Pulmonic Sliver

Pulmonic Sliver originally debuted in the 2006 Magic: The Gathering set Time Spiral, a release centered on the themes of temporal instability and nostalgia for the game's earliest years. The card serves as a mechanical callback to the Sliver creature type, which had been dormant for several years, and was designed to provide a unique utility effect—allowing players to return Slivers from their graveyard to the top of their library instead of the graveyard itself. This ability leans into the strategic complexity that defined the Time Spiral block, emphasizing long-term resource management.

The version from Time Spiral Remastered, released in 2021, features the same artwork by Ron Spencer, a prolific artist known for his distinctively gritty and organic style which was instrumental in establishing the visual identity of the Sliver hive mind during the 1990s. The remastered printing was designed to curate the most iconic and mechanically interesting cards from the original block for a modern draft environment, keeping the original aesthetic intact while introducing a contemporary frame treatment that helped reintroduce this specific Sliver to a new generation of players.