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{{Infobox type |type=creature |stats={{stats|W=1|U=1|B=1|R=1|G=1|A=1}} as of ''[[Darksteel]]'' |beeble=8 |beeble_ref=<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/624052788706623488/|title=Where are Slith on the Beeble Scale?|2020-07-19}}</ref> }} '''Slith''' is a [[creature type]] unique to the plane of ''[[Mirrodin (plane)|Mirrodin]]''. They are depicted as humanoids with large skull-like heads, formed from rock and/or metal. ==Description== There were five Slith in ''[[Mirrodin]]''. Each of these uncommon 1/1 creatures had a mana cost containing two colored mana of the same type and the ability "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it".<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/bacon-bits-2003-09-22|Bacon Bits|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 22, 2003}}</ref> * {{W}} <c>Slith Ascendant</c> ([[Flying]]) * {{U}} <c>Slith Strider</c> ([[Card]] [[draw]]) * {{B}} <c>Slith Bloodletter</c> ([[Regenerate]]) * {{R}} <c>Slith Firewalker</c> ([[Haste]]) * {{G}} <c>Slith Predator</c> ([[Trample]]) ''[[Darksteel]]'' added a [[modular]] [[artifact]] Slith. * {{C}} <c>Arcbound Slith</c> ===Storyline=== Like almost all beings on Mirrodin, slith are not native to the plane but were brought there against their will. The slith incubate in the [[Great Furnace]]'s heat, emerging on Mirrodin's surface only when the suns have aligned overhead. Born amid molten metal, the slith have more than adapted to the perils of a metal world. A slith's form and function are determined by the [[color]] of the sun under which it's born.<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-april-2005-2005-04-01-0|Ask Wizards - April, 2005|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April, 2005}}</ref> Instinctively drawn to the light of its "mother-sun," each slith follows that sun's path around Mirrodin. [[Goblin]]s fear the slith, believing they are children banished from the womb of the Steel Mother, deep within [[Kuldotha]]. ==Trivia== * The design of the Slith cards was based on <c>Whirling Dervish</c>.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/683829953881686016/|title=Hey Mark, what is a βSlithβ?|2022-05-09}}</ref> * <c>Tempered Sliver</c> gives all [[Sliver]]s the Slith combat ability, and has art reminiscent of <c>Slith Predator</c>. * The Slith mechanic and a variant thereof were considered as [[knight]] mechanics in ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]''.<ref name="Vision 1">{{DailyRef|making-magic/throne-eldraine-vision-design-handoff-part-1-2019-11-11|''Throne of Eldraine'' Vision Design Handoff, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 11, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Creature types|Races}}
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