I have a question. I understand that each virulent sliver stacks with other virulent slivers. However, I recently played against someone that said that with a virulent in play, each sliver in play basically has poisonous X, where X is the number of slivers in play.
He says that since the rules text reads "whenever a sliver deals combat damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter" and each sliver gains this set of rules text thanks to virulent, that the poisonous ability stacks from all other slivers.
Example: Virulent alone hits for 1 poison counter. Virulent and another sliver hit for 4 poison counters. Virulent and 2 other slivers hit for 9 poison counters, etc.
I don't believe this is correct. Otherwise, this would be the most broken card in the history of poison counters.
Posted By:
endersblade
(5/2/2011 10:18:09 PM)
a 1 drop creature that gives an alternate win condition is not good. I demand WotC include automation of all cards so I can win tournaments while at work. .5
Posted By:
Angry_Puppy
(4/21/2011 6:53:36 PM)
Let's sya ur opponent's playing jund (Just for example)
Turn 1: Forest (or fancy dual land) Virulent
Opponent turn 1: Savage lands
Turn 2: Virulent, Virulent, attack (3 poison counters)
Opponent turn 2: Putrid leech
Turn 3: Heart sliver, attack for 12 poison counters
It may not happen often, but it would be funny.
Posted By:
channelblaze
(7/8/2010 9:35:25 PM)
even more hilariously evil, the poison effect stacks xD, so when you have 2 or 3 virulent slivers on the field, you can poison your opponent to death in 2 or 3 turns.
Posted By:
stille_nacht
(3/1/2010 7:56:44 PM)
If you use the flash hulk combo for vintage just pick 3 of these and a heart sliver and you could win turn 1 with less cards used than 4 disciple of the vault and 5 artifacts that cost x.
Posted By:
EDKparagon
(7/25/2012 12:17:31 AM)
I was excited about using this guy for Pauper Infect until I realzied that his poison doesn't scale with his power. If you Invigorate him he still only deals 1 poison damage. That makes him so much worse than Glistener Elf.
Posted By:
Lavrant
(7/30/2012 1:40:09 PM)
Infect 1/1 would be a ten turn clock, equivalent to grizzly bears. But unlike infect, you cant pump this up and get twice the efficiency. Basically you need to hit a player ten times with any of your slivers and have this on the field. Your probably going to win with damage way before that, but poison counters hoses lifegain and some lockdown combos. The benefit of poisonous over infect is that it does not take away your damage win condition, and it adds another one.
A good card to maindeck, though most of the time you wont need it.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(10/19/2012 8:04:43 AM)
I have one of these in my Sliver deck. It make me giggle when I draw it.
Posted By:
wholelottalove
(10/29/2012 10:10:12 AM)
Before Scars of Mirrodin Block; Haha, poisonous one, man, who would use poison counters.
After Scars of Mirrodin Block: There are so many better poison counter givers.
Posted By:
DaLucaray
(7/6/2013 7:07:30 AM)