Dormant Sliver is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
All Sliver creatures have defender. All Slivers have "When this permanent enters, draw a card."
How it works : Dormant Sliver
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The last ability Dormant Sliver grants itself triggers when it enters the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The controller of the Sliver that enters the battlefield draws a card, not necessarily the controller of Dormant Sliver.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If the creature type of a Sliver changes 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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Dormant Sliver + Hivestone + Fractured Identity
- 1Cast Fractured Identity by paying
, exiling Hivestone and causing each opponent to create a token copy of it. - 2Because each opponent controls a Hivestone, their creatures are all Slivers and cannot attack due to having defender, which is granted by Dormant Sliver.
Dormant Sliver + Maskwood Nexus + Fractured Identity
- 1Cast Fractured Identity by paying , exiling Maskwood Nexus and causing each opponent to create a token copy of it.
- 2Because each opponent controls a Maskwood Nexus, their creatures are all Slivers and cannot attack due to having defender, which is granted by Dormant Sliver.
The Locust God + Dormant Sliver + Maskwood Nexus
- 1Draw a card.
- 2The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
- 3The Insect enters the battlefield with all creature types due to Maskwood Nexus, causing you to draw a card.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
The Locust God + Dormant Sliver + Arcane Adaptation
- 1Draw a card.
- 2The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
- 3The Insect enters the battlefield with all creature types due to Maskwood Nexus, causing you to draw a card.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
The Locust God + Dormant Sliver + Xenograft
- 1Draw a card.
- 2The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
- 3The Insect enters the battlefield with all creature types due to Maskwood Nexus, causing you to draw a card.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Dormant Sliver + Wingmantle Chaplain + Maskwood Nexus + Savage Summoning
- 1Cast Wingmantle Chaplain by paying .
- 2Wingmantle Chaplain's ETB ability and Dormant Sliver each trigger.
- 3Resolve Dormant Sliver's trigger, drawing a card.
- 4Resolve Wingmantle Chaplain's trigger, creating a 1/1 Sliver token with defender for each creature with defender you control.
- 5Wingmantle Chaplain's last ability and Dormant Sliver each trigger once for each token created; put them on the stack in any order.
- 6Resolve a Dormant Sliver trigger, drawing a card.
- 7Resolve a Wingmantle Chaplain trigger, creating a 1/1 Sliver token with defender.
- 8Repeat steps 5 through 7 until there are no cards in your library.
Dormant Sliver + Wingmantle Chaplain + Hivestone + Savage Summoning
- 1Cast Wingmantle Chaplain by paying .
- 2Wingmantle Chaplain's ETB ability and Dormant Sliver each trigger.
- 3Resolve Dormant Sliver's trigger, drawing a card.
- 4Resolve Wingmantle Chaplain's trigger, creating a 1/1 Sliver token with defender for each creature with defender you control.
- 5Wingmantle Chaplain's last ability and Dormant Sliver each trigger once for each token created; put them on the stack in any order.
- 6Resolve a Dormant Sliver trigger, drawing a card.
- 7Resolve a Wingmantle Chaplain trigger, creating a 1/1 Sliver token with defender.
- 8Repeat steps 5 through 7 until there are no cards in your library.
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