Crystalline Sliver
Commander Masters 920 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Collector number
- 920
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Allen Williams
- Market price
- $3.69
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 first appeared in the 1998 Stronghold expansion as part of a cycle of creatures that defined the Sliver tribal archetype. The card was designed to force players into a specific strategic trade-off: granting all Slivers shroud to protect them from targeted removal, while simultaneously preventing the player from using their own beneficial spells or abilities on those same creatures. This push-and-pull dynamic made it a staple for Sliver decks, which prioritize synergistic board states over individual versatility.
The Commander Masters version, released in 2023, features updated art that maintains the creature's iconic, translucent, insectoid aesthetic while benefiting from modern digital illustration techniques. This printing was included in the set to provide players with a functional reprint of a card that had become difficult to acquire for casual Commander play. Its inclusion serves as both a nod to the legacy of the Stronghold set and a practical utility piece for players looking to bolster the defensive capabilities of their Sliver-themed decks.
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