Belligerent Sliver
Creature — Sliver
Sliver creatures you control have menace. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #12086
Belligerent Sliver gives every Sliver you control menace, and that keyword does real work in a tribe that already swarms the board — evasion that makes blocking math nightmarish rather than trivial. At two mana in a color pair (red-blue) that Sliver decks run anyway, The First Sliver shells slot this in without a second thought.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The First Sliver
The First Sliver cascades through the deck on every Sliver cast, which means Belligerent Sliver hits the battlefield early and immediately stamps menace onto whatever board you've already built — making every subsequent cascade attack harder to profitably block.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Belligerent Sliver actually matters — Sliver tribal is an EDH staple strategy, and blanket menace on an entire army is the kind of keyword that closes games when opponents can't chump freely. In Legacy, Slivers are a real deck, but the format's faster kill conditions and interaction density mean a two-mana anthem-style piece has to fight for a slot against more explosive options. Modern Slivers exist as a fringe aggro list, and Belligerent Sliver is a plausible inclusion there since menace on multiple bodies stresses two-creature blocking rules that creature-heavy midrange decks rely on. Pioneer has a thinner Sliver pool, which limits how much the effect compounds and makes this a weaker consideration outside dedicated tribal builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available for Belligerent Sliver at the moment, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for a current number. Given its tribal-specific role and the general accessibility of Sliver staples, it's unlikely to carry a steep premium.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.