Sliver Hive
Land
: Add 
.: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a Sliver spell.
, : Create a 1/1 colorless Sliver creature token. Activate only if you control a Sliver.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #5051
Sliver Hive taps for any color of mana in a Sliver deck and, once you have five or more Slivers, produces a 1/1 Sliver token for three mana — a land that extends your board on its own. The First Sliver decks run it as an auto-include: five-color fixing plus token generation on a land slot is a zero-opportunity-cost upgrade over a basic.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The First Sliver
The First Sliver wants as many Slivers as possible to cascade into more Slivers, and Sliver Hive feeds that loop directly — it fixes all five colors and manufactures additional Sliver bodies to cascade off without spending a card slot in the 99.
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 Sliver Hive belongs — five-color Sliver tribal is almost exclusively a Commander format, and the land is a staple there precisely because it handles mana fixing and token production simultaneously. In Legacy and Modern, dedicated Sliver aggro shells exist but move too fast to invest three mana in a land's activated ability, so Sliver Hive sees only niche play as a one- or two-of for its color fixing. Pioneer Sliver support is thin enough that the deck barely exists competitively, making the card a fringe consideration at best. Outside Commander, treat Sliver Hive as a utility piece for brewers rather than a competitive staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for a current figure. Given its status as a near-universal inclusion in The First Sliver Commander builds — appearing in over 65% of them — demand is steady, and copies tend to hold value accordingly.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.