Sliver Swarm Upgrade - Improving the Precon Commander Deck with $300

What do you think of Sliver Gravemother?
$100 Upgrade: • Sliver Swarm Upgrade -...
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In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:46 Additions
08:53 Removals
15:41 Outro

[@jacobfarkas3916]

I know a lot of people complain about this deck, but if you don't have any slivers, and want a good starting point, this is pretty decent. I plan on buying this in the next couple days. I probably will replace the commander with the cascade one, or sliver queen. Depends on how much fun i have with it.

[@DuxBellorum13]

Important note on essence sliver. It's ability us notably not lifelink. Not only will it stack with an instance of lifelink (say siphon sliver) but it will also stack with itself making it a great target for sliver gravemothers encore ability.

[@Cyb3rSix]

Yeah, I've had this issue explaining spirit link to people. However lifelink will save you from death, cards like spirit link won't, because the ability enters the stack after damage resolves.

[@DuxBellorum13]

@Cyb3rSix of course, it's I just think the best thing to learn about when piloting a sliver gravemother deck (or even a typal sliver deck with gravemother in it) is which abilities stack on themselves and which don't. Everyone seems to want to talk about how sliver legion is busted. But not many mention that encoring regal sliver is just as if not more powerful in a lot of boardstates. As it gives +8/+8 or +9/+9 if you are already the monarch. Lavabelly sliver goes from a nuisance to an 18 point change in lifetotals Constricting sliver and taunting sliver hitting 9 targets on the encore turn. The deck requires a slightly different thought process than a regular sliver deck but if built right it can pull off some fantastic shenanigans.

[@Cyb3rSix]

@@DuxBellorum13 You literally spoke my words. I do like the new commander, she's nice and all, but I hate lords in slivers outside of modern. Plated and megantic are okay, but there's not much more. But you proved my ideals... Slivers is a toolkit deck you play what the board tells you to play. Overlord is still the best commander. I'm really not used to playing aggro slivers, when I feel it should be a mid-range list.

[@Hiroitchi]

Pulled off a cascade, cascade, cascade with first sliver

[@Dougeo]

Patriarchs bidding for sure... and I'm gonna head it with hive overlord woot

[@PawzBrownMTG]

Very nice additions to this deck. I can't wait to receive the brick of these precons

[@GuysThatMagic]

We're excited as well! Thank you!

[@PhiladelphiaCoIlins]

Hollowhead is a great card for the deck and shouldn't be removed, discarding slivers is incredibly on theme with the commander. At around 40 slivers, filtering your hand before your turn is huge for setup. Also add sundial of the infinite to stop the sac triggers

[@geofferiswheel]

Love the upgrades. Totally makes sense and the red slivers are a bit weak. Let's go play some Slivers!!

[@kylemcgowan1]

This is fantastic.

[@GuysThatMagic]

Cheers! Thanks

[@diskuslars7527]

What do you think in comparison to the Upgraded Anikthea? I cant decide which to Upgrade for more Competitive Commandernights

[@blakeschannel3386]

land tax could be a good card to put in here as well for mana searching as a 1 plains mana cost

[@cosmicodyssey3382]

Mine comes Wednesday we’ll see if I go with these

[@popsandblades]

Great video. I like a lot of the choices y'all made. I bought this sliver swarm deck also & I'm currently making it better. Still a work in progress though. Followed on IG as well.

[@GuysThatMagic]

This sliver precon was one of my favorites, if you have the first sliver I would even just throw them as the commander so you can cascade through your deck! -Shane

[@SniperStorm11]

Weird not seeing Virulent Sliver on the list.

[@RECONgrimREAPER]

I get Sliver Gravemother is great but why not swap the commander with Sliver Hivelord so when you get 5 mana 1 of each color you can get indestructible and cook? You can have Gravemother in the deck and by the time you get her you would probably actually have graveyard slivers.

[@ProfessorRaven]

I feel Amulet of Vigor is a fun include

[@nicholasyost8400]

Was watching because I kind of need help building my first EDH deck and it's slivers.

[@nicholasyost8400]

Basically, here's my build but I don't know what to do about fine-tuning it. My Commander is 1st (echo sliver) My creatures are: Progenitus Slivers: Basal, Bonescythe, Sidewinder, Horned, Hollowhead, Shadow, Blade, Lavabelly, Harmonic, Necrotic, Firewake, Spiteful, Syphon, Constricting, Brood, Lazotep, Essence, Gravemother, Legion, Queen, Hivelord, Ward, Gemhide, First Sliver's Chosen, Manaweft, Toxin, Telekinetic, Shifting, Taunting, Capricious, Crystalline, Crypt, Clot, 2-headed, Quick, Venom, Predatory, Muscle, Sinew, Diffusion, Ghostflame, Hibernation, Sentinel, Hatchery, Cloudshredder, Heart, Winged, Spinneret, Screeching, Plated, Striking, Galerider, Mindlash Artifacts: Herald's Horn, Vanquisher's Banner, Door of Destinies, Pillar of Origins and Icon of Ancestry Spells: Etchings of the Chosen, Windfall, Harsh Mercy, Descendants' Fury, Decimate, Crippling Fear, All is Dust, In Garruk's Wake, Rise of the Dark Realms, Cleansing Nova Lands: 2 of each basic, Rupture Spire, Secluded Courtyard, Sheltered Thicket, Irrigated Farmland, Scattered Groves, Mystic Monastery, Tranquilled Prominade, Unclaimed Territory, Frontier Bivouac, Sandsteppe Citadel, Savage Lands, Seaside Citadel, Opulent Palace, Nomad Outpost, Ancient Ziggurat, Sliver Hive, Mutavault, Command Tower, Path of Ancestry, Exotic Orchard, Cinder Glade, Canopy Vista, Jungle Shrine

[@myhel]

$300 upgrade? Just enough to buy a Sliver Queen!

[@GreatGaunt]

Got a nm japanese one for 150! 🙈

[@GuysThatMagic]

If you have the cash, she's a great addition. I didn't want the entire budget going towards the single card :P

[@myhel]

@@GuysThatMagic understandable. I got her like, 10+ years ago and gifted by a friend for my birthday even. But someone else from my playgroup was asking for sliver upgrades' prices and I had to open his eyes to the sad truth

[@cosmicodyssey3382]

Luckily I have mine

[@ryosuketakahashi1852]

I’m gonna buy a Moderate played version in a few weeks. I can’t wait to add her and eventually Sliver Overlord.

[@CanadianDH]

Is there going to be a $1,000 upgrade? What about unlimited budget? lol

[@Joecool870]

Sliver queen and mox diamond

[@kristophergreen1903]

100% with Sliver Legion as well with Sliver Overlord too.

[@itskmillz]

@@Joecool870 Sliver Queen is a no brainer, is mox diamond that important though?

[@juanReyes-ij5lw]

does mondrak copies from encore get destroyed at the end step? or the extra copies survive because they are created with mondrak and not with sliver gravemohter?

[@BRMCMW]

Need an answer to this actually lol

[@user-lt9vz9eb1x]

I know you're trying to stay within a budget but why wouldn't you add lands like Cavern of Souls, Mana Confluence, or City of Brass into the deck?

[@itskmillz]

cutting Savage lands ? BRG tapland seems very good

[@maluvalera]

Can you upload a video using an example how to use the commander please 😊

[@GuysThatMagic]

You can check out this exact deck in action against the other precon upgrades right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKqkoKyrj6iJe5osi=n5vUmE2hvm3s6ine Enjoy!

[@DarkMarkgician]

Do you think a doubling season and dockside would work in this deck?

[@GuysThatMagic]

Yeah if you have the budget. Doubling the amount of Encore tokens would be sweet !

[@pokedadsam9041]

Muscle sliver not being here seems so sad.

[@Cyb3rSix]

I still hate lords in slivers. They are expensive, often are just bad, like I'd rather have the toughness. Only two I even like are megantic and plated sliver.

[@galford90]

The deck is lacking serious card draw, how get around that?

[@ADuBToR]

idk about gravemother as the commander ... shes pretty much useless most of the time in early game ... :/ overlord is the best commander imho ... and i think i'd rather pick first sliver, maybe even legion or hivelord instead ... i mean shes good .. but not rly as commander .. at the point you're able to fetch something useful outta your grave you should also be able to get her outta the grave or slivercycle or something alike ... i made mine a hasty deck with provoking deathtouch slivers .. that way shes pretty op removal 😇

[@otakumeta]

750$ upgrade plz my sliver deck is over 1000$ and isn’t optimized

[@Cyb3rSix]

Oh! Have we forgotten Bolas' citadel? Be perfect, sac the encored cards instead of anything else. Then everyone just loses 10 life.

[@tjblues69]

When will this list be on moxfield

[@GuysThatMagic]

It’s on moxfield! Check the description

[@ryosuketakahashi1852]

You guys gotta do a $500 upgrade