"It's a good Sliver if you want to protect it. I don't like to pay life so I'd rather sacrifice my Creatures in respond to removal instead of returning them to my hand. "
The point is not to protect it specifically. The point is to protect better slivers. On a board wipe, you might want to bounce Crystalline Sliver back to your hand as well as Gemhide Sliver and let the rest die. This sliver lets you choose which sliver gets to go back onto the Battlefield on your next turn... not this one specifically.
Posted By:
Kragash
(7/12/2012 4:59:20 AM)
So it basically reads "if your opponent somehow figures out how to get around your Crystalline Sliver, the damn things STILL don't die!!!"
Posted By:
Superllama12
(1/2/2012 2:20:27 PM)
Tricky to use, but it's hard to make a truly bad sliver. The versatility of the theme itself is just overwhelming.
Posted By:
GradiustheFox
(3/8/2010 12:10:50 AM)
Unfortunately, it doesn't stop a creature from being sacrificed; by the time the ability resolves, the creature is already in the graveyard.
However, it works with dormant and harmonic slivers and can save your slivers from all forms of removal and combat damage as well. M10, sadly, weakened its ability.
Posted By:
Digit
(11/26/2009 11:31:40 AM)
Whoa Great Ability And Amazing Art
Posted By:
MasterOfEtherium
(1/24/2010 8:02:45 PM)
It's a good Sliver if you want to protect it. I don't like to pay life so I'd rather sacrifice my Creatures in respond to removal instead of returning them to my hand.
Posted By:
Omega137
(12/1/2009 6:45:53 AM)
It's a Vintage sliver deck staple. Need I say more?
4/5, because if you use it's ability too often, the life loss can become quite the issue.
Posted By:
Snaxme
(2/23/2010 12:03:29 PM)
One of the best slivers you have as it stops your sacrifice, and if you have mana you can use it with vicutal sliver to postively cycle life.
Posted By:
Karthwine
(11/24/2009 4:01:35 PM)
Enables the use of Shadow Sliver and even Plague Sliver in a Sliver deck. (The latter only if you have a sliver that gives mass haste)
Posted By:
Arachnos
(9/21/2012 3:35:46 PM)
Oooohh, that art. Reminds me of Giger's work!
Posted By:
Totema
(2/4/2013 1:38:08 AM)