EDH Optimizer
Sliver Overlord
Legendary Creature — Sliver Mutant · WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Sliver Overlord is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{3}: Search your library for a Sliver card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
{3}: Gain control of target Sliver. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Reference price of the card: €21.14
Average lands in decks for Sliver Overlord: 35
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Build your Sliver Overlord deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sliver Overlord 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sliver Overlord 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: B (69/100)
- Consistency62
- Speed64
- Interaction40
- Resilience72
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 2 Island, 1 Swamp, 2 Mountain, 3 Forest)
Gemhide Sliver · Manaweft Sliver · Sliver Hivelord · Cloudshredder Sliver · Crystalline Sliver · Harmonic Sliver · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Sliver Legion · Quick Sliver · Galerider Sliver · The First Sliver · Sentinel Sliver · Bonescythe Sliver · Shifting Sliver · Syphon Sliver · Diffusion Sliver · Venom Sliver · Necrotic Sliver · Thrumming Hivepool · Hibernation Sliver · Lavabelly Sliver · Heart Sliver · Root Sliver · Striking Sliver · Chromatic Lantern · Brood Sliver · Crypt Sliver · Sliver Queen · Spiteful Sliver · Morophon, the Boundless · Farseek · Sinew Sliver · Training Grounds · Sliver Gravemother · Synapse Sliver · Muscle Sliver · Predatory Sliver · Virulent Sliver · Winged Sliver · Herald's Horn · Hatchery Sliver · Swords to Plowshares · Two-Headed Sliver · Basal Sliver · Homing Sliver · Horned Sliver · Amoeboid Changeling · Nature's Lore · Blur Sliver · Constricting Sliver · Cultivate · Fellwar Stone · Megantic Sliver · Three Visits · Mana Echoes · Vanquisher's Banner · Essence Sliver · Lazotep Sliver · Pulmonic Sliver · Realmwalker · Distant Melody · Might Sliver · Counterspell · Command Tower · Sliver Hive · Exotic Orchard · Path of Ancestry · Cavern of Souls · Unclaimed Territory · Secluded Courtyard · Breeding Pool · Stomping Ground · Temple Garden · Overgrown Tomb · Hallowed Fountain · Watery Grave · Godless Shrine · Sacred Foundry · Windswept Heath · Steam Vents · Flooded Strand · Wooded Foothills · Blood Crypt · Misty Rainforest · Polluted Delta · Verdant Catacombs · Bloodstained Mire · Marsh Flats
🃏 Recommended cards for Sliver Overlord
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sliver Overlord, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gemhide Sliver | 93% | +86% |
| Sliver Hivelord | 90% | +85% |
| Manaweft Sliver | 91% | +84% |
| Cloudshredder Sliver | 89% | +82% |
| Crystalline Sliver | 84% | +78% |
| Harmonic Sliver | 83% | +77% |
| Sliver Legion | 78% | +73% |
| The First Sliver | 75% | +72% |
| Quick Sliver | 76% | +71% |
| Galerider Sliver | 75% | +70% |
| Sentinel Sliver | 74% | +69% |
| Bonescythe Sliver | 72% | +67% |
| Shifting Sliver | 72% | +67% |
| Syphon Sliver | 72% | +67% |
| Venom Sliver | 71% | +66% |
| Diffusion Sliver | 71% | +66% |
| Sliver Hive | 70% | +66% |
| Necrotic Sliver | 70% | +65% |
| Hibernation Sliver | 65% | +61% |
| Thrumming Hivepool | 66% | +61% |
| Lavabelly Sliver | 64% | +60% |
| Root Sliver | 59% | +56% |
| Heart Sliver | 59% | +56% |
| Striking Sliver | 59% | +55% |
💰 The best cards for your Sliver Overlord 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
- Crystalline Sliver
- Harmonic Sliver
- Quick Sliver
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Galerider Sliver
- Bonescythe Sliver
- Syphon Sliver
- Training Grounds
- Synapse Sliver
- Morophon, the Boundless
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sliver Hivelord
- Sliver Legion
- The First Sliver
- Sliver Hive
- Sliver Queen
- Sliver Gravemother
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sliver Overlord
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- 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
- Sliver Queen + Cloudshredder Sliver + Gemhide Sliver + Training Grounds → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sliver Overlord's color identity?
Sliver Overlord 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 Overlord come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sliver Overlord deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 87 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 33 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Sliver Overlord deck run?
Real Sliver Overlord 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 Overlord?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gemhide Sliver, Sliver Hivelord, Manaweft Sliver. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sliver Overlord decks.
What combos does Sliver Overlord have?
Sliver Overlord has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter. 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 Overlord 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.