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Title: Mana
Post by: Popper23345 on October 27, 2014, 04:32:20 PM
Say one is thinking about making a five color sliver deck... How much mana of each color would one aim to have in said sliver deck?
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on October 27, 2014, 04:41:50 PM
It depends on how much you want to spend, and which slivers you are playing. In a perfect world you would probably want 4x {Cavern of Souls}, 4x {Sliver Hive}, fetchlands, and ABUR duals, but if you post a list and budget, I'm sure there is a more budget friendly way to do it with basics and Khans Refuges.
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Popper23345 on October 27, 2014, 05:23:06 PM
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on October 27, 2014, 04:41:50 PM
It depends on how much you want to spend, and which slivers you are playing. In a perfect world you would probably want 4x {Cavern of Souls}, 4x {Sliver Hive}, fetchlands, and ABUR duals, but if you post a list and budget, I'm sure there is a more budget friendly way to do it with basics and Khans Refuges.
I have 1 sliver hive already and the other three I could easily obtain.  Never heard of cavern of souls tho, that seems like a pretty legit card.  I have a couple high mana cards-high being 5+- like {groundshaker sliver} and {sliver hivelord}, so how much lands should I have total? Should I keep the basic 24 lands? More? Less?
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Ekann1 on October 27, 2014, 07:12:54 PM
{Ancient Ziggurat}
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Popper23345 on October 27, 2014, 08:01:10 PM
So a total of like, 30ish lands?  4 {cavern of souls} 4 {sliver hives} a couple {ancient ziggurats} and like 4 of each basic land (too poor for fetches )
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Ekann1 on October 27, 2014, 08:19:52 PM
30 lands is definitely not needed in a creature heavy deck.
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: DylanW18 on October 27, 2014, 08:20:50 PM
23-24 lands should work


4 Cavern
4 Ziggurat
4 Sliver Hive

Then there's the pain lands ex: {Yavimaya Coast}
Shock Lands ex: {Steam Vents}
Filter lands ex: {Fetid Heath}
Check Lands ex: {Hinterland harbor}
Fast lands ex: {Darkslick shores}
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Popper23345 on October 27, 2014, 09:56:43 PM
Quote from: DylanW18 on October 27, 2014, 08:20:50 PM
23-24 lands should work


4 Cavern
4 Ziggurat
4 Sliver Hive

Then there's the pain lands ex: {Yavimaya Coast}
Shock Lands ex: {Steam Vents}
Filter lands ex: {Fetid Heath}
Check Lands ex: {Hinterland harbor}
Fast lands ex: {Darkslick shores}
Time to save some money :S
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on October 27, 2014, 10:24:01 PM
If you are playing {Syphon Sliver}, you could play {City of Brass} and/or {Mana Confluence}.

Thanks Munch, blanked on the name of the lifelink sliver.
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Munchlax on October 27, 2014, 10:47:54 PM
Or {Syphon Sliver}
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Tabooist on October 28, 2014, 12:03:57 AM
Is it generally accepted that you run 4 {manaweft sliver} in an all color sliver deck?
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: DylanW18 on October 28, 2014, 12:35:28 AM
Quote from: Tabooist on October 28, 2014, 12:03:57 AM
Is it generally accepted that you run 4 {manaweft sliver} in an all color sliver deck?


This^
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Natxoblogg on October 28, 2014, 11:01:31 AM
All slivers deck must have:
{Crystalline Sliver} and {Harmonic Sliver}

Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Superkurd13 on October 28, 2014, 08:32:39 PM
Between {manaweft sliver} and {gemhide sliver} you shouldn't have a lot of problems. You can run 4 {ancient ziggurats} (they're cheap) 4 {sliver hive} and the rest just basics. If you can afford {cavern of souls} that's pretty wicked too. 4 of definately ideal
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: DylanW18 on October 28, 2014, 10:20:19 PM
{Constricting Sliver}. Ouch.

{Garruk Caller of Beasts} and {Domri Rade} for card draw
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on October 28, 2014, 10:29:23 PM
{Blur Sliver} is absurd and {Prophet or Kruphix} is hilariously good.
Title: Re: Mana
Post by: Harukai on November 09, 2014, 04:14:22 AM
What about  {Homing Sliver} Because it's a damn good card