Galerider Sliver
Creature — Sliver
Sliver creatures you control have flying.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic 2014
- Price
- $6.85
- EDHREC rank
- #3839
Galerider Sliver gives every Sliver you control flying for a single blue mana — one card that turns a ground-locked board into an evasive army. In The First Sliver decks and any other Sliver shell, this is an automatic inclusion, not a consideration.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The First Sliver
The First Sliver cascades into Galerider Sliver early, and the flying grant immediately makes every subsequent cascade threat harder to block — evasion is what converts the cascade engine's wide board into actual damage.
Omo, Queen of Vesuva
Omo, Queen of Vesuva can distribute creature types freely, and Galerider Sliver's flying anthem becomes a blanket evasion buff the moment Omo marks your creatures as Slivers — it punches well above its mana cost in that context.
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 |
In Commander, Galerider Sliver is a staple in any Sliver deck — flying is the most reliable evasion type in the format, and a one-mana anthem that grants it to every creature is an efficiency outlier. In Legacy, Slivers remain a fringe tribal strategy and Galerider Sliver slots in as an essential piece of any list looking to close quickly through the air. Modern Slivers are viable enough for tournament play, and Galerider Sliver's one-mana cost makes it one of the easiest includes in the 60-card shell. Pioneer allows it as well, though Slivers lack the support density there to compete seriously.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
There is no true budget alternative that replicates what Galerider Sliver does — a one-mana anthem granting flying to all Slivers is unique to this card. Winged Sliver and Cloudshredder Sliver both grant flying to all Slivers but cost two and one-red-one-blue respectively, making Galerider Sliver the more color-flexible and efficiently costed option at the cost of a few dollars.
Price Context
Current price
$6.85 mid tier
At $6.85, Galerider Sliver sits in the mid tier — meaningful but not painful for a card that earns its slot in every Sliver deck. It's a low-supply, high-demand tribal staple, so the price reflects consistent Commander demand rather than speculative spikes.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.