The First Sliver
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- Commander
- The First Sliver
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $699.63
- Grade
- B
How it grades
Fundamentals 76/100. Plays like Sliver Tribal and Tokens.
This reads as Sliver Tribal · Tokens, built around The First Sliver. A Sliver deck at heart: the creatures share a type on purpose, and lords, payoffs, and type-matters synergies make the whole board bigger than its parts. Tribal decks trade individual card power for critical mass, so keep the sliver count high and let the synergy pay the bills. The First Sliver sits on the cEDH tier list, so the ceiling here is tournament-grade, and experienced tables will treat it that way. Its strongest fundamental is land count (36 lands. About 37 fits this curve for Sliver Tribal, with your cost reduction counted); the first thing to tighten is card draw: 5 draw effects (want 10+ for Sliver Tribal).
- B+Mana reliability
- A+Land count
- A+Mana curve
- A+Ramp
- CCard draw
- AInteraction
- A+Commander synergy
- A+Win conditions
- ACard quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- B+Mana reliability83% of your spells arrive on time. Counterspell is the riskiest: its U cost is heavy for this mana base, so expect it several turns late.
- CCard draw5 draw effects (want 10+ for Sliver Tribal).
Strong on land count, mana curve, ramp, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
94 cards graded: A- 4, B+ 37, B 51, B- 2. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take The First Sliver from B to A-.
Black Market Connections2B$9.96
In place of Synapse Sliver: weakest slot in the deck (70/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Fuels your token payoffs (16 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Garruk's Uprising2G$0.54
In place of Vanquisher's Banner: weakest slot in the deck (71/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers). Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Top-5% staple by play data.
Shamanic Revelation3GG$1.55
In place of Kindred Discovery: weakest slot in the deck (71/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Archmage Emeritus2UU$0.63
In place of Distant Melody: weakest slot in the deck (71/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (12 producers). Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Top-5% staple by play data.
Idol of Oblivion2$3.24
In place of For the Ancestors: weakest slot in the deck (56/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Fuels your token payoffs (16 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Inspiring Call2G$0.39
In place of Patriarch's Bidding: its B cost is heavy for this mana base; expect it several turns late (57/100)
Keeps the commanders alive. Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers).
The One Ring4$118.68
In place of Blur Sliver: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
WotC game-changer. Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Top-5% staple by play data.
Skullclamp1$5.17
In place of Root Sliver: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Suits up the commanders. Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Top-5% staple by play data.
Dawn's Truce1W$9.47
In place of Virulent Sliver: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Top-5% staple by play data. Keeps the commanders alive.
Mind Stone2—
In place of Descendants' Path: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Top-5% staple by play data.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 39
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Instants 5
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Sorceries 7
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Artifacts 8
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Enchantments 4
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Lands 36
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