---
name: "Basal Sliver"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Sliver"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "TSP"
set_name: "Time Spiral"
collector_number: "96"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Drew Tucker"
oracle_id: "18e7ba0d-88a5-466b-9228-d3f5aae8f83e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/basal-sliver-tsp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Basal Sliver
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Sliver
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
All Slivers have "Sacrifice this permanent: Add {B}{B}."

> *« Fascinant . . . Ces créatures possèdent le paradoxe de ténacité et d'auto-destruction que j'ai toujours cherché à introduire dans mes srânes. » —Endrek Sahr, maître reproducteur*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Darkheart Sliver](/printing/darkheart-sliver-plc.md) — Creature — Sliver
2. [Acidic Sliver](/printing/acidic-sliver-sth.md) — Creature — Sliver
3. [Necrotic Sliver](/printing/necrotic-sliver-plc.md) — Creature — Sliver
4. [Mindlash Sliver](/printing/mindlash-sliver-tsp.md) — Creature — Sliver
5. [Victual Sliver](/printing/victual-sliver-tpr.md) — Creature — Sliver
6. [Mnemonic Sliver](/printing/mnemonic-sliver-tmp.md) — Creature — Sliver

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Time Spiral (TSP) #96
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Drew Tucker
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`