Tempered Sliver
Creature — Sliver
Sliver creatures you control have "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it."
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #11282
Tempered Sliver turns every Sliver you control into a potential one-hit threat — each one accumulates +1/+1 counters whenever it deals combat damage, compounding fast in a wide board. The cost is that it does nothing until attackers connect, which makes it a payoff card rather than an engine, and a slower one than most Sliver players want.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The First Sliver
The First Sliver's cascade chain floods the board with Slivers faster than any other commander, and a wide board is exactly the precondition Tempered Sliver needs to become threatening — the more bodies connecting each combat, the more counters stack across the team.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Tempered Sliver occupies the flex slot at the bottom of most Sliver lists — it wins games that go long but rarely contributes to the explosive turn-four or five kills that competitive Sliver builds aim for. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; Sliver tribal there leans on Sliver Hivelord and Sliver Legion for raw power, not incremental counter accumulation. Modern Slivers are similarly speed-focused, and a three-mana Sliver that requires combat damage to grow doesn't clear the bar. Stick to Commander, specifically battlecruiser pods where Sliver boards stick around long enough for the counters to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available in the current index for Tempered Sliver, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its narrow tribal application and low competitive demand, it typically sits in bulk-rare territory — pick it up without hesitation if you're building Slivers on a budget.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.