Lazotep Sliver — ruling 1

If a creature has multiple instances of afflict, each triggers separately.

Lazotep Sliver — ruling 2

If multiple creatures block a creature with afflict, afflict triggers only once.

Lazotep Sliver — ruling 3

Afflict causes the defending player to lose life; it's not damage or combat damage.

Lazotep Sliver — ruling 4

If a creature is attacking a planeswalker, that planeswalker's controller is the defending player. If a creature is attacking a battle, that battle's protector is the defending player.

Lazotep Sliver — ruling 5

Afflict resolves before combat damage is dealt. If this loss of life brings a player to 0 life or less, that player loses the game immediately. A blocking creature with lifelink won't deal combat damage in time to save that player.

Lazotep Sliver — ruling 6

To amass Slivers 2, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Sliver Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put 2 +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already a Sliver, it becomes a Sliver in addition to its other types.

Lazotep Sliver — ruling 7

In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Slivers, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't a Sliver, it becomes a Sliver in addition to its other types.

Lazotep Sliver — ruling 8

If you don't control an Army, the Sliver Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.

Lazotep Sliver : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Lazotep 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

Sliver creatures you control have afflict 2. (Whenever a creature with afflict 2 becomes blocked, defending player loses 2 life.) Whenever a nontoken Sliver you control dies, amass Slivers 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Sliver. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Sliver Army creature token first.)

How it works : Lazotep Sliver

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1July 28, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
If a creature has multiple instances of afflict, each triggers separately.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2July 28, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
If multiple creatures block a creature with afflict, afflict triggers only once.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3July 28, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
Afflict causes the defending player to lose life; it's not damage or combat damage.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4July 28, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
If a creature is attacking a planeswalker, that planeswalker's controller is the defending player. If a creature is attacking a battle, that battle's protector is the defending player.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#5July 28, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
Afflict resolves before combat damage is dealt. If this loss of life brings a player to 0 life or less, that player loses the game immediately. A blocking creature with lifelink won't deal combat damage in time to save that player.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#6July 28, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
To amass Slivers 2, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Sliver Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put 2 +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already a Sliver, it becomes a Sliver in addition to its other types.
Card named in this ruling
Sliver Army
#7July 28, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Slivers, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't a Sliver, it becomes a Sliver in addition to its other types.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#8July 28, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
If you don't control an Army, the Sliver Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
Card named in this ruling
Sliver Army