Legacy Meathooks deck
CounterSliver was an aggro-control deck that achieved notable success in the Extended format in 1999–2000.[1] It combined the speed and resilience of Sliver creatures with a suite of countermagic and removal spells to control the game while applying pressure. The deck relied on a five-color mana base, typically supported by Dual lands, to cast a variety of threats and answers efficiently. Its design emphasized versatility, allowing players to adapt to different opponents while maintaining a fast, aggressive board presence. Nearly a decade later, the deck concept was adapted into Legacy MeatHooks, a Legacy-legal successor built around similar Sliver strategies and disruptive spells.[2]
History
In early 1999, Chris Senhouse and his "Your Move Games" team earned several Top 8 PTQ finishes on the east coast using a deck known as "House of Slivers", utilizing all the core components the deck is known for. That March, Lan D. Ho refined it especially with Lim-Dul's Vault, renamed it to its widely known form, and popularized it by earning a Top 8 placement at Grand Prix Kansas City.[1]
Brian Kowal designed a slightly different version for the same event, featuring Demonic Consultation instead of the Vault. He did not get to a top finish, but his adjustment was used by Christian Luhrs to make it to the Top 4 at Pro Tour Chicago in December. This became the basis of many PTQ decks in the following months.<ref name=Sharks2004>
Slivers saw some success in PTQs for the next couple of seasons, but eventually disappeared when the original Dual lands finally rotated out of Extended format in 2002, leaving the deck without any way to support its variety of colors.[1]
References
- ↑ a b c Brian David Marshall (March 10, 2004). "The Secret Life of Slivers: The history of competitive sliver decks". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 27, 2004.
- ↑ magicianofthought (Dec 17, 2006). "[Official Thread] Meathooks". MTG Salvation (forums).