Syphon Sliver
Syphon Sliver: Creature - Sliver, Commander Masters. Sliver creatures you control have lifelink. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Sliver
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Commander Masters (CMM)
- Released
- 2023-08-04
- Collector number
- 870
- Artist
- Johann Bodin
- Commander rank
- 4,533 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Syphon Sliver
Syphon Sliver is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 870 in that set, with art by Johann Bodin. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Magic 2014 (2013) to Commander Masters (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.67 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Sliver creatures you control have lifelink. (Damage dealt by a Sliver creature you control also causes you to gain that much life.)
The hive knows no fear or mercy, only hunger.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.67 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Syphon Sliver by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Syphon Sliver
Syphon Sliver has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #634 | Rare | 2022 |
| Magic 2014 (M14) #117 | Rare | 2013 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Syphon Sliver, newest first.
- If you change the creature type of a Sliver you control so it’s no longer a Sliver, it will no longer be affected by its own ability. Its ability will continue to affect other Sliver creatures you control.
- Abilities that Slivers grant, as well as power/toughness boosts, are cumulative. However, for some abilities, like flying, having more than one instance of the ability doesn’t provide any additional benefit.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Syphon Sliver is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Sliver Swarm (CMM), led by Sliver Gravemother