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Comment Sweep and Vote —Dec. 8, 2013

There are so many people that are suggesting Chromatic Lantern, and I have no idea whether to run it. So, I'm going to sweep the 26 comments here, because they all say to include either Thorncaster Sliver or Chromatic Lantern. Thorncaster Sliver I'm not including, but Chromatic Lantern I'm indecided about. So, I'm going to tally the responses.

Chromatic Lantern yeses win 4-3!!!! But wait... I get 2 votes. So it's a tie. So what do I do????

CWOLFPACK says... #1

Somebody else who plays slivers in standard :D +1

November 6, 2013 2:33 p.m.

xq948 says... #2

@CWOLFPACK: Yeah. Slivers are awesome.

November 6, 2013 6:24 p.m.

jsansoldo says... #3

What you need for mana fixing is Chromatic Lantern .

Run 4 of those and your problems are gone. :)

And I highly suggest you find a way to include the ONE MANA ALL SLIVERS GET FLY dude.

Really, all slivers get fly?!? How is that fair? Standard nowdays is full of removals, and table wipes, and good chump blockers to stop aggro. You REALLY need some evasion.

November 8, 2013 3:24 p.m.

Jimhawk says... #4

Battle Sliver seems overcosted for its effect, at least in my experience playing against Sliver decks. I would rather have 2 more Sentinel Sliver and 1 more Megantic Sliver for a more aggressive start that can have a more consistently backbreaking late game.

The Chromatic Lantern suggestions are fine, but not necessary; a single Manaweft Sliver gives you more than enough to help in that area. What I think is more necessary for mana fixing is a few guildgates of your colors. They're cheap and since you only have one 1-drop, you can almost always play a gate on turn 1 with no setback.

November 9, 2013 3:45 p.m.

Seten says... #5

Nice budget deck.+1.

November 9, 2013 5:29 p.m.

xq948 says... #6

@Jimhawk: Everyone's a skeptic about Battle Sliver , but it's always proven it's worts whenever I play it. In an aggro deck, everything over 4 mana should WIN YOU THE GAME when it is dropped. Battle Sliver does just that. With your suggestion of Sentinel Sliver s getting added (I'm purposely ignoring your suggestion of Megantic Sliver for the moment), it just makes my deck a normal aggro deck. Slivers are not goblins or bears. They are a tribe of their own, and have a playing style of their own. I've been thinking about 2 Battle Sliver and 3 Megantic Sliver though. What do you think about it? For your guildgate suggestion, I was shying away from ETB tapped lands, but you're right, I only do have one one-drop.

@Seten: Thank You!!

November 9, 2013 5:49 p.m.

I dont think the Lay of the Land is necessary, along with Sylvan Caryatid and Prophetic Prism . Manaweft Sliver and basics should be enough. I would swap those out for 4 mainboard Boros Charm

November 9, 2013 6:51 p.m.

colin13 says... #8

Nice and +1! Also, you need another Mutavault or 2.

November 9, 2013 7:41 p.m.

xq948 says... #9

@InconspicuousPotato: I think I might swap out at least the Lay of the Land for a Boros Charm . Prophetic Prism cycles and lets me fix, and Sylvan Caryatid is a two-drop body.

@colin13: I wish. But I opened Mutavault during Sealed and don't have much to trade for at $20. Also, I won't buy it online, because it's too expensive.

November 9, 2013 8:30 p.m.

Dalektable says... #10

+1, gotta love standard tribal

November 9, 2013 9:10 p.m.

jsansoldo says... #11

With 4 Manaweft Sliver and 4 Chromatic Lantern you have 8 perfect mana fixers at your disposal.

Trinkets and other methods become very much irrelevant. Guildgates are in only to assure you wont cry if they destroy your things.

You will buy one of those 8 in your starting hand, or mulligan for it with no fear. That way, you can also expand your Sliver colors, including blue or black.

November 10, 2013 6:27 p.m.

jsansoldo says... #12

But 4 prims to make SURE woudnt be all that bad.

November 10, 2013 6:28 p.m.

xq948 says... #13

@jsansoldo: I'm only going to run Naya for consistancy and price.

Chromatic Lantern is something that some people have said yes to and some people have said no to. I'm still thinking about it.

November 10, 2013 6:38 p.m.

sadiuh says... #14

I would -prophetic prisms and -lay of the land and mainboard 3x boros charm. Boros charms are always handy in pretty much any matchup.

November 11, 2013 1:47 p.m.

xq948 says... #15

@sadiuh: Prophetic Prism is very good, so not yet; but 1 Lay of the Land out. 1 Boros Charm in.

November 11, 2013 3:44 p.m.

infinitemana says... #16

In your description, you say that you can get a turn four Megantic Sliver . But what if I told you you could get him out on turn 3?
T1: Mountain , Striking Sliver
T2: Forest , Manaweft Sliver , tap Striking Sliver to cast another Striking Sliver
T3: Plains , tap all three lands and all three slivers for Megantic Sliver
Just thought you should know XD

November 20, 2013 8:48 p.m.

xq948 says... #17

Wow. That makes multiple ways for T4 wins.

November 21, 2013 7:32 a.m.

cschiller says... #18

Hmmmmm...5x Boros Charm?

November 23, 2013 8:29 p.m.

xq948 says... #19

@cschiller: As you can see, Boros Charm was the most recent addition to the deck, and so I forgot to remove a Boros Charm from the sideboard. Thank you for telling me.

November 23, 2013 8:35 p.m.

Swagrid says... #20

I would run Galerider Sliver x2 and just splash from Manaweft Sliver or Chromatic Lantern . Can give to another angle for the win.

Door of Destinies purely because it's an amazing addition to any tribal deck.

November 25, 2013 6:04 a.m.

Swagrid says... #21

Only just realised that this bad boy, Thorncaster Sliver isn't in this deck. Why?

November 25, 2013 6:07 a.m.

xq948 says... #22

@Swagrid: Door of Destinies is too expensive. In an aggro deck (which I want this to be), anything over 4 mana should win you the game. Door of Destinies is good after a Supreme Verdict , but that's the only place that's good. Thorncaster Sliver is 5 mana, but it also doesn't really win you the game. It's more of a win-more card. Galerider Sliver is ok! but I don't feel that it helps this deck. Against aggro, I win by having bigger creatures that hit faster than my opponent's creatures. Against control, I win by sticking 1 creature that bashes. I'd run Sentinel Sliver before Galerider Sliver , and I'm not running those.

November 25, 2013 7:21 a.m.

Swagrid says... #23

Fair enough, my local group run a lot of board wipes so DoD kind pa helps me. Other than that our decks are very similar.

November 25, 2013 7:37 a.m.

Jaerin says... #24

Love the deck, but you should consider having Spinneret Sliver on the sideboard. Maybe instead of Plummet

November 30, 2013 2:43 p.m.

xq948 says... #25

@Jaerin: This is a Standard deck. Spinneret Sliver isn't legal in Standard.

November 30, 2013 3:35 p.m.