EDH Optimizer
Sliver Queen
Legendary Creature — Sliver · WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Sliver Queen is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{2}: Create a 1/1 colorless Sliver creature token.
Reference price of the card: €180.98
Average lands in decks for Sliver Queen: 36
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Build your Sliver Queen deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sliver Queen 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sliver Queen 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)
- Consistency63
- Speed70
- Interaction33
- Resilience70
- Closing100
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 · Manaweft Sliver · Sol Ring · Cloudshredder Sliver · Arcane Signet · Crystalline Sliver · Sliver Hivelord · Sliver Legion · Harmonic Sliver · Galerider Sliver · Lavabelly Sliver · Necrotic Sliver · Sliver Overlord · Heart Sliver · Diffusion Sliver · Quick Sliver · The First Sliver · Thrumming Hivepool · Venom Sliver · Bonescythe Sliver · Shifting Sliver · Syphon Sliver · Basal Sliver · Hibernation Sliver · Sentinel Sliver · Farseek · Chromatic Lantern · Crypt Sliver · Brood Sliver · Training Grounds · Muscle Sliver · Sinew Sliver · Synapse Sliver · Mana Echoes · Swords to Plowshares · Winged Sliver · Root Sliver · Spiteful Sliver · Homing Sliver · Striking Sliver · Blur Sliver · Nature's Lore · Predatory Sliver · Fellwar Stone · Three Visits · Ashnod's Altar · Demonic Tutor · Hatchery Sliver · Sliver Gravemother · Heartstone · Rhystic Study · Herald's Horn · Two-Headed Sliver · Constricting Sliver · Horned Sliver · Kindred Discovery · Virulent Sliver · Cultivate · Heroic Intervention · Morophon, the Boundless · Cryptolith Rite · Essence Sliver · Megantic Sliver · Command Tower · Sliver Hive · Exotic Orchard · Cavern of Souls · Path of Ancestry · Breeding Pool · Stomping Ground · Misty Rainforest · Overgrown Tomb · Temple Garden · Windswept Heath · Hallowed Fountain · Verdant Catacombs · Wooded Foothills · Godless Shrine · Flooded Strand · Steam Vents · Unclaimed Territory · Watery Grave · Bloodstained Mire · City of Brass · Polluted Delta · Sacred Foundry · Arid Mesa · Marsh Flats · Secluded Courtyard
🃏 Recommended cards for Sliver Queen
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sliver Queen, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gemhide Sliver | 78% | +71% |
| Manaweft Sliver | 76% | +69% |
| Cloudshredder Sliver | 74% | +67% |
| Crystalline Sliver | 68% | +62% |
| Sliver Hivelord | 67% | +61% |
| Sliver Legion | 64% | +59% |
| Harmonic Sliver | 63% | +57% |
| Sliver Hive | 60% | +56% |
| Galerider Sliver | 61% | +56% |
| Sliver Overlord | 58% | +55% |
| Lavabelly Sliver | 59% | +55% |
| Necrotic Sliver | 59% | +54% |
| Heart Sliver | 57% | +54% |
| The First Sliver | 54% | +51% |
| Diffusion Sliver | 55% | +50% |
| Thrumming Hivepool | 54% | +49% |
| Quick Sliver | 54% | +49% |
| Venom Sliver | 53% | +48% |
| Shifting Sliver | 52% | +47% |
| Syphon Sliver | 52% | +47% |
| Basal Sliver | 49% | +47% |
| Bonescythe Sliver | 52% | +46% |
| Hibernation Sliver | 49% | +45% |
| Sentinel Sliver | 49% | +43% |
💰 The best cards for your Sliver Queen 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
- Lavabelly Sliver
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Galerider Sliver
- Syphon Sliver
- Bonescythe Sliver
- Training Grounds
- Synapse Sliver
- Ashnod's Altar
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sliver Hivelord
- Sliver Legion
- Sliver Hive
- Sliver Overlord
- The First Sliver
- Mana Echoes
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sliver Queen
- Power Artifact + Grim Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- 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
- Sliver Queen + Cloudshredder Sliver + Manaweft Sliver + Training Grounds → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sliver Queen's color identity?
Sliver Queen 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 Queen come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sliver Queen deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 90 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 28 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Sliver Queen deck run?
Real Sliver Queen 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 Queen?
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 Queen decks.
What combos does Sliver Queen have?
Sliver Queen has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Power Artifact + Grim Monolith. 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 Queen 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.