Commander

The First Sliver

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} {R} {G} All Five Color commanders
Win Rate 34%
1895 Wins
3590 Losses
Overview

Summary

The First Sliver is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 5,558 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (1895–3590) at an Elo of 1,566, ranking #956 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 1337307 damage dealt and 0.69 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The First Sliver's win rate?
The First Sliver has a 34% win rate across 5558 recorded Playgroup games (1895 wins, 3590 losses).
How long do winning games with The First Sliver take?
Wins with The First Sliver take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.
How many decks use The First Sliver?
2,255 decks list The First Sliver as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,220 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
956
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1566
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1337307
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 12
Average kills per game 0.69
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 2255
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1220
No. games played with this commander 5558
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1671 ItsKrosst 16 9
2 1667 papa_phunk 35 11
3 1663 ChewyPudding 13 9
4 1619 MajinMeans 9 6
5 1609 PinklyDinklyDoo 34 17
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The First Sliver wins, 70.75% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
70.75%
Commander Damage
12.17%
Poison
7.68%
Non Combat Damage
3.1%
Combo
2.94%
Alternative
2.78%
Mill
0.57%
Avg win turn 7.9 based on 1937 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for The First Sliver

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with The First Sliver decks that leave them out.

+14.5 pp
Top card: Deserted Beach
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Shifting Sliver
Shifting Sliver 785 games
+1.9 pp
12
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry 661 games
+1.2 pp
13
Secluded Courtyard
Secluded Courtyard 602 games
+0.9 pp
14
Yavimaya Coast
Yavimaya Coast 70 games
+0.8 pp
15
Ancestral Vision
Ancestral Vision 161 games
+0.7 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

The First Sliver wins 42.29% of games from position 1 and 17.39% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.29% n=1706
2
Seat 2
36.59% n=1652
3
Seat 3
27.57% n=1175
4
Seat 4
23.44% n=719
5
Seat 5
17.39% n=115
6
Seat 6
18.18% n=11
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The First Sliver wins 36.56% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
36.56% n=2218
1
1 mulligan
33.29% n=781
2
2 mulligans
31.66% n=259
3
3 mulligans
17.33% n=75
4
4 mulligans
30.0% n=10
5
5 mulligans
25.0% n=4
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The First Sliver 3.67/5 on average, across 3351 self-reports.

3.67 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The First Sliver wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.8% of the time across 1941 tracked wins.

35.8 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against The First Sliver. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Umbris, Fear Manifest commander art
81.82%
Atarka, World Render commander art
80.0%
Estinien Varlineau commander art
75.0%
Sen Triplets commander art
Sen Triplets 12 games
66.67%

Top 5 worst matchups