Crystalline Sliver
Stronghold 127 • uncommon
- Set
- Stronghold
- Collector number
- 127
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Allen Williams
- Market price
- $3.48
What it does
All Slivers have shroud. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)
Bred as living shields, these slivers have proven unruly—they know they cannot be caught.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Crystalline Sliver was introduced in the Stronghold expansion of Magic: The Gathering, released in early 1998. It represents a foundational piece of the Sliver creature type, which became one of the game's most iconic and enduring design motifs. Mechanically, the card was designed to grant the shroud ability to all Slivers, a powerful defensive utility that fundamentally changed how the creature type functioned by protecting the swarm from targeted spells.
The card features artwork by Ron Spencer, a prominent illustrator during the game's formative years. Spencer’s rendering leans into the creature’s alien, crystalline aesthetic, emphasizing the jagged, translucent nature of the organism. The design was well-received by the player base for its strategic impact, cementing the card as a staple in Sliver-themed decks and a significant piece of Magic’s mid-era history.
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