Sliver Legion Swarm

Commander / EDH

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Creature (39)

• 1x Blur Sliver
• 1x Bonescythe Sliver
• 1x Brood Sliver
• 1x Clot Sliver
• 1x Crypt Sliver
• 1x Crystalline Sliver
• 1x Diffusion Sliver
• 1x Frenetic Sliver
• 1x Frenzy Sliver
• 1x Galerider Sliver
• 1x Gemhide Sliver
• 1x Harmonic Sliver
• 1x Heart Sliver
• 1x Hibernation Sliver
• 1x Homing Sliver
• 1x Manaweft Sliver
• 1x Might Sliver
• 1x Muscle Sliver
• 1x Necrotic Sliver
• 1x Opaline Sliver
• 1x Plated Sliver
• 1x Predatory Sliver
• 1x Quick Sliver
• 1x Reflex Sliver
• 1x Root Sliver
• 1x Sedge Sliver
• 1x Sentinel Sliver
• 1x Shadow Sliver
• 1x Shifting Sliver
• 1x Sinew Sliver
• 1x Sliver Hivelord
• 1x Striking Sliver
• 1x Synapse Sliver
• 1x Syphon Sliver
• 1x Two-Headed Sliver
• 1x Venom Sliver
• 1x Virulent Sliver
• 1x Ward Sliver
• 1x Winged Sliver

Land (39)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 2x Forest
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 2x Island
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Sliver Hive
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Commander (1)

Instant (6)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Bring to Light
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Distant Melody
• 1x Hive Stirrings
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Steely Resolve
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (5)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Sol Ring

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Details

Competitive: No

Designed For: Multiplayer

Viable For: 1v1, Multiplayer

Last Updated After: Commander 2017

History

I built this deck many years ago, in 2014 I believe, and it was my very first Commander deck. As a new MTG player at the time, I was excited by the concept of slivers and how they got more and more powerful for each one that was one the battlefield.

The deck started with Sliver Overlord, but quickly found it wasn't enjoyable. At 5 mana he was already expensive to cast, but then he required additional mana for his ability. I found that any amount of removal was used immediately thus rendering him useless. Unfortunately, slivers have a much tougher time without a commander on the field so I dropped Sliver Overlord in favor of Sliver Legion.

Over time, the mana base has improved significantly and I've made a few minor improvements such as better tutors. However, the deck overall is still the same aggressive sliver deck it always was. My collection has expanded far beyond this deck and my favorite playstyle and colors have become more specific, but this deck is still fun to play and always catches people off guard.

Description

This deck has no hidden tricks and is strictly build around smashing face. It may not be highly competitive, but in even somewhat casual field, it's potent. Sometimes you just want to play creatures and attack and that is something this deck does well.

Sliver Legion is great because he has an immediate impact when he hits the field. Even if your slivers don't have haste, pumping all your slivers the turn he enters is huge. Given that from turns 1-4 you've been playing other effects like flying, first strike, or shroud, your small sliver army suddenly becomes magnitudes stronger.

I've won countless games with this deck due to the large bonus that Sliver Legion gives all your slivers. The sliver randomness makes each game fun and unique, and it's hard for your opponents to mad when you kill them with 50+ first strike, lifelink, vigilance, and flying damage.

One of the easiest ways for this deck to win is via unblockable damage. There are several effects in the deck which help with that and it really does make top-deck scenarios frightening for the enemy. It's quite common to deal lethal damage in one turn with the right pump or unblockable effect off the top.

Possible Changes

• IN: Kindred Discovery / OUT: Distant Melody
• IN: Blood Crypt / OUT: Smoldering Marsh
• IN: Stomping Ground / OUT: Cinder Glade
• IN: Steam Vents / OUT: Exotic Orchard
• IN: Sacred Foundry / OUT: Forest

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 24 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.77
Tokens	Sliver 1/1 C
Folders	Owned Commander Decks