The First Sliver

Commander / EDH*

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Creature (43)

• 1x Basal Sliver
• 1x Bonescythe Sliver
• 1x Brood Sliver
• 1x Cloudshredder Sliver
• 1x Constricting Sliver
• 1x Crystalline Sliver
• 1x Darkheart Sliver
• 1x Diffusion Sliver
• 1x Essence Sliver
• 1x First Sliver's Chosen
• 1x Galerider Sliver
• 1x Gemhide Sliver
• 1x Harmonic Sliver
• 1x Heart Sliver
• 1x Hibernation Sliver
• 1x Homing Sliver
• 1x Hunter Sliver
• 1x Lavabelly Sliver
• 1x Manaweft Sliver
• 1x Megantic Sliver
• 1x Might Sliver
• 1x Necrotic Sliver
• 1x Opaline Sliver
• 1x Predatory Sliver
• 1x Pulmonic Sliver
• 1x Quick Sliver
• 1x Root Sliver
• 1x Sedge Sliver
• 1x Sentinel Sliver
• 1x Shifting Sliver
• 1x Sliver Hivelord
• 1x Sliver Legion
• 1x Sliver Overlord
• 1x Sliver Queen *oversized*
• 1x Spiteful Sliver
• 1x Striking Sliver
• 1x Synapse Sliver
• 1x Syphon Sliver
• 1x Telekinetic Sliver
• 1x Thorncaster Sliver
• 1x Toxin Sliver
• 1x Venom Sliver
• 1x Winged Sliver

Land (37)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 2x Forest
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sliver Hive
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Commander (1)

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Regrowth

Artifact (5)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (4)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Kindred Summons
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Descendants' Path
• 1x Wild Pair

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Maybeboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Blur Sliver
• 1x Clot Sliver
• 1x Horned Sliver
• 1x Leeching Sliver
• 1x Muscle Sliver
• 1x Ward Sliver

Artifact (3)

• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Herald's Horn

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Mana Echoes
• 1x Training Grounds

Instant (3)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Wrath of God

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This is my take on the First Sliver.

Deck Description

Slivers! Ok, so this is everyone's favorite tribe to hate. Generally, when opponents see you are playing Slivers, you are going to be the archenemy so be prepared for the hate. The First Sliver is a very interesting commander because it doesn't allow the degenerate combos of Sliver Queen, and doesn't put the game on rails like Sliver Overlord. This deck wants to cascade so I've added some high CMC slivers compared to deck using another sliver commander.

Strategy

The strategy of this deck is pretty straight forward, get a massive sliver army and start attacking. Each sliver brings something to the table for other slivers. Flying, double strike, more power, deathtouch, etc. You will want to make sure not to over extend and walk into a board wipe.

Weaknesses

Board Wipes and board wipes. I can't stress enough that this deck wants many slivers on the board in order to pump each other up. Your opponents best weapon is board wipes, and they should be casting a lot of them to defeat this deck. Also, single target removal has the added effect of impacting every one of your creatures on the board. If your opponent kills Cloudshredder Sliver all your slivers lose flying and haste.

With this in mind, the deck play multiple slivers that can protect your other slivers, as well as cards like Teferi's Protection . I've broken up the slivers by function below.

The Slivers

This section breaks down the different areas that slivers fall into, combat centric, protection/disruption, utility.
Combat Centric Slivers These slivers help make your other slivers more effective in combat by raising their power and toughness and granting abilities.
Bonescythe Sliver - Double Strike
Cloudshredder Sliver - Gives haste and flying
Galerider Sliver - Flying

Combos

Some slivers make good combos, here are some of them:

Hunter Sliver and Venom Sliver / Toxin Sliver - Combo lets you decide which of your opponents creatures block and deathtouch takes them out.

Thorncaster Sliver and Toxin Sliver / Venom Sliver - Works similar to above, but has the added benefit of clearing the before combat damage resolves.

Bonescythe Sliver / Striking Sliver + Toxin Sliver // Venom Sliver - First strike damage plus deathtouch in combat will kill blockers/attackers before sliver take damage.

Exclusions

Training Grounds - I originally had this card in the deck but the infinite combo with Sliver Queen is not something my playgroup is trying to do.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.27
Tokens	Sliver 1/1 C
Folders	Commander Decks