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The First Sliver
Price tag $26.82

Legendary Creature — Sliver

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Playstyle & Strategy

How it feels to play against

Frustrating Can create feel-bad moments at the table.

Popularity

Format Staple Extremely popular, see it regularly at tables.

Ranking

#130 Current Rank
#114 Last Week
#70 Last Month

Videos

Commander gameplay videos featuring The First Sliver.

New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in The First Sliver decks.

Command Bridge Command Bridge
+1% Synergy
Overkill Overkill
-1% Synergy $0.30
Restoration Magic Restoration Magic
-2% Synergy $0.43
Capital City Capital City
-5% Synergy $0.13
Starting Town Starting Town
-8% Synergy $9.96

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with The First Sliver's abilities and overall game plan.

Cloudshredder Sliver Cloudshredder Sliver
+81% Synergy $1.76
Sliver Hivelord Sliver Hivelord
+81% Synergy $6.24
Gemhide Sliver Gemhide Sliver
+80% Synergy $0.54
Manaweft Sliver Manaweft Sliver
+79% Synergy $2.45
Harmonic Sliver Harmonic Sliver
+76% Synergy $0.62
Bonescythe Sliver Bonescythe Sliver
+75% Synergy $2.96
Crystalline Sliver Crystalline Sliver
+74% Synergy $1.68
Sentinel Sliver Sentinel Sliver
+74% Synergy $0.76
Galerider Sliver Galerider Sliver
+72% Synergy $3.65
Shifting Sliver Shifting Sliver
+72% Synergy $1.29

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The First Sliver decks.

Syphon Sliver Syphon Sliver
+71% Synergy $2.97
Venom Sliver Venom Sliver
+71% Synergy $1.12
Diffusion Sliver Diffusion Sliver
+71% Synergy $1.31
Sliver Legion Sliver Legion
+66% Synergy $47.67
Striking Sliver Striking Sliver
+66% Synergy $0.52
Quick Sliver Quick Sliver
+65% Synergy $0.51
Spiteful Sliver Spiteful Sliver
+64% Synergy $0.81
Crypt Sliver Crypt Sliver
+62% Synergy $0.93
Hibernation Sliver Hibernation Sliver
+61% Synergy $0.56
Necrotic Sliver Necrotic Sliver
+61% Synergy $0.36

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Worldly Tutor Worldly Tutor
+9% Synergy $19.07
Food Chain Food Chain
+5% Synergy $26.67
Cyclonic Rift Cyclonic Rift
+3% Synergy $50.27
Rhystic Study Rhystic Study
+2% Synergy $48.75
Teferi's Protection Teferi's Protection
+2% Synergy $47.07
Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
+1% Synergy $57.80
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
+1% Synergy $53.08
Force of Will Force of Will
-1% Synergy $56.98
Chrome Mox Chrome Mox
-2% Synergy $98.19
Fierce Guardianship Fierce Guardianship
-3% Synergy $40.74

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement The First Sliver's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Brood Sliver Brood Sliver
+59% Synergy $1.45
Sinew Sliver Sinew Sliver
+56% Synergy $0.36
Lavabelly Sliver Lavabelly Sliver
+56% Synergy $0.42
Synapse Sliver Synapse Sliver
+53% Synergy $2.72
Megantic Sliver Megantic Sliver
+52% Synergy $0.75
Two-Headed Sliver Two-Headed Sliver
+51% Synergy $0.29
Winged Sliver Winged Sliver
+51% Synergy $0.48
Predatory Sliver Predatory Sliver
+51% Synergy $0.54
Sliver Gravemother Sliver Gravemother
+51% Synergy $14.53
Hatchery Sliver Hatchery Sliver
+50% Synergy $5.92
Sliver Overlord Sliver Overlord
+50% Synergy $56.16
Heart Sliver Heart Sliver
+49% Synergy $0.98
Constricting Sliver Constricting Sliver
+49% Synergy $0.54
Muscle Sliver Muscle Sliver
+48% Synergy $0.77
Blur Sliver Blur Sliver
+47% Synergy $0.42
Lazotep Sliver Lazotep Sliver
+46% Synergy $3.36
Homing Sliver Homing Sliver
+45% Synergy $0.23
Virulent Sliver Virulent Sliver
+45% Synergy $0.25
Root Sliver Root Sliver
+44% Synergy $6.62
Might Sliver Might Sliver
+40% Synergy $0.37
Horned Sliver Horned Sliver
+37% Synergy $3.90
Realmwalker Realmwalker
+36% Synergy $2.02
Morophon, the Boundless Morophon, the Boundless
+30% Synergy $5.32
Essence Sliver Essence Sliver
+30% Synergy $7.42
Regal Sliver Regal Sliver
+30% Synergy $0.52
Pulmonic Sliver Pulmonic Sliver
+28% Synergy $0.99
Taunting Sliver Taunting Sliver
+28% Synergy $0.81
Sliver Queen Sliver Queen
+28% Synergy $266.90
Fury Sliver Fury Sliver
+25% Synergy $0.30
Ward Sliver Ward Sliver
+24% Synergy $0.84
Opaline Sliver Opaline Sliver
+23% Synergy $1.67
Cleaving Sliver Cleaving Sliver
+23% Synergy $0.21
Firewake Sliver Firewake Sliver
+22% Synergy $0.31
Clot Sliver Clot Sliver
+21% Synergy $0.30
Dregscape Sliver Dregscape Sliver
+21% Synergy $0.30
Bonesplitter Sliver Bonesplitter Sliver
+21% Synergy $0.18
Magma Sliver Magma Sliver
+20% Synergy $7.95
Sedge Sliver Sedge Sliver
+20% Synergy $0.70
Basal Sliver Basal Sliver
+19% Synergy $0.53
Shadow Sliver Shadow Sliver
+19% Synergy $0.83
Leeching Sliver Leeching Sliver
+19% Synergy $0.48
Hollowhead Sliver Hollowhead Sliver
+18% Synergy $0.22
Tempered Sliver Tempered Sliver
+18% Synergy $0.23
Toxin Sliver Toxin Sliver
+17% Synergy $3.65
Belligerent Sliver Belligerent Sliver
+16% Synergy $0.30
Capricious Sliver Capricious Sliver
+15% Synergy $0.46
Battering Sliver Battering Sliver
+15% Synergy $0.14
Thorncaster Sliver Thorncaster Sliver
+15% Synergy $1.11
Sidewinder Sliver Sidewinder Sliver
+13% Synergy $0.20
Hunter Sliver Hunter Sliver
+13% Synergy $0.52

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The First Sliver safe.

For the Ancestors For the Ancestors
+21% Synergy $2.48
Heroic Intervention Heroic Intervention
+9% Synergy $10.23
And They Shall Know No Fear And They Shall Know No Fear
+8% Synergy $10.43
Eladamri's Call Eladamri's Call
+6% Synergy $9.04
Kindred Summons Kindred Summons
+6% Synergy $6.80
Brainstorm Brainstorm
+4% Synergy $1.50
Return of the Wildspeaker Return of the Wildspeaker
+3% Synergy $0.85
Despark Despark
+1% Synergy $0.28
Swords to Plowshares Swords to Plowshares
-1% Synergy $1.09
Anguished Unmaking Anguished Unmaking
-1% Synergy $1.98
Path to Exile Path to Exile
-2% Synergy $1.06
Assassin's Trophy Assassin's Trophy
-2% Synergy $2.11
Mana Drain Mana Drain
-2% Synergy $41.94
Negate Negate
-2% Synergy $0.24
Generous Gift Generous Gift
-2% Synergy $0.83
Swan Song Swan Song
-4% Synergy $13.17
Counterspell Counterspell
-5% Synergy $2.00
Enlightened Tutor Enlightened Tutor
-5% Synergy $28.16
Beast Within Beast Within
-5% Synergy $0.96

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance The First Sliver's game plan and control the board.

Distant Melody Distant Melody
+28% Synergy $0.50
Patriarch's Bidding Patriarch's Bidding
+25% Synergy $2.38
Farseek Farseek
+16% Synergy $0.54
Three Visits Three Visits
+16% Synergy $6.39
Kindred Dominance Kindred Dominance
+16% Synergy $8.06
Nature's Lore Nature's Lore
+14% Synergy $2.54
Profane Tutor Profane Tutor
+13% Synergy $2.76
Harsh Mercy Harsh Mercy
+12% Synergy $0.64
Cultivate Cultivate
+11% Synergy $0.56
Crippling Fear Crippling Fear
+11% Synergy $1.46
Ancestral Vision Ancestral Vision
+10% Synergy $0.38
Cleansing Nova Cleansing Nova
+9% Synergy $0.78
Decimate Decimate
+8% Synergy $0.16
Blasphemous Act Blasphemous Act
+7% Synergy $1.70
Windfall Windfall
+5% Synergy $3.86
Return from Extinction Return from Extinction
+5% Synergy $0.13
Hive Stirrings Hive Stirrings
+5% Synergy $0.12
Raise the Palisade Raise the Palisade
+4% Synergy $8.82
Inevitable Betrayal Inevitable Betrayal
+4% Synergy $0.54
Rampant Growth Rampant Growth
+3% Synergy $0.41
Kodama's Reach Kodama's Reach
+2% Synergy $1.41
Eerie Ultimatum Eerie Ultimatum
0% Synergy $3.72
Ruinous Ultimatum Ruinous Ultimatum
-1% Synergy $3.92
Skyshroud Claim Skyshroud Claim
-2% Synergy $1.77
Farewell Farewell
-2% Synergy $4.27

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Vanquisher's Banner Vanquisher's Banner
+35% Synergy $3.82
Herald's Horn Herald's Horn
+34% Synergy $4.36
Coat of Arms Coat of Arms
+16% Synergy $15.62
Door of Destinies Door of Destinies
+15% Synergy $5.84
Icon of Ancestry Icon of Ancestry
+11% Synergy $0.45
Urza's Incubator Urza's Incubator
+9% Synergy $13.28
Chimil, the Inner Sun Chimil, the Inner Sun
+8% Synergy $11.63
Banner of Kinship Banner of Kinship
+8% Synergy $4.09
Sensei's Divining Top Sensei's Divining Top
+3% Synergy $28.90
The One Ring The One Ring
-4% Synergy $63.82
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
-7% Synergy $1.38
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
-9% Synergy $4.25

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support The First Sliver's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Reflections of Littjara Reflections of Littjara
+27% Synergy $0.61
Descendants' Path Descendants' Path
+24% Synergy $3.15
Kindred Discovery Kindred Discovery
+22% Synergy $4.62
Guardian Project Guardian Project
+15% Synergy $10.86
Mana Echoes Mana Echoes
+12% Synergy $37.63
Cryptolith Rite Cryptolith Rite
+9% Synergy $2.03
Elven Chorus Elven Chorus
+9% Synergy $1.49
Descendants' Fury Descendants' Fury
+7% Synergy $1.79
Intruder Alarm Intruder Alarm
+5% Synergy $3.04
Sylvan Library Sylvan Library
+4% Synergy $25.49
Leyline of the Guildpact Leyline of the Guildpact
+1% Synergy $3.31
Training Grounds Training Grounds
+1% Synergy $4.50
Rhythm of the Wild Rhythm of the Wild
0% Synergy $3.45
Maelstrom Nexus Maelstrom Nexus
0% Synergy $1.24
Mystic Remora Mystic Remora
-2% Synergy $8.48
Mirari's Wake Mirari's Wake
-3% Synergy $6.22
Smothering Tithe Smothering Tithe
-6% Synergy $33.46

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Three Tree City Three Tree City
+14% Synergy $18.48
Mutavault Mutavault
+4% Synergy $4.60
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
0% Synergy $8.52
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-1% Synergy $48.82
Boseiju, Who Endures Boseiju, Who Endures
-3% Synergy $30.14
Cascading Cataracts Cascading Cataracts
-4% Synergy $1.30
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
-12% Synergy $1.98

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Pillar of Origins Pillar of Origins
+25% Synergy $0.42
Patchwork Banner Patchwork Banner
+14% Synergy $3.99
Fellwar Stone Fellwar Stone
+8% Synergy $0.95
Chromatic Lantern Chromatic Lantern
+7% Synergy $2.60
Mox Tantalite Mox Tantalite
+5% Synergy $9.99
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
+4% Synergy $0.41
Sol Ring Sol Ring
0% Synergy $1.20
Lotus Petal Lotus Petal
-1% Synergy $22.27
Mana Crypt Mana Crypt
-1% Synergy $59.88
Timeless Lotus Timeless Lotus
-2% Synergy $13.14
Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
-3% Synergy $0.20
Chromatic Orrery Chromatic Orrery
-6% Synergy $31.61

Lands

The mana base foundation for The First Sliver decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Sliver Hive Sliver Hive
+56% Synergy $15.37
Unclaimed Territory Unclaimed Territory
+42% Synergy $0.18
Secluded Courtyard Secluded Courtyard
+39% Synergy $0.16
Cavern of Souls Cavern of Souls
+27% Synergy $33.03
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+22% Synergy $0.18
Ancient Ziggurat Ancient Ziggurat
+15% Synergy $1.93
Watery Grave Watery Grave
+12% Synergy $14.14
Jungle Shrine Jungle Shrine
+12% Synergy $0.34
Frontier Bivouac Frontier Bivouac
+12% Synergy $0.16
Savage Lands Savage Lands
+12% Synergy $0.72
Temple Garden Temple Garden
+11% Synergy $12.59
Stomping Ground Stomping Ground
+11% Synergy $11.09
Overgrown Tomb Overgrown Tomb
+11% Synergy $12.59
Breeding Pool Breeding Pool
+11% Synergy $18.00
Hallowed Fountain Hallowed Fountain
+11% Synergy $11.68
Steam Vents Steam Vents
+11% Synergy $15.21
Sandsteppe Citadel Sandsteppe Citadel
+11% Synergy $0.14
Blood Crypt Blood Crypt
+10% Synergy $15.09
Seaside Citadel Seaside Citadel
+10% Synergy $0.27
Godless Shrine Godless Shrine
+9% Synergy $14.82
Sacred Foundry Sacred Foundry
+9% Synergy $17.71
Opulent Palace Opulent Palace
+9% Synergy $0.16
Mystic Monastery Mystic Monastery
+8% Synergy $0.13
Nomad Outpost Nomad Outpost
+8% Synergy $0.15
Cinder Glade Cinder Glade
+8% Synergy $0.30
Canopy Vista Canopy Vista
+8% Synergy $0.24
Prairie Stream Prairie Stream
+8% Synergy $0.17
Exotic Orchard Exotic Orchard
+7% Synergy $0.25
Windswept Heath Windswept Heath
+7% Synergy $9.12
Verdant Catacombs Verdant Catacombs
+7% Synergy $18.87
Misty Rainforest Misty Rainforest
+6% Synergy $24.20
Wooded Foothills Wooded Foothills
+6% Synergy $11.92
Marsh Flats Marsh Flats
+6% Synergy $21.97
Arid Mesa Arid Mesa
+6% Synergy $23.37
Scalding Tarn Scalding Tarn
+6% Synergy $23.61
Command Tower Command Tower
+5% Synergy $0.21
Flooded Strand Flooded Strand
+5% Synergy $12.27
Polluted Delta Polluted Delta
+5% Synergy $14.54
Bloodstained Mire Bloodstained Mire
+5% Synergy $12.14
City of Brass City of Brass
+4% Synergy $17.02
Spara's Headquarters Spara's Headquarters
+3% Synergy $10.59
Jetmir's Garden Jetmir's Garden
+3% Synergy $12.53
Ziatora's Proving Ground Ziatora's Proving Ground
+3% Synergy $5.51
Mana Confluence Mana Confluence
+3% Synergy $29.02
Ketria Triome Ketria Triome
+1% Synergy $15.29
Indatha Triome Indatha Triome
+1% Synergy $17.74
Zagoth Triome Zagoth Triome
0% Synergy $19.68
Raugrin Triome Raugrin Triome
0% Synergy $10.57
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
-3% Synergy $0.05
The World Tree The World Tree
-5% Synergy $4.08

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