Gemhide Sliver
Premium Deck Series: Slivers 8 • common
- Set
- Premium Deck Series: Slivers
- Collector number
- 8
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- John Matson
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
All Slivers have "tap: Add one mana of any color."
"The land is weary. Even Skyshroud is depleted. We must find another source of mana—one that is growing despite our withering world."— Freyalise
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
The Gemhide Sliver first appeared in the 2006 Magic: The Gathering expansion Time Spiral, designed to evoke the nostalgia of the original sliver creature type while introducing modern mechanical complexity. The creature functions as a mana-producing engine that grants all slivers the ability to tap for one mana of any color, a design choice intended to accelerate deck speed and reward players for committing to a tribal strategy. Its inclusion in the 2009 Premium Deck Series: Slivers provided a foil-etched iteration that highlighted its distinct, insectoid aesthetic.
The illustration by Ron Spencer captures the sliver's signature anatomical style, characterized by a segmented, fluid form and a prominent, crystalline core. Spencer, a veteran artist for the game, emphasized the creature's bioluminescent features to convey its role as a resource generator. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its utility in the Commander format, where it became a cornerstone for deck-builders looking to facilitate multi-colored strategies without relying solely on expensive land bases.
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