Acidic Sliver
Creature — Sliver
All Slivers have "
, Sacrifice this permanent: This permanent deals 2 damage to any target."
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #18178
Acidic Sliver turns any two mana and two life into a Lightning Bolt aimed at any target — repeatable, instant-speed, and attached to a body that already has the Sliver synergy package behind it. The cost is real: life is a resource, and without mass token generation or a life-gain engine, you'll burn yourself out before you burn out the table.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Acidic Sliver earns its slot in dedicated Sliver builds where Sliver Overlord, Sliver Hivelord, or The First Sliver can tutor or cascade into it, and token-generators like Sliver Queen turn the activated ability into a game-ending drain engine. Legacy and Vintage have access to it on paper, but the formats move too fast for a 2/2 that requires mana and life investment per shot — it simply doesn't show up there. Acidic Sliver is a Commander card in practice, narrow enough that you only register it when the tribe gives it the scaffolding it needs.
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Acidic Sliver isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. It's a niche tribal piece with a small audience, so expect low demand to keep the floor modest — but older printings with limited supply can carry a premium regardless of playability.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.