EDH Optimizer
Sliver Hivelord
Legendary Creature — Sliver · WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Sliver Hivelord is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Sliver creatures you control have indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
Reference price of the card: €10.44
Comes in the precon Sliver Swarm
Average lands in decks for Sliver Hivelord: 36
SliversAggroAnthems+1/+1 CountersMidrangeIndestructibleShapeshiftersCombo
Build your Sliver Hivelord deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sliver Hivelord 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sliver Hivelord deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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+ (59/100)
- Consistency55
- Speed58
- Interaction25
- Resilience54
- Closing93
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 · Sentinel Sliver · Harmonic Sliver · Arcane Signet · Venom Sliver · Bonescythe Sliver · Diffusion Sliver · Sol Ring · Crystalline Sliver · Shifting Sliver · Sinew Sliver · Syphon Sliver · Striking Sliver · Spiteful Sliver · Galerider Sliver · Quick Sliver · Two-Headed Sliver · Winged Sliver · Brood Sliver · Megantic Sliver · Predatory Sliver · Thrumming Hivepool · Necrotic Sliver · Blur Sliver · Crypt Sliver · Lavabelly Sliver · Might Sliver · Constricting Sliver · Chromatic Lantern · Synapse Sliver · Farseek · Hibernation Sliver · Cultivate · Muscle Sliver · Sliver Legion · Herald's Horn · Virulent Sliver · Hatchery Sliver · Distant Melody · Homing Sliver · The First Sliver · Cleaving Sliver · Vanquisher's Banner · Bonesplitter Sliver · Fury Sliver · Lazotep Sliver · Fellwar Stone · Heart Sliver · Root Sliver · Sliver Gravemother · Pulmonic Sliver · Spinneret Sliver · Horned Sliver · Swords to Plowshares · Rampant Growth · Realmwalker · Sliver Overlord · Tempered Sliver · Leeching Sliver · Pillar of Origins · Reflections of Littjara · Command Tower · Path of Ancestry · Exotic Orchard · Unclaimed Territory · Secluded Courtyard · Sliver Hive · Frontier Bivouac · Jungle Shrine · Sandsteppe Citadel · Mystic Monastery · Seaside Citadel · Opulent Palace · Savage Lands · Nomad Outpost · Evolving Wilds · Cavern of Souls · Canopy Vista · Cinder Glade · Terramorphic Expanse · Prairie Stream · Stomping Ground · Breeding Pool · Crumbling Necropolis · Sunken Hollow · Temple Garden · Overgrown Tomb
🃏 Recommended cards for Sliver Hivelord
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sliver Hivelord, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gemhide Sliver | 89% | +82% |
| Cloudshredder Sliver | 85% | +78% |
| Sentinel Sliver | 82% | +77% |
| Manaweft Sliver | 83% | +76% |
| Harmonic Sliver | 80% | +74% |
| Venom Sliver | 76% | +71% |
| Bonescythe Sliver | 75% | +69% |
| Diffusion Sliver | 74% | +69% |
| Crystalline Sliver | 73% | +68% |
| Sinew Sliver | 72% | +68% |
| Shifting Sliver | 72% | +67% |
| Syphon Sliver | 71% | +66% |
| Striking Sliver | 67% | +62% |
| Spiteful Sliver | 66% | +62% |
| Two-Headed Sliver | 65% | +62% |
| Winged Sliver | 65% | +61% |
| Megantic Sliver | 64% | +61% |
| Quick Sliver | 65% | +60% |
| Galerider Sliver | 65% | +60% |
| Brood Sliver | 64% | +59% |
| Predatory Sliver | 60% | +57% |
| Thrumming Hivepool | 60% | +55% |
| Blur Sliver | 57% | +54% |
| Might Sliver | 56% | +54% |
💰 The best cards for your Sliver Hivelord 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
- Cloudshredder Sliver
- Sentinel Sliver
- Manaweft Sliver
- Harmonic Sliver
- Venom Sliver
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Bonescythe Sliver
- Syphon Sliver
- Galerider Sliver
- Synapse Sliver
- Hatchery Sliver
- Lazotep Sliver
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sliver Legion
- Sliver Hive
- The First Sliver
- Sliver Gravemother
- Sliver Overlord
- Sliver Queen
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sliver Hivelord
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- The World Tree + Maskwood Nexus → Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Stuffy Doll + Pariah → Draw the game
- Maze's End + Reshape the Earth → Win the game
- Hibernation Sliver + Morophon, the Boundless + Syphon Sliver + Lavabelly Sliver → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite storm count
- Maze's End + Scapeshift → Win the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sliver Hivelord's color identity?
Sliver Hivelord 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 Hivelord come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sliver Hivelord deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.3 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 37 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Sliver Hivelord deck run?
Real Sliver Hivelord decks run 36 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 Hivelord?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gemhide Sliver, Cloudshredder Sliver, Sentinel Sliver. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sliver Hivelord decks.
What combos does Sliver Hivelord have?
Sliver Hivelord has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Hivelord deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gemhide Sliver, Cloudshredder Sliver, Sentinel 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.