Spectral Sliver
Creature — Sliver Spirit
All Sliver creatures have "
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #23026
Spectral Sliver turns any Sliver into a mana sink, letting you pump a single attacker's power to threatening levels by paying generic mana repeatedly. The cost is real — you need open mana at combat — but in a tribe that generates mana through Slivers like Manaweft Sliver and Gemhide Sliver, that tax largely disappears.
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 |
Commander is where Spectral Sliver does its best work, slotting into any five-color Sliver build where the tribe's mana-generation density makes the pump ability effectively free. Legacy Sliver lists exist but lean on speed and disruption rather than combat math, making a slow pump outlet a poor fit competitively. Spectral Sliver is legal in Vintage as well, though no serious Vintage shell wants it. Outside of Commander, treat it as a casual-only card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Spectral Sliver is firmly bulk — pick it up without hesitation if you're building Slivers. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.