Sliver Hive

Sliver Fans' Opinions

"How would people feel about Slivers that don’t grant abilities to other Slivers?"I would actually like some cards that support the sliver archetype more than I would like more sliver creatures. (Archetype support meaning stuff like Sliver Hive rather than just another sliver creature)

Do other Sliver fans agree with this?

Creatures Sliver Sliver Hive

Acorn Ruling

Hey Mark I had an Acorn ruling question for you. For Vorthos, Steward of Myth, what qualifies as a "named character"? Do things like Sliver Hivelord, Child of Alara, and Fusion Elemental count since they are only known as that moniker, even if those aren't "names" in the traditional sense?

If that’s how they’re referred to, that’s fine.

Child of Alara Elemental Fusion Elemental Sliver Sliver Hivelord Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets Vorthos Vorthos, Steward of Myth

Sliver Birthday Fact

Hi Mark! My birthday was 4/17. I’m 43 now. Can I please get a birthday trivia factoid on either Sliver Hivelord or Sliver Overlord? :)

When we put Slivers in Magic 2014, we didn’t make a five-color Sliver as we’d done with previously Sliver printings. The audience wasn’t happy about that, so we ended up putting one, Sliver Hivelord, in (along with a cycle of Slivers) Magic 2015.Happy Birthday!

Birthday Card Printing Cycles Magic 2014 Magic 2015 Sliver Sliver Hivelord Sliver Overlord

Sliver Overlord Birthday Trivia

Hey Mark, today is my birthday, can I get a birthday trivia factoid about either Sliver Overlord, Sliver Hivelord, or The First Sliver?

The First Sliver came about because we in a vision design meeting and we were trying to one up each other about the craziest mechanic we could grant to Slivers. The winner was cascade. Happy Birthday!

Birthday Cascade Mechanics Sliver Sliver Hivelord Sliver Overlord The First Sliver Vision Design

Birthday Trivia About Slivers

Hey Mark, it’s my birthday today. Can I get a birthday trivia factoid concerning either: Sliver Legion, Sliver Hivelord, Sliver Overlord, or The First Sliver?

Normally, when we put Slivers in a block we put in one legendary five-color Sliver, so in Future Sight (the end of Time Spiral block), I made one based on a card I designed in Exodus that I really liked called Coat of Arms. That’s how Sliver Legion came to be. Happy Birthday!

Birthday Coat of Arms Exodus Future Sight Sliver Sliver Hivelord Sliver Legion Sliver Overlord The First Sliver Time Spiral

Request for Sliver Hive

Can I please request you guys figure out how to print Sliver Hive depicting Shandalarian Slivers, maybe in a future “Pioneers Horizons” set or a Modern Horizons 2.0 set, or even in the Secret Lair drops. That is maybe the one thing I definitely want brought back from the Shandalarian Slivers that completes my Sliver Hivelord deck!

The humanoid Slivers were not that popular, so this is a long shot request.

Card Printing Modern Horizons 2 Secret Lairs Sliver Sliver Hive Sliver Hivelord The Secret Lair

Sliver Hivelord Stats

Why is Sliver Hivelord a 5/5 while Queen, Overlord, Legion, and The First Sliver are all 7/7s?

Genetics.

Sliver Sliver Hivelord The First Sliver

Sliver Hive Planeswalker

In line with your point about positivity on social media, I think it's fantastic that Wizards has considered a sliver hive Planeswalker.

“It’s a possibility” is a far distance from “it’s happening”.

Planeswalkers Sliver Sliver Hive

Planeswalking Sliver Maybe

Hi Mark, you have recently said that a planeswalker that is a swarm entity is within the realm of possibility. So, can I get a maybe on a planeswalking Sliver hive?

Maybe. : )

Planeswalkers Sliver Sliver Hive

Sliver Hive Request

Can WotC please make one more Sliver hive that finishes out the futuresighted Slivers in Future Sight. Now that you guys have decided to now only do lords and Slivers as creatures that only affect your creatures, it leaves a void in me that we’ll never see the rest of the Future Sight Slivers.

I have some bad news for you…

Creatures Future Sight Sliver Sliver Hive Wizards of the Coast

Sliver Hivelord Trivia

7 months after I discovered this blog, it's finally my birthday! Can I get some trivia about the Sliver Hivelord?

Magic 2014 brought back Slivers but didn’t create a five color Sliver like the three previous times we’ve had Slivers. Players were upset so we decided in Magic 2015 to fix our error and give a new toy to Standard Sliver decks (okay, and to other formats too). Happy Birthday!

Birthday Blogatog / Tumblr Brought Back Colors Magic 2014 Magic 2015 Sliver Sliver Hivelord Standard

Sliver Hive Mind Limits

If sliver queen is sapient, wouldn't all other slivers gain sapience via hive mind? :)

Not how the sliver hive mind works. They share information not intelligence.

Hive Mind Sliver Sliver Hive Sliver Queen

Sliver Design Feedback

If Wizards listens to our feedback, then why do the uncommon slivers in M15 still look completely like humans and animals with tentacles instead of what we got for Sliver Hivelord and Sliver Hive?

Not all players think alike. Some disliked the new slivers, some liked them. The creative team decided to give everyone some of the slivers they enjoy.

Human Sliver Sliver Hivelord Tentacles Uncommons

Sliver Hivelord Stats

I love Sliver Hivelord, but I am just curious, why is it a 5/5 instead of a 7/7?

Not all five-color Slivers are 7/7.

Colors Sliver Sliver Hivelord

Praise for Sliver Hivelord

Sliver Hivelord is amazing and I am super excited for M15. Please give a high five to everyone involved in making it!

I’ll give a high five to one sliver and all slivers will have been high-fived. : )

High Fives Sliver Sliver Hivelord

Sliver Hive's Birthday

So I was going to ask for birthday trivia, but instead I wanted to thank you and whoever designed Sliver Hive. As an avid sliver fan, I have to say that this is the best gift I've gotten so far today.

We designed it specifically as a birthday present for you. I’m glad you like it. Happy Birthday!

Appreciation Birthday Sliver Sliver Hive