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Sliver Gravemother
Legendary Creature — Sliver · WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Sliver Gravemother is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
The "legend rule" doesn't apply to Slivers you control.
Each Sliver creature card in your graveyard has encore {X}, where X is its mana value.
Encore {5} ({5}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
Reference price of the card: €16.55
Comes in the precon Sliver Swarm
Average lands in decks for Sliver Gravemother: 35
SliversAggroReanimatorTokensGraveyardComboLegendsShapeshifters
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (61/100)
- Consistency57
- Speed56
- Interaction28
- Resilience58
- Closing95
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 2 Island, 1 Swamp, 2 Mountain, 3 Forest)
Gemhide Sliver · Cloudshredder Sliver · Manaweft Sliver · Harmonic Sliver · Sliver Hivelord · Arcane Signet · Bonescythe Sliver · Sol Ring · Crystalline Sliver · Diffusion Sliver · Galerider Sliver · Sentinel Sliver · Shifting Sliver · Syphon Sliver · Sinew Sliver · Venom Sliver · Brood Sliver · Necrotic Sliver · Quick Sliver · Synapse Sliver · Hatchery Sliver · Striking Sliver · Farseek · Lavabelly Sliver · Lazotep Sliver · Spiteful Sliver · Crypt Sliver · Hibernation Sliver · Herald's Horn · Regal Sliver · Cultivate · Realmwalker · Constricting Sliver · Megantic Sliver · Nature's Lore · Three Visits · Two-Headed Sliver · Vanquisher's Banner · Fellwar Stone · Taunting Sliver · Distant Melody · Winged Sliver · Sliver Legion · Firewake Sliver · Thrumming Hivepool · Might Sliver · Blur Sliver · The First Sliver · Homing Sliver · Predatory Sliver · Capricious Sliver · For the Ancestors · Harsh Mercy · Pillar of Origins · Descendants' Fury · Cleaving Sliver · Hollowhead Sliver · Muscle Sliver · Titan of Littjara · Bonesplitter Sliver · Cleansing Nova · Clot Sliver · Virulent Sliver · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Path of Ancestry · Secluded Courtyard · Unclaimed Territory · Canopy Vista · Cinder Glade · Prairie Stream · Sunken Hollow · Frontier Bivouac · Sliver Hive · Smoldering Marsh · Opulent Palace · Jungle Shrine · Sandsteppe Citadel · Seaside Citadel · Savage Lands · Mystic Monastery · Nomad Outpost · Scattered Groves · Sheltered Thicket · Cavern of Souls · Irrigated Farmland · Ash Barrens · Stomping Ground · Breeding Pool
🃏 Recommended cards for Sliver Gravemother
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sliver Gravemother, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gemhide Sliver | 92% | +86% |
| Manaweft Sliver | 91% | +85% |
| Cloudshredder Sliver | 91% | +84% |
| Sliver Hivelord | 87% | +82% |
| Harmonic Sliver | 87% | +81% |
| Bonescythe Sliver | 84% | +79% |
| Crystalline Sliver | 84% | +78% |
| Diffusion Sliver | 83% | +78% |
| Galerider Sliver | 82% | +77% |
| Sentinel Sliver | 81% | +76% |
| Shifting Sliver | 81% | +76% |
| Syphon Sliver | 80% | +76% |
| Sinew Sliver | 79% | +75% |
| Venom Sliver | 80% | +75% |
| Brood Sliver | 77% | +73% |
| Necrotic Sliver | 76% | +72% |
| Synapse Sliver | 75% | +71% |
| Hatchery Sliver | 74% | +71% |
| Quick Sliver | 75% | +71% |
| Striking Sliver | 74% | +70% |
| Lazotep Sliver | 72% | +70% |
| Lavabelly Sliver | 73% | +69% |
| Spiteful Sliver | 72% | +67% |
| Crypt Sliver | 71% | +66% |
💰 The best cards for your Sliver Gravemother deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Gemhide Sliver
- Manaweft Sliver
- Cloudshredder Sliver
- Harmonic Sliver
- Crystalline Sliver
- Diffusion Sliver
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sliver Hivelord
- Bonescythe Sliver
- Galerider Sliver
- Syphon Sliver
- Synapse Sliver
- Hatchery Sliver
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sliver Legion
- The First Sliver
- Sliver Hive
- Sliver Overlord
- Sliver Queen
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sliver Gravemother
- The World Tree + Maskwood Nexus → Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Hibernation Sliver + Morophon, the Boundless + Syphon Sliver + Lavabelly Sliver → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sliver Queen + Basal Sliver → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Sliver Queen + Mana Echoes → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree + Maskwood Nexus → Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Sliver Queen + Cloudshredder Sliver + Gemhide Sliver + Training Grounds → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
👥 Community decks with Sliver Gravemother
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sliver Gravemother's color identity?
Sliver Gravemother is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Sliver Gravemother come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sliver Gravemother deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 91 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 36 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Sliver Gravemother deck run?
Real Sliver Gravemother decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Sliver Gravemother?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gemhide Sliver, Manaweft Sliver, Cloudshredder Sliver. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sliver Gravemother decks.
What combos does Sliver Gravemother have?
Sliver Gravemother has 6 known combos. The most popular one is The World Tree + Maskwood Nexus. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Sliver Gravemother deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gemhide Sliver, Manaweft Sliver, Cloudshredder Sliver are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.