{"id":286,"date":"2018-06-27T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/?p=286"},"modified":"2018-06-27T21:07:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T19:07:54","slug":"brewing-with-andy-slivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/brewing-with-andy-slivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewing with Andy: Slivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello again, everyone.\u00a0 Goblins, Elves and Rebels are all very strong tribal decks in Premodern, but what if you’re looking for something a little more…spicy? This week we’re going to explore one of the most beloved creature types from the early days of Magic: Slivers!<\/p>\n

CounterSliver was actually one of the most popular tempo decks in the Extended of old.\u00a0 It used the synergy and efficiency of Slivers, backed up by disruption and cheap countermagic to play a classic aggro-control game.\u00a0 Let’s take a look at my Premodern version:<\/p>\n

Slivers<\/div>
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MAIN DECK | 60 cards<\/h4>
Lands: 22<\/div>
4<\/span> City of Brass<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Gemstone Mine<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Reflecting Pool<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Undiscovered Paradise<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Adarkar Wastes<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Underground River<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Thran Quarry<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Others: 6<\/div>
2<\/span> Seal of Cleansing<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Mox Diamond<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Creatures: 20<\/div>
4<\/span> Crystalline Sliver<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Hibernation Sliver<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Meddling Mage<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Acidic Sliver<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Muscle Sliver<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Winged Sliver<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Instants and Sorceries: 12<\/div>
4<\/span> Swords to Plowshares<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Counterspell<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Duress<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

SIDEBOARD | 15 cards<\/h4>
1<\/span> Adarkar Wastes<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Engineered Plague<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Hydroblast<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Meddling Mage<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Pyroblast<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Seal of Cleansing<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Winter Orb<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Worship<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Deck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n------------------------------------------------\nSlivers\n------------------------------------------------\nMAIN DECK (60)\n\nLands: 22\n4 City of Brass\n4 Gemstone Mine\n4 Reflecting Pool\n2 Undiscovered Paradise\n3 Adarkar Wastes\n3 Underground River\n2 Thran Quarry\n\nOthers: 6\n2 Seal of Cleansing\n4 Mox Diamond\n\nCreatures: 20\n4 Crystalline Sliver\n4 Hibernation Sliver\n3 Meddling Mage\n1 Acidic Sliver\n4 Muscle Sliver\n4 Winged Sliver\n\nInstants and Sorceries: 12\n4 Swords to Plowshares\n4 Counterspell\n4 Duress\n\n\nSIDEBOARD (15)\n1 Adarkar Wastes\n2 Engineered Plague\n1 Hydroblast\n1 Meddling Mage\n2 Pyroblast\n2 Seal of Cleansing\n3 Winter Orb\n3 Worship\n------------------------------------------------\nDeck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n<\/div>
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This build is pretty similar to the old Extended deck, except\u00a0Force of Will<\/a> is gone, and the manabase has to be rejiggered without the original dual lands.\u00a0 Fortunately, we have another good tempo card to replace Force of Will<\/a> that also helps a lot to smooth out the mana in a five-color deck: Mox Diamond<\/a>.\u00a0 Mox Diamond<\/a> helps a lot with casting our Slivers, and makes them come out of the gate even faster, starting on turn one.<\/p>\n

The Slivers are what makes the deck tick, so let’s break those down.\u00a0 No Sliver Queen<\/a>s or Sliver Overlord<\/a>s to be seen here, in fact nothing in the maindeck is over 2 CMC!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Crystalline Sliver<\/a> is probably the best Sliver in the deck, as it makes all your Slivers untargetable and thus very difficult for your opponent to remove.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Hibernation Sliver<\/a> gives your Slivers another form of resilience to removal, allowing you to bounce them back to your hand at the cost of two life.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Muscle Sliver<\/a> is our Sliver “lord”, pumping all of our Slivers and turning them into even more formidable threats.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Winged Sliver<\/a> is another one that I decided to max out on with the full four copies, because flying is incredibly strong in Premodern.\u00a0 There are not a lot of fliers that regularly see play in the format, making flying pretty close to “unblockable”.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Acidic Sliver<\/a> slots in as a one-of, giving you some reach to finish off your opponent, or the ability to take out key creatures when needed.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Meddling Mage<\/a> is our honorary “Sliver”, and although it doesn’t benefit from any of the Sliver synergies, it makes our disruptive game plan even more robust, along with the four copies of Duress<\/a> to check the opponent’s hand.\u00a0 There are quite a few combo decks that have a very hard time beating a resolved Chris Pikula pre-board.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the deck we have Counterspell<\/a>s, Swords to Plowshares<\/a> and Seal of Cleansing<\/a> to deal with whatever our opponent might throw at us.<\/p>\n

The sideboard is pretty straightforward, but note the three copies of Worship<\/a>, along with an extra land to help get up to the 3W casting cost.\u00a0 Worship<\/a> + Crystalline Sliver<\/a> is nigh unbeatable for some aggro decks.<\/p>\n

I realized that I haven’t really done any budget decks yet, so as a bonus I wanted to throw out this Red\/Green Sliver beatdown deck.\u00a0 It’s super cheap to pick up and can play a pretty robust aggro game.\u00a0 Play Slivers, pump them up, beat down or burn them out for the win!<\/p>\n

Budget R\/G Sliver Beats<\/div>
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MAIN DECK | 60 cards<\/h4>
Lands: 21<\/div>
5<\/span> Forest<\/a><\/div>
8<\/span> Mountain<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Treetop Village<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Shivan Oasis<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Karplusan Forest<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Instants and Sorceries: 12<\/div>
4<\/span> Giant Growth<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Lightning Bolt<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Incinerate<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Creatures: 23<\/div>
4<\/span> Blade Sliver<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Metallic Sliver<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> River Boa<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Muscle Sliver<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Mogg Fanatic<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Spined Sliver<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Others: 4<\/div>
4<\/span> Rancor<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

SIDEBOARD | 15 cards<\/h4>
1<\/span> Compost<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Dwarven Miner<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Elvish Lyrist<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Naturalize<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Price of Progress<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Red Elemental Blast<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Shattering Pulse<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Deck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n------------------------------------------------\nBudget R\/G Sliver Beats\n------------------------------------------------\nMAIN DECK (60)\n\nLands: 21\n5 Forest\n8 Mountain\n2 Treetop Village\n2 Shivan Oasis\n4 Karplusan Forest\n\nInstants and Sorceries: 12\n4 Giant Growth\n4 Lightning Bolt\n4 Incinerate\n\nCreatures: 23\n4 Blade Sliver\n4 Metallic Sliver\n3 River Boa\n4 Muscle Sliver\n4 Mogg Fanatic\n4 Spined Sliver\n\nOthers: 4\n4 Rancor\n\n\nSIDEBOARD (15)\n1 Compost\n2 Dwarven Miner\n2 Elvish Lyrist\n2 Naturalize\n2 Price of Progress\n4 Red Elemental Blast\n2 Shattering Pulse\n------------------------------------------------\nDeck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n<\/div>
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That’s all for today.\u00a0 As always, please feel free to hit me up with feedback in the Premodern Facebook group<\/a>, or on Instagram<\/a> @mtgdojoera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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