The First Sliver
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.) Sliver spells you cast have cascade.
How The First Sliver decks play in EDH
The First Sliver is a five-colour commander in white, blue, black, red and green costing WUBRG, and its legendary creature - sliver line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones The First Sliver decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $176Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Removal (4)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The First Sliver decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with The First SliverThe First Sliver deck questions
What colours can I use in a The First Sliver deck?
The First Sliver has a five-colour colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue, black, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The First Sliver?
The cards played most often in The First Sliver decks include Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver, Kindred Judgment, Gleaming Splendor. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a The First Sliver deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $176 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a The First Sliver deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.