Striking Sliver
Magic 2014 157 • common
- Set
- Magic 2014
- Collector number
- 157
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Maciej Kuciara
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
Sliver creatures you control have first strike. (They deal combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
You're too busy recoiling in fear to realize that it's already hit you.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Striking Sliver was released in 2013 as part of the Magic 2014 Core Set. The card was designed to support the 'Sliver' tribal mechanic, a recurring theme in Magic: The Gathering where creatures share abilities with one another. By granting all Slivers first strike, this card provided a tactical combat advantage intended to make the swarm strategy more aggressive in limited formats and casual constructed play.
The card features artwork by Lucas Graciano, who focused on the characteristic insectoid, hive-minded aesthetic associated with the Sliver creature type. The design reflects a departure from the original 1997 Sliver visual identity, moving toward a more distinct, armored appearance to fit the modern art direction of the Core Set. It was received as a functional, low-cost utility creature that helped define the tempo of Sliver-based decks during its cycle in standard rotation.
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