Commander

The First Sliver

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} {R} {G} All Five Color commanders
Win Rate 34%
1534 Wins
2934 Losses
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Overview

Summary

The First Sliver is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 4,482 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (15342934) at an Elo of 1,640, ranking #246 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 1437474 damage dealt and 0.73 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 4482 recorded Playgroup games (1534 wins, 2934 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?
1,767 decks list The First Sliver as their commander on Playgroup, of which 921 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
246
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1640
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1437474
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.73
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1767
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 921
No. games played with this commander 4482
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1663 ChewyPudding 13 9
2 1630 papa_phunk 33 10
3 1619 MajinMeans 9 6
4 1603 Kyle_Spaghetti 16 7
5 1602 MarkusRising 11 5
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The First Sliver wins, 71.47% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
71.47%
Commander Damage
11.75%
Poison
8.09%
Non Combat Damage
2.96%
Combo
2.57%
Alternative
2.47%
Mill
0.69%
Avg win turn 7.9 based on 1578 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.

+8.0 pp
Top card: Dregscape Sliver
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Blur Sliver
Blur Sliver 242 games
+0.5 pp
12
Three Tree City
Three Tree City 64 games
+0.4 pp
13
Cavern of Souls
Cavern of Souls 264 games
+0.3 pp
14
Crypt Sliver
Crypt Sliver 363 games
+0.3 pp
15
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry 168 games
+0.2 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 42.52% of games from position 1 and 17.17% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.52% n=1331
2
Seat 2
36.72% n=1258
3
Seat 3
27.58% n=950
4
Seat 4
24.79% n=597
5
Seat 5
17.17% n=99
6
Seat 6
20.0% n=10
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The First Sliver wins 36.56% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
36.56% n=1909
1
1 mulligan
32.84% n=609
2
2 mulligans
31.84% n=179
3
3 mulligans
17.86% n=56
4
4 mulligans
37.5% n=8
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The First Sliver 3.66/5 on average, across 2850 self-reports.

3.66 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The First Sliver wins, opponents flag the game as salty 63.3% of the time across 1581 tracked wins.

63.3 \%
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.

Top 5 best matchups

Estinien Varlineau commander art
72.73%
Abaddon the Despoiler commander art
61.54%
Neyali, Suns' Vanguard commander art
60.0%
Anowon, the Ruin Thief commander art
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups