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Striking Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have first strike. (They deal combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

There is no such thing as surprising a sliver.

Commander Masters

Sliver creatures you control have first strike.

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Jumpstart: Historic Horizons

Magic 2014

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.

If Striking Sliver leaves the battlefield after Sliver creatures you control have dealt first-strike damage but before regular combat damage, those Slivers won’t deal regular combat damage (unless they have double strike for some reason).

If you change the creature type of a Sliver you control 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 you control.