The First Sliver

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The First Sliver: Legendary Creature - Sliver, Modern Horizons. Cascade. Sliver spells you cast have cascade. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Sliver
Colour identity
White, blue, black, red and green (WUBRG)
Power / toughness
7/7
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Modern Horizons (MH1)
Released
2019-06-14
Collector number
200
Artist
Svetlin Velinov
Commander rank
4,175 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Cascade
Commander
Can be your commander

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About The First Sliver

The First Sliver is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white, blue, black, red and green legendary creature from Modern Horizons (MH1), a draft-focused set released in June 2019. It is collector number 200 in that set, with art by Svetlin Velinov. It costs {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} (one white, one blue, one black, one red and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 7/7 creature. Its colour identity is white, blue, black, red and green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Modern Horizons (2019) to Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (2021). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $36.46 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).

Card text

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.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $36.46 (as of 2026-11-02).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of The First Sliver by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of The First Sliver

The First Sliver has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91325Rare2025
MagicFest 2025 (PF25) #3Mythic2025
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1371Mythic2023
Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #691Mythic2021
Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts (H1R) #26Mythic2021

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for The First Sliver, newest first.

  • If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
  • Cascade triggers when you cast the spell, meaning that it resolves before that spell. If you end up casting the exiled card, it will go on the stack above the spell with cascade.
  • The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If cascade allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half but not both halves.
  • When the cascade ability resolves, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether or not you cast the last card exiled.
  • If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.
  • A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
  • If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.

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