Sliver Hivelord
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Posted on July 1, 2014, 12:11 a.m. by JWiley129
Yep, new legendary Sliver guys. And he's a doozy.
GoldGhost012 says... #3
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's... It's so beautiful... sniffle
Welp, I think it's zandl that'll be pissed. I'm just a little sad he's not a 7/7.
July 1, 2014 12:14 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #4
Course, I play Slivers, so I may be a little biased.
July 1, 2014 12:15 a.m.
GoldGhost012 - According to Gavin's article, it being a 7/7 was too good.
July 1, 2014 12:17 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #6
So this is the Sliver the spawned the lineage of Slivers on Shandalar...
July 1, 2014 12:18 a.m.
beakedbard says... #7
Sad that he's not a 7/7 c'mon look at this get him and Crystalline Sliver on the field is pretty much gg unless your opponent uses some kind of spell like Mutilate or exile board wipes.
Also i got ninja'd. Good work sir~
July 1, 2014 12:18 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #9
Article? Do please tell.
But yeah, I do see where that may be a problem, especially in Standard. It just makes me a little sad to see the cycle broken.
July 1, 2014 12:19 a.m.
GoldGhost012 - Here is the article in which it's spoiled.
July 1, 2014 12:20 a.m.
Dalektable says... #14
That's...insane. I am a fan of tribal decks, and slivers especially because they are such a revered tribe in the game, but this is a bit much. I'm surprised they printed it, honestly. It's insanely good in EDH, I see this being played as the general in many a sliver EDH decks...
July 1, 2014 12:25 a.m.
Now the question is, does he replace Sliver Queen as the leader of my Sliver deck?
July 1, 2014 12:28 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #16
Anyone else seeing this fucker preordering at $30+?
July 1, 2014 12:29 a.m.
That seems a bit high, but I bet he'll break $15 or $20
July 1, 2014 12:30 a.m.
beakedbard says... #19
I'm interested to see what sliver decks will pop up in standard now. I mean Banishing Light and Detention Sphere will still deal with it but not much else really will. As well as the fact in this breif time spot Shocks, Pains, Mana Confluence and the new Sliver land will be in standard making it not that hard on the land base.
July 1, 2014 12:30 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #20
TwistedMoonlight, I would say yes in every instance except if your deck is constructed specifically around Sliver Queen . This will be more relevent to the boardstate than the token making ability far more often.
July 1, 2014 12:31 a.m.
This evolution is an invasionwhat do you guys think?I can go infinite with queen to win, other than that I only beat face. I lack other win cons...
July 1, 2014 12:33 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #24
I say $30ish mostly because he will make Slivers more viable, especially with the exceptionally great 5-color mana base. Also, this has far more eternal and casual value, since he is basically a 2-3x in any 5 color Slivers deck. Plus he's amazing in Sliver EDH. Note that I said for preorder, and I meant with all the hype and demand from casual and existing Sliver players. Do I think he'll stay there? I don't know, but this is arguably more playable than Sliver Legion , which is around $40. Granted, Legion came from a relatively not opened much set, but still, he's amazing.
July 1, 2014 12:35 a.m.
KnightsBattlecry001 says... #25
I really like the art on this. Hell I like the card in general. May try building a sliver deck now.
July 1, 2014 12:36 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #26
*far more eternal and casual value than most of the rest of the set.
July 1, 2014 12:37 a.m.
SevenSeasAgo says... #28
I've honestly thought Sliver Legion was better than the queen/
July 1, 2014 1:04 a.m.
SwiftDeath says... #29
I think that this is good utility for Sliver Overlord . I don't think that this is good enough to take the spot as the general but he is a staple in the deck.
beakedbard - here is all the cards I know that answers the Hivelord+crystalline sliver parring; Hallowed Burial , Terminus , False Prophet , Final Judgement , Living Death , Merciless Eviction , Evacuation , Whelming Wave , Black Sun's Zenith and like you said Mutilate oh and the new one Perilous Vault. there are more but these are the ones that I see being used in EDH. Evac and whelming wave don't answer the problem for good but they provide a nice cushion and control loves that.
July 1, 2014 1:12 a.m.
00xtremeninja says... #30
I am laughing so hard. Wow. I called it to my coworker last week too.
But....overlord still is my general. Just hivelord will be the first tutored out
July 1, 2014 1:18 a.m.
KindredDiscovery says... #31
We all knew in the back of our minds that this was coming, but we never thought they'd actually do it...my god...
July 1, 2014 2:23 a.m.
I guess you could say we all had a SLIVER of hope this would happen...
Eh? Eh?
July 1, 2014 4:15 a.m.
Schuesseled says... #33
I predicted this.... I am elated. Need, will pay any price.
July 1, 2014 5:11 a.m.
Enlightened_Jedi says... #34
Hell Yes.
So excited. I heard so many rumors of a mythic Sliver in M15, but didn't believe it until now.
I am so excited or m15. Im just gonna go ahead and proxy this guy and Sliver Hive up for my EDH
idk about how viable standard wise this is, but man this is awesome.
July 1, 2014 5:35 a.m.
i honestly do not see the big deal. Firstly, this will not be a thing in standard. Secondly, EDH has plenty of ways to deal with indestructible. And people, this is not a good general. Sliver Overlord
is the general. It is a tutor on a stick and with not much trouble, lets you steal everyone's creatures. When overlord drops you should combo out and kill all.
July 1, 2014 7:15 a.m.
@squire1 This will be a thing in standard until the rotation. Shocks, pain lands, scry lands, confluence, the hive, Manaweft Sliver makes 5-colors easy to hit on turn 5. Not to mention Mutavault is a sliver. People tried slivers in M14 when they came back but they were missing a little something. Between this guy and the hive, they found their something.
That said, it probably won't top any major tournaments, but it will be a pain to deal with at FNM until the rotation.
July 1, 2014 7:21 a.m.
If you've ever played against Avacyn, Angel of Hope in Commander, you know how powerful such an ability can be.
Also, Slivers now combo with Worldslayer .
July 1, 2014 7:34 a.m.
Schuesseled says... #40
@squire1 And overlord can now tutor for indestructibility. That's the big deal.
July 1, 2014 7:49 a.m.
nobu_the_bard says... #41
The artwork is gorgeous, but I dread this thing, despite having my own sliver deck he'd be perfect in ...
July 1, 2014 9:33 a.m.
CommanderOfBolas says... #42
I love this guy. he is insane.i am not really a fan of slivers, I am more of a tribal wizards kinda guy, but this is nuts....
Damn You Wizards!!! Damn You!!!
July 1, 2014 10:10 a.m.
opponent: i cast sliver hivelord....
me: i'm going to go home now...
July 1, 2014 4:39 p.m.
PlattBonnay says... #46
naw, don't go home, just grab yourself a copy of Path to Exile or Swords to Plowshares
July 1, 2014 4:41 p.m.
nobu_the_bard says... #47
or Tragic Slip or Sever the Bloodline or Ashes to Ashes or Banishing Stroke or Detention Sphere or Toxic Deluge or Terminus or Apocalypse ("I'll get you, and your little dog, too!")
July 1, 2014 4:54 p.m.
Schuesseled says... #48
I'm so excited to see the rest of the sliver horde. (They should put new ones in every core set.)
July 2, 2014 4:57 a.m.
Rasta_Viking29 says... #50
He got a new friend. With terrible art... no more Predators please.
PlattBonnay says... #2
Slivers did not need this ability. I don't even know how to react to this.
July 1, 2014 12:13 a.m.