Comments on: EDHing Your PDS: Slivers Deck

By: cbell

cbell — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:41:17 +0000

I would put in heartstone and basal sliver for the queen so you can have a possible infinite mana or sliver token combos to the mix This will help when your getting hammered by one of the three big legend eldrazi who are almost impossible to kill and combined with spells like consume sprirt since its black mana Yours loooking at gaining infinite life on one enemy and then dispatching the rest and with that patriachs bidding you can counter wrath a little bit easier.

By: stsung

stsung — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:33:12 +0000

I think many players have different opinions on what slivers to play. I have to say that I’m trying to build an EDH Sliver deck right now and can’t figure out what slivers to pick. Of course I made some choices (like 20 slivers I would like to run) but then there are slivers I can’t figure out much.

EDH usually runs multicolored decks. Having protection from one won’t be such an advantage I think and it can also become an disadvantage. well, playing Ward Sliver means playing slivers that don’t target.

If you have enough slivers that can sacrifice then why not play shadow sliver? When you have enough slivers on the board to deal sufficient damage (or enough slivers to poison your opponent) why not use shadow sliver for it and then just sacrifice it or return it to your hand? Ok this probably won’t work that well in EDH. I have to try my deck out first and see if this has a change of working.
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hehe, there are so many people who hate slivers. and there are many people calling the slivers all other words than slivers.

By: Gardevi

Gardevi — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:20:30 +0000

I’m glad I’m not the only one who hates slivers!

By: MtGColorPie

MtGColorPie — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:57:06 +0000

Glad you want to build an EDH deck with it (as I secretly believe that was the concept behind it as well). Here are my thoughts for a few of your cards you want to add:
Dormant Sliver: I should have added this the first time. There are enough sac outlets to make this lose the Defender. Do it.
Opaline Sliver: If you’re going to search up a Sliver, 99/100 times it’s going to be Crystaline, which makes this Sliver useless.
Psionic Sliver: This plus the Essence Sliver you added give you 5 life.
Shadow Sliver: Do not put this in. Once this hits play, your Slivers can’t block since they have shadow. You have a huge target that people will swing in a kill you.
Talon Sliver: Double Strike w/Fury Sliver is better.
Ward Sliver: You also can’t target your own Slivers with that color.

Keep on building and making it your own.

By: Bill Heisman

Bill Heisman — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:37:55 +0000

My first thought when I picked up the Slivers Premier Deck was to make an EDH deck from it. Here are some cards I plan to add in to your list (Which I want to use as the starting point for my list):

Dormant Sliver: Can be rediculously powerful when tutored alongside Gemhide and Heart. After you go off with it, just Vendicate something and you can alpha strike. xD
Essence Sliver: No-brainer in my opinion.
Magma Sliver: Just a monster
Opaline Sliver: A good way to draw cards passively which is important in creature-heavy decks.
Psionic Sliver: Great finisher, as well as a powerful board pressence alongside some “Pump my Slivers” Slivers.
Shifting Sliver: Can just end the game.
Shadow Sliver: See above.
Sinew Sliver: Who doesn’t want multiple Muscle Slivers in their sliver deck?
Synchronous Sliver: Some extra defensive capabilities.
Talon Sliver: Excellent for increasing Sliver’s lifespans.
Ward Sliver: Good for keeping slivers alive, especially in EDH where you can see the colors of your opponents decks. Also acts like Shifting Sliver against some decks.
Rite of Replication: “Rite of Replication with kicker, targeting Might Sliver?” Nuff said.
Those are just some random ideas for your readers.

By: Berserko

Berserko — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:58:45 +0000

I used to be a big fan of slivers in constructed formats because the redundancy really helps make the tribe work. Switching over to a singleton format though really takes some of the wind out of their sails though. Great article as always. I think that you did a great job with the list.