Commander

The First Sliver

Global commander stats

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1798 Wins

3432 Losses

Overview

Summary

The First Sliver is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 5,329 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (1798–3432) at an Elo of 1,554, ranking #1085 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 1387054 damage dealt and 0.7 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 24 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The First Sliver's win rate?

The First Sliver has a 33% win rate across 5329 recorded Playgroup games (1798 wins, 3432 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?

2,123 decks list The First Sliver as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,153 have played at least one recorded game.

The First Sliver Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1085

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1554

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1387054

Average commander damage per game 9

Average poison counters given per game 12

Average kills per game 0.7

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 2123

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1153

No. games played with this commander 5329

Total hours played about 2 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1663	ChewyPudding	13	9	69 %
2	1657	ItsKrosst	18	8	53 %
3	1630	papa_phunk	34	10	31 %
4	1619	MajinMeans	9	6	67 %
5	1617	PinklyDinklyDoo	32	16	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The First Sliver wins, 71.09% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

71.09%

Commander Damage

12.06%

Poison

7.7%

Non Combat Damage

3.08%

Combo

2.82%

Alternative

2.65%

Mill

0.6%

Avg win turn 7.9 based on 1844 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.

+11.2 pp

Top card: Deserted Beach

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Deserted Beach Signature build 39 games · Signature build	+11.2 pp	39
2	Dregscape Sliver 208 games	+6.4 pp	208
3	Elven Chorus 87 games	+4.5 pp	87
4	Profane Tutor 147 games	+4.0 pp	147
5	Temple Garden 322 games	+2.7 pp	322
6	Mox Tantalite 48 games	+2.5 pp	48
7	Path of Ancestry 623 games	+2.0 pp	623
8	Heroic Intervention 319 games	+1.2 pp	319
9	Ruinous Ultimatum 53 games	+1.0 pp	53
10	Yavimaya Coast 69 games	+1.0 pp	69

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Unclaimed Territory 585 games	+0.9 pp	585
12	Swords to Plowshares 332 games	+0.9 pp	332
13	Shivan Reef 58 games	+0.6 pp	58
14	Galerider Sliver 751 games	+0.5 pp	751
15	Underground River Signature build 46 games · Signature build	+0.5 pp	46

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 41.72% of games from position 1 and 17.54% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

41.72% n=1630

Seat 2

35.98% n=1576

Seat 3

27.64% n=1129

Seat 4

23.68% n=699

Seat 5

17.54% n=114

Seat 6

18.18% n=11

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The First Sliver wins 36.1% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.1% n=2162

1 mulligan

32.51% n=752

2 mulligans

31.82% n=242

3 mulligans

17.65% n=68

4 mulligans

33.33% n=9

5 mulligans

25.0% n=4

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 3263 self-reports.

3.67 / 5

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Opponent salt

When The First Sliver wins, opponents flag the game as salty 37.3% of the time across 1841 tracked wins.

37.3 \%

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.