---
name: "Ward Sliver"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Sliver"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "617"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "7c259e83-1d85-4267-a2e6-1a0fbacae3fe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ward-sliver-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ward Sliver
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Sliver
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
As this creature enters, choose a color.
All Slivers have protection from the chosen color.

> *The first wave of slivers perished from the Riptide wizards' magic. The second wave shrugged off their spells like water.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Crystalline Sliver](/printing/crystalline-sliver-sth.md) — Creature — Sliver
2. [Manaweft Sliver](/printing/manaweft-sliver-plst.md) — Creature — Sliver
3. [Ghostflame Sliver](/printing/ghostflame-sliver-tsp.md) — Creature — Sliver
4. [Shifting Sliver](/printing/shifting-sliver-lgn.md) — Creature — Sliver
5. [Armor Sliver](/printing/armor-sliver-tpr.md) — Creature — Sliver
6. [Gemhide Sliver](/printing/gemhide-sliver-tsr.md) — Creature — Sliver

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #617
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`