What's the chance of that? Unless you go for a land, or something you are fairly certain the have, the best hope is naming powerful cards they might be saving. If you know their deck well.
Also it's AT RANDOM. UNLIKELY
Th3_Dark_On3
★☆☆☆☆ (1.7/5.0)(3 votes)
If your opponent only has one card in hand, and you know their deck well, and they don't have enough land to play it, it may well be their trump card. Also its great for getting rid of land against a monocolored deck.
Thaxan_Number_14
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(5 votes)
Remember that all Slivers have it. Any Sliver deck in the ideal conditions would have enough to discard the opponents hand once this comes into play. Name one card, then name the card that was revealed, rinse and repeat. It's at instant speed too.
sliverlord5000
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
good with telepathy
Necrolysis
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
have two untapped slivers, and an opponent with an empty hand (if you're playing this why not a mind twist?) Tap one, name a random card, see the card, tap the second, discard the card. Opponent never gets a hand again.
ClockworkSwordfish
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
You really need many Slivers to make use of this and this sliver itself is expensive, but yes, you can effectively deny your opponent a hand for the rest of the game if you use this properly. Knowing their deck helps. I always like 3/3 slivers, and this one has great art. 4/5 for being unique and cool.
Tommy9898
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Hmm, I wonder why I never made a deck with this back when it first came out? I always thought slivers were only good at attacking. Never occurred to me to build a deck where they sit back and mess with the opponent. Blue black control slivers, just win with a good black finisher.
CeremonialBathory
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
@Elysiume - Okay. So name one of those things the first time. And then name the first revealed card for the rest. Easy. xP
desolation_masticore
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Slivers are for beating face, not flimsy discard.
Prizrak
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(3 votes)
It explicitly says it's not at instant speed ("play this ability only during your turn"), so the instant-speed discard-everything strategy people are talking about doesn't work.
Trizeam
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Good in my Sliver EDH de-oh wait...
scumbling1
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
What are they saving the name Nebuchadnezzar's Sliver for? They're not going to get a sliver with a closer match. And don't tell me it's too hard to spell! I can spell Nebukanezzer without referencing the card.
Alsebra
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Prizrak brings up a good point...you can't totally deny your opponent a hand (barring other discard) because you can only hit them with it on your turn. Still, making them play with the top card of their deck can open up enough room for your other things to come out safely (or can counter combat tricks).
@desolation_masticore - This can help your other Slivers beat face...you clear their hand (using some of the smaller Slivers) before combat and then can swing safely without worrying about what your opponent might be holding.
Each Time Spiral card was an homage to at least one previously printed card. Specifically, each Sliver in Time Spiral and Planar Chaos derive their ability and mana cost from a previously printed creature.
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Also it's AT RANDOM. UNLIKELY
Also its great for getting rid of land against a monocolored deck.
@desolation_masticore - This can help your other Slivers beat face...you clear their hand (using some of the smaller Slivers) before combat and then can swing safely without worrying about what your opponent might be holding.
This Sliver is referencing Nebuchadnezzar.
With enough slivers however? Absolutely shred your opponent's hand.