Sliver Overlord (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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
95%inclusion81 decks85 decks
88%synergy
Manaweft Sliver
86%inclusion73 decks85 decks
79%synergy
Sentinel Sliver
76%inclusion65 decks85 decks
71%synergy
Quick Sliver
74%inclusion63 decks85 decks
69%synergy
Sinew Sliver
73%inclusion62 decks85 decks
69%synergy
Crystalline Sliver
74%inclusion63 decks85 decks
69%synergy
Sliver Hivelord
74%inclusion63 decks85 decks
68%synergy
Cloudshredder Sliver
75%inclusion64 decks85 decks
68%synergy
Brood Sliver
72%inclusion61 decks85 decks
68%synergy
Striking Sliver
72%inclusion61 decks85 decks
67%synergy
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Harmonic Sliver
71%inclusion60 decks85 decks
65%synergy
Winged Sliver
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
66%synergy
Venom Sliver
68%inclusion58 decks85 decks
63%synergy
Diffusion Sliver
67%inclusion57 decks85 decks
62%synergy
Necrotic Sliver
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
61%synergy
Bonescythe Sliver
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
59%synergy
Shifting Sliver
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
58%synergy
Crypt Sliver
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
58%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
57%synergy
Predatory Sliver
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Coalition Victory
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Syphon Sliver
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Muscle Sliver
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Galerider Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
52%synergy
Might Sliver
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Two-Headed Sliver
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Megantic Sliver
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Heart Sliver
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
49%synergy
Blur Sliver
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
49%synergy
Hibernation Sliver
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
47%synergy
Constricting Sliver
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
46%synergy
Homing Sliver
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
45%synergy
Virulent Sliver
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
45%synergy
Lavabelly Sliver
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Synapse Sliver
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Bonesplitter Sliver
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Root Sliver
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Fury Sliver
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Clot Sliver
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Ward Sliver
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Sliver Legion
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Lazotep Sliver
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Pulmonic Sliver
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Realmwalker
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Hatchery Sliver
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Horned Sliver
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Basal Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Essence Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Battering Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Firewake Sliver
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
25%synergy
The First Sliver
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Sliver Gravemother
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Regal Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Hollowhead Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Opaline Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Spinneret Sliver
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Plated Sliver
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Dregscape Sliver
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Tempered Sliver
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Fungus Sliver
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Cleaving Sliver
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Capricious Sliver
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Leeching Sliver
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Belligerent Sliver
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Toxin Sliver
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Sidewinder Sliver
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Hunter Sliver
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Sedge Sliver
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
2%synergy
For the Ancestors
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-13%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Blades of Velis Vel
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Harrow
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Shields of Velis Vel
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Wings of Velis Vel
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Crib Swap
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Fog
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Bant Charm
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-17%synergy
Standardize
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Farseek
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Distant Melody
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Rampant Growth
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Hive Stirrings
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Aphetto Dredging
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Harsh Mercy
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Lore
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Cleansing Nova
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Decimate
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Shared Roots
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Together as One
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Wargate
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Terminus
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Explore
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vanquisher's Banner
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Herald's Horn
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Coat of Arms
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Heartstone
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Door of Destinies
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Gathering Stone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Training Grounds
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Unnatural Selection
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Wild Pair
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Kindred Discovery
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-0%synergy
Intruder Alarm
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Descendants' Fury
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Asceticism
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Descendants' Path
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Omen
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Mirari's Wake
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cascading Cataracts
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion65 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion58 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Pillar of Origins
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Firdoch Core
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Simic Signet
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Manalith
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Gruul Signet
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Island
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion83 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion74 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Sliver Hive
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Opulent Palace
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Monastery
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Jungle Shrine
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Savage Lands
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Nomad Outpost
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Seaside Citadel
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Prairie Stream
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Canopy Vista
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Cinder Glade
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
15%synergy
The World Tree
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Rugged Highlands
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Grasslands
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Tranquil Cove
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Blossoming Sands
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Flood Plain
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Scattered Groves
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Battlefield Forge
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Rupture Spire
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Brushland
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Thornwood Falls
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Mountain Valley
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Stomping Ground
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-20%synergy
Caves of Koilos
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
2%synergy