Virulent Sliver
Creature — Sliver
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All Sliver creatures have poisonous 1. (Whenever a Sliver deals combat damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter. A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
"They actually have venom, not poison. If they were poisonous, a single drop would—IT BURNS! IT BURNS!" —Riptide researcher, last words
Market prices
updated on 06/19/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | — | $34.99 |
| Cardmarket | — | €16.44 |
| CardTrader | — | €38.72 |
| TCGplayer | — | $32.44 |
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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.
07/01/2013Poisonous 1 causes the player to get just one poison counter when a Sliver deals combat damage to them, no matter how much damage that Sliver dealt.
03/19/2021A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game as a state-based action, even if no permanents with poisonous are on the battlefield.
03/19/2021If a creature has multiple instances of poisonous, each triggers separately.
03/19/2021Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |