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The First Sliver
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.
Sliver spells you cast have cascade.
Legendary Creature - Sliver
Commander
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Lotus Bloom
Suspend 3— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color.
Artifact
Mox Tantalite
Suspend 3— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
: Add one mana of any color.
: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Artifact
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Morophon, the Boundless
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
As Morophon enters, choose a creature type.
Spells of the chosen type you cast cost less to cast. This effect reduces only the amount of colored mana you pay.
Other creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
As Morophon enters, choose a creature type.
Spells of the chosen type you cast cost less to cast. This effect reduces only the amount of colored mana you pay.
Other creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
Legendary Creature - Shapeshifter
Sliver Gravemother
The "legend rule" doesn't apply to Slivers you control.
Each Sliver creature card in your graveyard has encore , where X is its mana value.
Encore (, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
Each Sliver creature card in your graveyard has encore , where X is its mana value.
Encore (, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
Legendary Creature - Sliver
Creature
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Enchantment
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Path of Ancestry
This land enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Land
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Profane Tutor
Suspend 2— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay and exile it with two time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Sorcery
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opponents."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Harmonic Sliver"},{"insert":" (CMC 2): Removes problematic artifacts/enchantments."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Prioritize "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Maskwood Nexus"},{"insert":" if close to assembling the combo, or mana-generating Slivers for early ramp.\n\nSliver Overlord"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sliver Hivelord"},{"insert":": Grants indestructibility, protecting your board from wipes."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sliver Queen"},{"insert":": Generates Sliver tokens, accelerating your board presence."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Harmonic Sliver"},{"insert":": Destroys artifacts/enchantments, crucial against control 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Cast low-cost Slivers to build a base and generate mana with "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Gemhide Sliver"},{"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Manaweft Sliver"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mid Game"},{"insert":": Cast "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The First Sliver"},{"insert":" to start cascading, aiming for low-cost Slivers to maximize the chain. Use "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Averna, the Chaos Bloom"},{"insert":" to add lands during cascade for extra mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Late Game"},{"insert":": Assemble "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Maskwood Nexus"},{"insert":" + "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The World Tree"},{"insert":" for a game-ending play, or overwhelm with a large Sliver board supported by "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Sliver Hivelord"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Sliver Queen"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Additional Tips"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mulligan Aggressively"},{"insert":": If your hand lacks ramp or early Slivers, mulligan to ensure a strong start."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Protect Key Pieces"},{"insert":": Use "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Heroic Intervention"},{"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Counterspell"},{"insert":" to safeguard "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The First Sliver"},{"insert":" or combo pieces."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Leverage Rhystic Study"},{"insert":": Cast early to draw cards and find combo pieces or key Slivers."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cascade Management"},{"insert":": Be aware of your deck’s mana curve to optimize cascade chains, avoiding non-Sliver hits when possible."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Combo Setup"},{"insert":": If you draw "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The World Tree"},{"insert":", use "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Profane Tutor"},{"insert":" to find "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Maskwood Nexus"},{"insert":". If you have "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Maskwood Nexus"},{"insert":", prioritize getting "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The World Tree"},{"insert":" onto the battlefield."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This primer equips you to pilot your "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The First Sliver"},{"insert":" deck effectively, leveraging its cascade synergy and combo potential to dominate EDH games.\n"}]}