald's Horn
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Heartstone
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Coat of Arms
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Loreseeker's Stone
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Book of Rass
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Wild Pair
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Font of Fertility
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Selection
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Bonds of Mortality
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Astral Drift
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Shared Animosity
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Training Grounds
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Descendants' Path
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Smoldering Crater
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Remote Isle
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Drifting Meadow
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Slippery Karst
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion50 decks84 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
-16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Pillar of Origins
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Indatha Crystal
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Savai Crystal
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Raugrin Crystal
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Gruul Signet
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Ketria Crystal
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Manalith
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geode
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion84 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion84 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion84 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion84 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Island
100%inclusion84 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion73 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
37%synergy
Jungle Shrine
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Seaside Citadel
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Monastery
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Savage Lands
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Opulent Palace
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Nomad Outpost
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Canopy Vista
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Prairie Stream
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Heath
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Rupture Spire
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Sliver Hive
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Cinder Glade
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Vivid Grove
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Flood Plain
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Grove
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Krosan Verge
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Warped Landscape
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Tranquil Cove
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Mountain Valley
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Grasslands
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Vivid Creek
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Blossoming Sands
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
4%synergy