Just really wanted to make a token deck in the G/W/U color scheme, and the idea of a pseudo-vigilance enabler in the commander zone made Derevi the perfect choice.

As far as strategies go, it's pretty straightforward. Swarm the board with token, and attack! However, thanks to Derevi's ability to "tap/un-tap" permanents, there is an engine within this deck. See cards like Pride Sovereign, which can be quite powerful, but slow if you want to exert it. However, thanks to the amount of flyers in this deck, as well as the general "go-wide" strategy, there is a very good chance you will be able to circumvent the whole "exerted" mechanic. Or, you can just go ahead and use it a second time. Other cards that work well with this method of attack are Emmara, Soul of the Accord, Itlimoc (once flipped over), Lotus Field, Devout Invocation, etc.

Out of all the recent sets that came out, Kaldheim was literally the set that MADE this deck work. I always felt it was missing just one or two bombs to really get going. Then comes Kaldheim, and with it, Koma, Cosmos Serpent and Mystic Reflection. However, we also received the missing blue/white pathway land, which just makes early game color fixing a thing of the past.

Of course, Throne of Eldraine was also an excellent set for this deck. Castle Ardenvale, Crashing Drawbridge, and (of course) Arcane Signet are incredible cards for this deck. Any of the lands that make tokens are generally good for a deck like this (which is why I am still considering a copy of both Field of the Dead), especially since the only haste enabler in the deck (at least right now) is Crashing Drawbridge.

I could go on about all the synergies within the deck, but suffice to say that this it is VERY powerful. Not cEDH levels powerful, but just powerful in general.

I am in the process of seeing if there is anything that I really want to upgrade/replace, but the deck works quite well as is. The obvious upgrades would be cards like Rhystic Study and Cyclonic Rift, but those have not been an absolute must include thus far.

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Date added 2 years
Last updated 2 years
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

13 - 0 Mythic Rares

41 - 0 Rares

20 - 0 Uncommons

8 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.25
Tokens Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Anointer Priest 1/3 W, Cat 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Cat 2/2 W, City's Blessing, Construct */* C, Copy Clone, Elephant 3-3 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 GW, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Faerie 1/1 U, Foretell, Human 1/1 W, Koma's Coil 3/3 U, Minion X/X B, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Servo 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Spider 1/2 G, Spirit 1/1 W, Tentacle 1/1 U, Thopter 1/1 C, Warrior 1/1 W
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