Horned Sliver
Creature — Sliver
All Sliver creatures have trample.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $3.75
- EDHREC rank
- #7379
Horned Sliver gives every Sliver you control trample, turning a wide board into a board that actually ends games. Five mana is steep for a tribal enabler, but under The First Sliver it cascades into the next piece and the cost becomes irrelevant.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The First Sliver
The First Sliver cascades off every Sliver cast, so Horned Sliver enters play and immediately digs for another piece — the five-mana cost stops mattering when you're chaining spells and the trample grant makes the resulting swarm nearly impossible to chump.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Horned Sliver earns its keep — Sliver tribal goes wide fast, and trample is the difference between a board stall and a kill. In Pauper it's legal but Sliver decks there typically stay low to the curve, making a five-drop a tough fit. Legacy and Vintage see near-zero competitive Sliver play, so Horned Sliver is functionally absent from those formats. Anywhere outside Commander, treat it as a casual-only piece.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.75 cheap tier
At $3.75, Horned Sliver sits in the cheap tier but toward its ceiling — it's a niche tribal card with a narrow home, and that price reflects decades of casual demand rather than competitive pull. It holds stable value in the sense that Sliver collectors will always want one, but don't expect upward movement.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.