Hivestone's best use is for turning hordes of otherwise generic creatures into Slivers. Squirrels, Saprolings, Soldiers, Rats, animated lands, Spawnwrithes.
Posted By:
Atali
(7/1/2011 5:02:32 PM)
Yeah, I'm sideboarding 1-2 of these for my local shop's Tribal tournament, which banned Goblins, Merfolk, Elves, and Humans as selectable tribes, but left in Slivers.
Gotta watch out for Sliver Overlord if I use this, though.
Posted By:
SirMalkin
(7/7/2011 3:22:34 PM)
I personally used this in my sliver deck just to turn Nacatl War-Pride into a sliver.....
Posted By:
llirreh
(7/7/2011 4:45:19 PM)
I have this sideboarded because one of the local MTG players around my area goes slivers. The expression on his face the first time I plopped it down and he realized that I was getting every benefit of his Slivers was hilarious.
Posted By:
ObsessedAddict
(7/9/2011 3:17:43 PM)
@Totema *faceplam*
It does work with artificial evolution... artificial evolution says nothing about whether it's target targets or not.
Playing around with that idea, i really want to make a sliver/ ally deck with a few of these and an artificail evolution or two. Have one hive stone that makes all my allies slivers, another that makes all my slivers allies.
I have tried to make decks that use this offensively and effectively, but they usually become quite convoluted. On particularly fun piece of combo work with it is acidic sliver + fungal sliver + mycoloth.
Posted By:
orisiti
(12/23/2011 3:15:50 PM)
Every card in Time Spiral was a throwback to at least one previously printed card.
This card references Slivers, a creature type which has appeared in several magic sets and are a creature type where nearly every single member grants abilities to other members.
Posted By:
Missile_Penguin
(7/9/2013 10:47:53 AM)
Nice side-board matereal against slivers.
Posted By:
Sholux
(8/20/2009 9:09:49 AM)
I really wish this had been Tribal- Sliver. Would have made sense, and then you could tutor for it with Overlord or Homing slivers.
Posted By:
sir_dwar
(12/19/2009 12:50:27 PM)
Combos great with Storm Crow in a Sliver deck
Posted By:
pasta
(4/26/2010 6:05:37 AM)
I don't know. You could stick Progenitus or Darksteel in a sliver deck with this and watch them get even more ridiculous than they already are. Why yes, I would like a shrouded, flying, double striking 15/15 with trample and lifelink.
Posted By:
Azr43l
(7/15/2009 3:25:32 AM)