The First Sliver

As of Aug 8, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of The First Sliver is $28.97 (PF25 #3, Foil), and the most expensive is $66.37 (SLD #1371, Borderless, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $65.52, down 0.1% over 7 days, up 0.8% over 30 days, up 74.5% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $65.59 (2026).

The First Sliver has 4 tracked printings across 4 sets, in foil, nonfoil and etched finishes, including borderless and alt art treatments.

PF25 #3 Foil

$28.97

CK $34.99 / $19.50 33%

MP $28.91 27 avail

H1R #26 Alt Art Etched

$29.30

CK $37.99

MP $33.21 3 avail

H1R #26 Alt Art Foil

$34.71

CK $34.99 / $16.00 54%

MP $33.21 7 avail

MH1 #200

$37.22

CK $34.99 / $20.00 46%

MP $31.24 51 avail

MH1 #200 Foil

$64.25 +73%

CK $84.99 / $42.50 34%

MP $46.89 8 avail

SLD #1371 Borderless

$65.52 +76%

CK $79.99 / $40.00 39%

MP $62.52 8 avail

SLD #1371 Borderless Foil

$66.37 +78%

CK $84.99 / $43.00 35%

MP $67.14 6 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $43.00 cash for SLD #1371 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 49% (wide).

• Jun 18, 2021 A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
• Jun 18, 2021 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.
• Jun 18, 2021 Due to a 2021 rules change to cascade, not only do you stop exiling cards if you exile a nonland card with lesser mana value than the spell with cascade, but the resulting spell you cast must also have lesser mana value. Previously, in cases where a card's mana value differed from the resulting spell, such as with some modal double-faced cards or cards with an Adventure, you could cast a spell with a higher mana value than the exiled card.
• Jun 18, 2021 If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.
• Jun 18, 2021 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.

The First Sliver has been reprinted 7 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Day 1	30 days	90 days
PF25 #3	2025-02-03	Mythic	Standard	$36.69	$19.97	$18.32
SLD #1371	2021-06-21	Mythic	Borderless	—	—	—
SLD #1371	2021-06-21	Mythic	Borderless	—	—	—
H1R #26	2021-06-18	Mythic	Alt Art	—	—	—
H1R #26	2021-06-18	Mythic	Alt Art	—	—	—
MH1 #200	2019-06-14	Mythic	Standard	—	—	—
MH1 #200	2019-06-14	Mythic	Standard	—	—	—

The First Sliver is the #4,153 most-played card on EDHREC, down 11 places over the last 30 days.