Root Sliver
Secret Lair Drop 656 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 656
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Matt Thompson
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
This spell can't be countered.
Sliver spells can't be countered.
"It would take another apocalypse to stop the slivers now."— Riptide Project researcher
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
The Root Sliver was released as part of the Secret Lair Drop Series, a specialized line of limited-availability cards introduced by Wizards of the Coast to celebrate the aesthetic diversity of Magic: The Gathering. This specific iteration reimagined the classic Sliver creature type, which first debuted in the 1997 Tempest set, drawing inspiration from hive-mind biological tropes that emphasize collective strength and interconnectedness.
The artwork for this particular version was crafted to lean into a more surreal, organic design language, moving away from the more insectoid interpretations found in early sets. By utilizing the Secret Lair platform, the illustrators were encouraged to experiment with stylistic interpretations that would not typically fit within the rigid visual constraints of a standard expansion set, resulting in a card that remains highly sought after by those who appreciate the evolution of the Sliver tribe's visual history.
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