Spined Sliver
Stronghold 130 • uncommon
- Set
- Stronghold
- Collector number
- 130
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- red mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · Red
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $0.88
What it does
Whenever a Sliver becomes blocked, that Sliver gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it.
"Slivers are evil and slivers are sly; And if you get eaten, then no one will cry."— Mogg children's rhyme
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Spined Sliver was introduced in the 1998 Magic: The Gathering expansion set, Stronghold. As part of the Sliver creature type—a hive-minded race designed by Wizards of the Coast to provide a unique, synergistic gameplay mechanic—this card was intended to reward players for building decks around creature type coordination. It was part of an era where creature mechanics were becoming more experimental and lore-driven.
The artwork was illustrated by Melissa A. Benson, who rendered the creature with the jagged, biomechanical aesthetic that defined early Slivers. Her design focused on the creature's defensive capabilities, represented by its ability to grant thorns to the entire hive. Upon its release, the card became a staple for casual tribal decks, celebrated for its efficiency in bolstering the survivability of the Sliver collective during combat.
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