Sliver Overlord: Slivers Gone Wild

Commander / EDH Forkbeard

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Forkbeard says... #1

Nice one, thanks Nightdragon779. I ran Diffusion Sliver in here at one point. Definitely handy, but I found myself going for Crystalline Sliver every time instead. I may give her (I think it's a her? It looks like a her, we'll call it a her) another chance. As for Venom Sliver, great call. I didn't even think of the evil Thorncaster Sliver symmetry. That has to happen!

November 30, 2015 9:45 p.m.

Lanzo493 says... #2

You can add Hunter Sliver as well since it works as good targeted removal with a double strike/first strike sliver out and deathtouch.

December 1, 2015 10:41 a.m.

Forkbeard says... #3

So much evil! I like it Lanzo493, cheers.

December 1, 2015 1:17 p.m.

Holtzman says... #4

I get so much instant hate from playing any Sliver commander I made a deck centered around wiping the board with Sliver Hivelord out. Feel the Wrath of the Hivelord!

Zendikar Resurgent makes the deck fly off the handle. Stoneforge Masterwork only affects one creature but it's helpful even if an opponent has more creatures then you (goblins - saproling)

February 13, 2016 1:48 p.m.

Forkbeard says... #5

Cool suggestions Holtzman, thank you. I can definitely see value in Zendikar Resurgent, I may try to squeeze it in here. As for Stoneforge Masterwork, I'm not so sure that it helps the game plan much. I have a lot of lord/pump effects in here already, having 1 potentially mighty sliver probably isn't going to help too much - If I were going for something like that, I'd probably slap Alpha Status in here instead.

February 13, 2016 2:44 p.m.

Mythwind says... #6

Great deck! +1 for you.

May 1, 2016 6:54 p.m.

Forkbeard says... #7

Thanks Mythwind!

May 1, 2016 7:58 p.m.

Grahamatica says... #8

Helped a buddy of mine build a Sliver EDH, in turn he would not use it against me lol

May 4, 2016 4:18 p.m.

Forkbeard says... #9

Well played Grahamatica, well played.

May 4, 2016 6:18 p.m.

Draniei says... #10

You should switch out Thorncaster Sliver for Quilled Sliver, he does the same thing for less mana. And you can still combo with Venom Sliver to kill everything.

July 21, 2016 4:52 p.m.

Forkbeard says... #11

Quilled Sliver definitely does the trick for creatures, but Thorncaster Sliver grants the bonus of targeting players as well. Cool suggestion though Draniei, I had forgotten about Quilled!

July 21, 2016 5:30 p.m.

PopeAwesome says... #12

Hey recently made a sliver deck myself Slivers all Permenents and was wondering if Ghostflame Sliver really has much utility besides surviving All Is Dust also isn't Venom Sliver just better than Toxin Sliver since Venom combos with Thorncaster Sliver and Toxin doesn't? Also is Crystalline Sliver worth it given that it negates Amoeboid Changeling, Unnatural Selection and Magma Sliver?

August 2, 2016 7:01 p.m.

Forkbeard says... #13

Hey PopeAwesome, thanks for stopping by. I'll do my best to answer your questions here...

Sure, Ghostflame Sliver doesn't have use beyond All Is Dust and would never be my first Overlord tutor pick, but if you pull that fun little combo off it's very satisfying and often game ending. As for Venom Sliver and Toxin Sliver, redundancy isn't necessarily a bad idea! The Venom + Thorncaster combo is cute, but giving your slivers deathtouch is nothing to sniff at - I don't mind having both in the deck (I'd actually love to find a slot for Winged Sliver for the same reason). Crystalline Sliver is often my first Overlord tutor. It's one of the best slivers ever printed and is an auto-include in virtually every sliver deck for a reason - Sometimes you just need to protect your crew and if that means it's at the expense of a few tricks & combos, so be it.

Think of a Sliver Overlord deck as a toolbox, a way to respond to the board state. Need to get rid of a pesky enchantment? Harmonic Sliver is your guy. Running low on life? Time to fetch up Syphon Sliver...You know the drill!

August 2, 2016 7:41 p.m.

hfvalenz says... #14

Hey people, you forgot that Ghostflame is awesome against creatures with protection from any color, don't underestimate him hehe.

August 2, 2016 9:42 p.m.

Lanzo493 says... #15

Arcane Lighthouse is the answer to the Crystalline Sliver problem. Although Magma Sliver may not be able to be fixed, it is certainly a strong enough card to use anyway. I wouldn't say Ghostflame Sliver is worth it when you have Sliver Hivelord for other board wipe effects. Toxin Sliver is nice because your opponent can't regenerate their creatures, although that hardly ever applies. It's too expensive for its price.

August 3, 2016 12:16 a.m.

Forkbeard says... #16

Toxin Sliver is a great deterrent. It's not going to be my first Overlord tutor or anything but I never mind when I draw it. Ghostflame Sliver can be surprisingly useful for the aforementioned reasons - At worst it has sliver synergy and at best it's a tutor target for All Is Dust shenanigans (or getting around colour protection as hfvalenz mentioned).

August 7, 2016 4:31 p.m.

thomasno02 says... #17

Have you considered Intruder Alarm to combo withGemhide Sliver/Manaweft Sliver and Sliver Queen. you have Mana Echoes and it's fun to declare "I have infinite slivers!"

August 31, 2016 5:52 p.m.

Forkbeard says... #18

Yes! I used to run Intruder Alarm in here and I ended up swapping it out and some point. I should give it another chance though, it really does deserve a spot. Thanks thomasno02.

August 31, 2016 6:04 p.m.

Rogue_Titan says... #19

your one Amoeboid Changeling feels left out cause hes the only non sliver hahaha XD

+1

January 1, 2017 5:54 p.m.

Forkbeard says... #20

Heh, I know what you mean Rogue_Titan. Amoeboid Changeling is an honorary sliver in that he's all creature types (he still reaps all of the sliver buffs) + his first ability allows Sliver Overlord to steal any creature. Do not underestimate this little guy - he is love, he is life:

he is love, he is life

January 2, 2017 3:25 p.m.

Whaletron says... #22

Really like what you've done with Overlord! [not so much the counter play but that's personal x)] Took some of the great advice in this and applied it to my own so much thanks for building such a great deck.

I was wondering if there was any reason you didn't include Ashnod's Altar? Is it because you really only want Basal Sliver when Queen is live?

August 29, 2017 3:19 a.m.

Forkbeard says... #24

Thank you very much Whaletron, appreciate the kind words of encouragement. You're right, Ashnod's Altar would be a decent addition. Given the combo potential of Basal Sliver, a bit of redundancy would be just fine. Good call.

August 29, 2017 11:35 p.m.

GMD_1090 says... #25

a few suggestions to help with your tempo:

remove dormant sliver and put in Opaline Sliver similar effect, but no defender! woo!

Animar, Soul of Elements and Bloom Tender both are not slivers, but certainly have useful effects for your slivers (if you can afford them).

it would also seem that using Sliver Lords ( +1/+1 etc) is not needed very much in decks such as this since yo would go wide rather than go tall. so aside from sliver leigon, which is too good to not include, i would get rid of the other sliver lords.

I would also argue that if you have sliver queen in your deck, you should also have thorncaster in there for the sake of additional utility. think of it this way, you swing with a ton of slivers at one player, then you can do that much damage to another player without interruption.

I would further argue that Magma Sliver is superior to the Firewake Sliver for a few reasons. 1) it is based on the number of slivers, meaning it should be no problem to tap 5 slivers to pump up one sliver for +25/+0, 2) it does not require sacrificing, and 3) it is only one colored mana, which means that despite being more expensive, it is easier for a multi colored deck as well as more efficient with Uzras incubator, and animar should you run him.

however, if yo like having all of these slier abilities that require sacrificing, and you have no problem doing so, possibly consider Dictate of Erebos for clearing the enemy board.

another idea would be the inclusion of Cryptolith Rite or if you can afford/find it, Prismatic Omen for even more rampy!!

overall, i think you have some pretty awesome bones here, you just may want to see if there is a particular strategy you want to follow and tweak this a little more in that direction. good luck mate!!

September 1, 2017 11:40 a.m.

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