Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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
MTGStocks
Brush Off
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sliver Queen
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
95%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
92%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
93%inclusion70 decks75 decks
88%synergy
Gemhide Sliver
95%inclusion71 decks75 decks
88%synergy
Training Grounds
91%inclusion68 decks75 decks
87%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
92%inclusion69 decks75 decks
86%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
92%inclusion69 decks75 decks
85%synergy
Harmonic Sliver
91%inclusion68 decks75 decks
85%synergy
Sliver Legion
89%inclusion67 decks75 decks
84%synergy
The First Sliver
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
81%synergy
Top Cards
Necrotic Sliver
83%inclusion62 decks75 decks
78%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
81%inclusion61 decks75 decks
77%synergy
Basal Sliver
80%inclusion60 decks75 decks
78%synergy
Heart Sliver
80%inclusion60 decks75 decks
76%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
80%inclusion60 decks75 decks
76%synergy
Quick Sliver
79%inclusion59 decks75 decks
74%synergy
Galerider Sliver
76%inclusion57 decks75 decks
71%synergy
Mana Echoes
75%inclusion56 decks75 decks
73%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
57%synergy
Intruder Alarm
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
65%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
91%inclusion68 decks75 decks
73%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
87%inclusion65 decks75 decks
83%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
81%inclusion61 decks75 decks
68%synergy
Rhystic Study
80%inclusion60 decks75 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
80%inclusion60 decks75 decks
67%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
73%inclusion55 decks75 decks
58%synergy
Worldly Tutor
73%inclusion55 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Mox Diamond
69%inclusion52 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Chrome Mox
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Root Sliver
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
59%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
57%synergy
Birds of Paradise
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Venom Sliver
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
52%synergy
Homing Sliver
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
53%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Syphon Sliver
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Dormant Sliver
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Shifting Sliver
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Noble Hierarch
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Realmwalker
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Sedge Sliver
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Striking Sliver
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Bloom Tender
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Virulent Sliver
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Crypt Sliver
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Horned Sliver
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Biomancer's Familiar
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Synapse Sliver
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Brood Sliver
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Essence Sliver
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Constricting Sliver
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Hermit Druid
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Sliver
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Acidic Sliver
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Darkheart Sliver
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Delighted Halfling
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Muscle Sliver
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Winged Sliver
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Vitality
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Blur Sliver
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Ward Sliver
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Sinew Sliver
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Magma Sliver
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Seedborn Muse
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Cautery Sliver
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion46 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Mana Drain
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
51%synergy
Swan Song
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Eladamri's Call
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Force of Will
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
44%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Pact of Negation
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Silence
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Deflecting Swat
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Veil of Summer
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Intuition
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Mental Misstep
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Heroic Intervention
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Path to Exile
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Chord of Calling
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Crop Rotation
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Miscast
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Devastation
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Farseek
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Three Visits
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Timetwister
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Buried Alive
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Dominance
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Time Spiral
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Neoform
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Gamble
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thrumming Hivepool
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
49%synergy
The One Ring
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Heartstone
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Coat of Arms
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
The Great Henge
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
44%synergy
Smothering Tithe
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Sylvan Library
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Discovery
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Selection
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Exploration
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Elven Chorus
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Burgeoning
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Three Tree City
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mutavault
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion69 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion56 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Bayou
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
86%synergy
Tropical Island
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
86%synergy
Tundra
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
85%synergy
Taiga
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
85%synergy
Underground Sea
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
85%synergy
Savannah
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
85%synergy
Volcanic Island
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
85%synergy
Scrubland
96%inclusion72 decks75 decks
84%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion71 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
95%inclusion71 decks75 decks
84%synergy
Plateau
93%inclusion70 decks75 decks
82%synergy
Cavern of Souls
89%inclusion67 decks75 decks
72%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
87%inclusion65 decks75 decks
61%synergy
Windswept Heath
85%inclusion64 decks75 decks
58%synergy
Misty Rainforest
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
57%synergy
Marsh Flats
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
62%synergy
Polluted Delta
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
61%synergy
Scalding Tarn
83%inclusion62 decks75 decks
60%synergy
Flooded Strand
83%inclusion62 decks75 decks
58%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
81%inclusion61 decks75 decks
60%synergy
Wooded Foothills
80%inclusion60 decks75 decks
54%synergy
Arid Mesa
77%inclusion58 decks75 decks
56%synergy
Mana Confluence
69%inclusion52 decks75 decks
51%synergy
Sliver Hive
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
62%synergy
City of Brass
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
45%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Breeding Pool
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Temple Garden
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Forest
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
-48%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Stomping Ground
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Sacred Foundry
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Island
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
-51%synergy
Godless Shrine
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
-50%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
-53%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Plains
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-56%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-31%synergy
The World Tree
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-15%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Starting Town
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy