Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Budget Core

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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Gemhide Sliver
85%inclusion72 decks85 decks
78%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
76%inclusion65 decks85 decks
70%synergy
Winged Sliver
71%inclusion60 decks85 decks
67%synergy
Quick Sliver
72%inclusion61 decks85 decks
67%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
71%inclusion60 decks85 decks
65%synergy
Crypt Sliver
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
60%synergy
Striking Sliver
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
58%synergy
Shifting Sliver
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
57%synergy
Sinew Sliver
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
57%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Cloudshredder Sliver
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
56%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Virulent Sliver
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
57%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Brood Sliver
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Might Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Predatory Sliver
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Venom Sliver
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
50%synergy
Muscle Sliver
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
50%synergy
Megantic Sliver
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Fury Sliver
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Constricting Sliver
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
49%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Blur Sliver
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
45%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Clot Sliver
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Heart Sliver
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Homing Sliver
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Battering Sliver
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Leeching Sliver
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Fungus Sliver
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Sidewinder Sliver
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Essence Sliver
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Shadow Sliver
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Reflex Sliver
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Syphon Sliver
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Ward Sliver
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Tempered Sliver
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Firewake Sliver
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Galerider Sliver
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Root Sliver
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Lancer Sliver
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Opaline Sliver
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Hunter Sliver
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Watcher Sliver
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Mesmeric Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Plated Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Synapse Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Battle Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Telekinetic Sliver
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Spined Sliver
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Sedge Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Blade Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Toxin Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Groundshaker Sliver
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-23%synergy
Path to Exile
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Mortify
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Wilt
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Harrow
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
You Happen On a Glade
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Putrefy
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Naya Charm
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Countervailing Winds
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Barrier Breach
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Beast Within
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Miscalculation
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Reclamation
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Neutralize
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Forsake the Worldly
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Once and Future
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Despark
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Growth Spiral
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Raise the Draugr
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Treats
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Saved by the Shell
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Pain 101
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Rampant Growth
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Distant Melody
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Farseek
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Kodama's Reach
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Hive Stirrings
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Circuitous Route
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Return from Extinction
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Crippling Fear
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Regrowth
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Explore
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Migration Path
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Harsh Mercy
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
All Suns' Dawn
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Harmonize
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Wildest Dreams
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Edge of Autumn
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Seeds of Renewal
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Beneath the Sands
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Recollect
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Restock
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-18%synergy
Down // Dirty
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Treasured Find
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Dryad's Revival
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Reconstruct History
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Healing Technique
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Dismantling Wave
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Vastwood Surge
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Lessons from Life
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Coat of Arms
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Heartstone
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Gathering Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Loreseeker's Stone
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Armillary Sphere
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Hivestone
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Book of Rass
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Door to Nothingness
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
World Map
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Everything Pizza
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Wild Pair
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Font of Fertility
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Bonds of Mortality
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Unnatural Selection
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Astral Drift
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Shared Animosity
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Training Grounds
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Abundant Growth
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Descendants' Path
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Omen
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Remote Isle
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Crater
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Slippery Karst
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Drifting Meadow
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Pillar of Origins
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Indatha Crystal
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geode
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Ketria Crystal
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Raugrin Crystal
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Savai Crystal
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Gruul Signet
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Manalith
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Island
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion73 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Path of Ancestry
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Jungle Shrine
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Seaside Citadel
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Monastery
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Opulent Palace
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Savage Lands
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Nomad Outpost
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Thriving Heath
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Sliver Hive
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Canopy Vista
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Bluff
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Prairie Stream
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Grove
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Rupture Spire
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Cinder Glade
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Mountain Valley
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
The World Tree
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Tranquil Cove
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Vivid Grove
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Flood Plain
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Krosan Verge
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Grasslands
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Vivid Creek
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Blossoming Sands
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy