

The nature of slivers means that the more you have, the more threatening and powerful your board state is. This legendary creature just makes them worse off as choices since this is going to be a high-powered deck. The alternative commanders can be used as well, but they bring a much lower power level and win rate to the table compared to Sliver Overlord. This is your primary wincon in most matchups just tutoring out two or three other creatures and winning on the spot. Overlord works as a tutor engine which helps you assemble other combo pieces much easier and more consistently. Not to mention that it gives you the run of the rainbow as a 5-color commander. The main reason for this is to have an infinite mana outlet in the command zone as well as some other common interactions you want to take part in. This deck is commanded by Sliver Overlord over other choices like Sliver Queen or The First Sliver.


Being able to resolve slivers without worry is a great feeling, and knowing they’re coming in buffed up is even better. Rhythm of the Wild bolsters this strategy with some extra damage and protection. These three can transform your two or three little slivers into absolute units that one- or two-shot your opponents. Of all the slivers you could play, the most powerful for this strategy are Sliver Legion, Bonescythe Sliver, and Shifting Sliver. It has high potential as a cEDH deck and can be tuned down in both price and power level to be a midrange creature deck if need be. This deck has a price point in line with its power rating (very high) so be careful if you’re planning on putting this list together. Today I’m going to cover a high-power sliver EDH deck headed by none other than the Sliver Overlord itself: 5-Color Slivers. It also gives you room to include all of the most powerful and synergistic slivers without sacrificing space for combos or unique interactions. This works great for highlander formats like Commander where you only play one copy of each card anyway. You’ll only need one copy of every kind of sliver to get the buffs thanks to the nature of how this mechanic works. Slivers give each other unique properties like haste, mana ramp, or indestructible. They’re known for giving team-wide buffs to all your other slivers, quickly adding up to create extremely threatening forces. Slivers are one of the most infamous creature types in all of Magic. Sliver Overlord | Illustration by Tony Szczudlo
