Derevitives

Commander / EDH Competitive Control GWU (Bant) Infinite Combo Multiplayer

Kryzis

Creature (17)

• 1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1x Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Captain Sisay
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Trygon Predator

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Land (36)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x High Market
• 4x Island
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Seaside Haven
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Bastion
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (19)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow

Instant (15)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Stifle
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Three Visits

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Leonin Shikari
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Stonehewer Giant

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Aqueous Form

Artifact (6)

• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

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A How To

On Deriving a win with Derevi.

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What is a Derevi deck?

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician is such a powerful commander that most decks use the "build around" idea with her. That means that most of the decks she commands are designed to utilize her abilities as much as possible. Derevi is a powerful build around card, as her ability to untap a permanent can do many powerful things. It is important, however, to not focus too much on finding cards that have a tap ability, but to develop a synergy so that the deck works as a cohesive whole.

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Deck Overview

This is tuned Derevi deck designed for 4-player Free for All. It focuses on how Derevi can be used to play the deck to its fullest potential. People may notice the small number of tap abilities in this deck, and that's because I've focused on having strong synergies with a few powerful tap abilities and abusing them. This is also a control deck, as competitive EDH games require you being able to stop others from winning if they're faster than you, or if they try to stop you from winning.

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The Deck

Win Conditions

Infinite Combos:

• Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth + Ashnod's Altar + Bloom Tender + Derevi, Empyrial Tactician : both of these provide infinitie colorless mana.

• Use either of these with Blue Sun's Zenith to deck your opponent's.

Beatdown:

• Craterhoof Behemoth + Elspeth, Sun's Champion : getting a lot of tokens from Elspeth then hitting Craterhoof will provide a massive amount of damage.

• Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite: this card can single-handedly swing a game in your favor. All of your creatures get boosted, and your opponent's creatures lose power. That swing will often be lethal.

• Derevi, Empyrial Tactician + Swords: Each of the swords will give Derevi a power boost towards commander damage, and give him protection from the strongest creature-killing spells in EDH.

Other:

• Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur + Reliquary Tower : the sheer card advantage from this is epic, most opponent's will concede if this happens, as they will be unable to do anything.

• Jace, the Mind Sculptor: his ultimate is lethal, and though he becomes a massive target, he has insane power in the deck.

Engines

Mana:

• Bloom Tender + Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

Tutors:

• Jace, the Mind Sculptor + Stoneforge Mystic/Eternal Witness

• Sword of Light and Shadow + Stoneforge Mystic Eternal Witness + Survival of the Fittest/Ashnod's Altar

Date added	9 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth Ashnod's Altar + Bloom Tender + Derevi, Empyrial Tactician Bloom Tender + Derevi, Empyrial Tactician Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur + Reliquary Tower Craterhoof Behemoth + Elspeth, Sun's Champion
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 2 Mythic Rares 58 - 5 Rares 16 - 2 Uncommons 6 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.72
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	Derevi decks, EDH Potential, niceee, Commander