Hibernation Sliver
Premium Deck Series: Slivers 12 • uncommon
- Set
- Premium Deck Series: Slivers
- Collector number
- 12
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Scott Kirschner
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
All Slivers have "Pay 2 life: Return this permanent to its owner's hand."
Mogglings have been known to play ball with hibernating slivers, completely unaware of their true nature.
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
Hibernation Sliver was first introduced in the Stronghold expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 1998, designed to expand the hive-mind mechanics of the Slivers. The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, who utilized his signature bold style to depict the creature's ethereal, defensive nature. The card was conceived as a way to protect the fragile Sliver swarm from targeted removal spells, allowing players to pay life to return their creatures to their hand in response to threats.
This specific version originates from the Premium Deck Series: Slivers, released in 2009 as a foil-only box set designed to showcase the history and synergy of the Sliver creature type. By this time, Slivers had become one of the most iconic and recognizable creature families in the game's history. The inclusion of Hibernation Sliver in this collection was intended to highlight the strategic depth of the tribe, offering a reprint that maintained the card's original utility while providing a premium aesthetic for tournament players and collectors alike.
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