Basal Sliver
Time Spiral 96 • common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 96
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Drew Tucker
- Market price
- $0.76
What it does
All Slivers have "Sacrifice this permanent: Add black mana black mana."
"Fascinating . . . These creatures display the paradox of tenacity and purposed self-destruction I have sought to breed into my thrulls."— Endrek Sahr, master breeder
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Basal Sliver was introduced in the 2006 Magic: The Gathering set Time Spiral. As a card within this block, it served as a thematic callback to the Invasion block, which originally debuted the Sliver creature type. The design goal was to reintroduce the hive-mind mechanic in a way that fit the set's central conceit of time-shifted and nostalgic gameplay, allowing players to sacrifice Slivers for rapid mana acceleration.
The illustration was created by artist Heather Hudson, who was tasked with depicting the creature’s distinctively alien, insectoid anatomy. Her rendering emphasizes the evolutionary versatility of the species, fitting the visual language established in earlier sets. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, aggressive addition to Sliver-themed decks, prized by players for its ability to provide immediate bursts of mana at the cost of the creature itself.
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