Bird is the Word - Derevi $40 Budget Tribal

Commander / EDH Aggro Budget GWU (Bant) Tribal

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Bird (Removal) (15)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Aven Cloudchaser
• 1x Aven Mimeomancer
• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Cloudchaser Kestrel
• 1x Harsh Mercy
• 1x Keeper of the Nine Gales
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Lieutenant Kirtar
• 1x Mist Raven
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Skymark Roc
• 1x Trygon Predator
• 1x Whippoorwill
• 1x Wing Shards

Bird (Mana Base) (36)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Command Tower
• 7x Forest
• 11x Island
• 10x Plains
• 1x Seaside Haven
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tranquil Cove

Bird (Tokens) (4)

• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Jotun Owl Keeper
• 1x Migratory Route
• 1x Wingmate Roc

Utility (13)

• 1x Arctic Aven
• 1x Augury Owl
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Celestial Gatekeeper
• 1x Commander Eesha
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Glarecaster
• 1x Gustcloak Savior
• 1x Mindshrieker
• 1x Sage Owl
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Willbreaker
• 1x Windbrisk Raptor

Bird (Card Draw) (11)

• 1x Airborne Aid
• 1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1x Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Crookclaw Elder
• 1x Distant Melody
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Murder of Crows
• 1x Palace Familiar
• 1x Sawtooth Loon
• 1x Seaside Haven

Bird (Counters) (4)

• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Judge's Familiar
• 1x Swan Song

Commander (1)

Bird (Buffs) (12)

• 1x Aetherstorm Roc
• 1x Aven Brigadier
• 1x Aven Mimeomancer
• 1x Bronzebeak Moa
• 1x Dawnfeather Eagle
• 1x Favorable Winds
• 1x Gravitational Shift
• 1x High Sentinels of Arashin
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Soulcatcher
• 1x Soulcatchers' Aerie
• 1x Tah-Crop Elite

Bird (Ramp) (7)

• 1x Azorius Keyrune
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Warden of Evos Isle

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By request from The_2ndpanda, here is my take on Derevi, Empyrial Tactician bird tribal.

In my ongoing endeavor to bring frugality to Commander, each card in this deck is under $2 and the whole deck is under $40 (not including the commander). If you like what you see, UPVOTE! or you can check out all my other $40 budget decks. If you see some areas of improvement, let me know what you'd change. Just make sure all suggested cards are under $2.

The Strategy

1) Get Derevi, Empyrial Tactician out as soon as possible

2) Start swinging with Derevi and any other creatures you might have to untap your land so you can cast more birds

3) Make sure to have some card draw to keep your hand full

4) Buff your board and win!

The Win Cons

1) Birds...they're the word

The Upgrades

Feel free to suggest any of your favorite upgrade cards:

Buffs: Coat of Arms, Door of Destinies, Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker , Metallic Mimic, Obelisk of Urd, Pride of the Clouds , Shared Triumph, Urza's Incubator

Card Draw: Rhystic Study, Tamiyo, Field Researcher

Counters: Disallow, Dovescape

Mana Base: Breeding Pool, Canopy Vista, Flooded Strand, Glacial Fortress, Hallowed Fountain, Hinterland Harbor, Prairie Stream, Reliquary Tower, Sunpetal Grove, Temple Garden, Windswept Heath

Ramp: Birds of Paradise, Sol Ring

Removal: Aura Shards, Cyclonic Rift, Path to Exile, Return to Dust, Supreme Verdict, Swords to Plowshares

Tokens: Battle Screech

Utility: Birthing Pod, Enlightened Tutor, Eternal Witness, Karmic Guide, Sun Titan, Wargate

$40 Budget Decks

I love the challenge of building really cheap decks. This is how the majority of my real life decks start out and then I improve them over time.

Mono Decks

Do A Baral Roll - Baral $40 Budget Counterspells - #1 Baral deck on TappedOut

Blinded By The Light - Seer $40 Budget Colors - #1 Blind Seer deck on TappedOut

Beauty and the Beasts - Braids $40 Budget Monsters - #3 Braids deck on TappedOut

The Thrull Is Gone - Endrek $40 Budget Control - #1 Endrek Sahr deck on TappedOut

Turn Down For What - Ixidor $40 Budget Mystery - #5 Ixidor deck on TappedOut

Black Water - Korlash $40 Budget Voltron - #1 Korlash deck on TappedOut

The Godfather - Krenko $40 Budget Goblins

Spirit In The Sky - Oyobi $40 Budget Spirits - #1 Oyobi deck on TappedOut

One Plus One Is One - Rishkar $40 Budget Counters - #2 Rishkar deck on TappedOut

Srama Lama Ding Dong - Sram $40 Budget Voltron

Bugs - Thriss $40 Budget Infectious Insects - #1 Thriss deck on TappedOut

2 Color Decks

Army - Agrus Kos $40 Budget Soldiers - #1 Agrus Kos deck on TappedOut

Baby, Come Back - Brago $40 Budget Blink

Time Is On My Side - Jhoira $40 Budget Suspension

Kitty - Katametra $40 Budget Tribal

Meren Jane's Last Dance - Meren $40 Budget Recur

Where Is My Mina? - Mina/Denn $40 Budget Landfall - #4 Mina & Denn deck on TappedOut

We're Going To Be Friends - Munda $40 Budget Ally - #1 Munda deck on TappedOut

Bulls on Parade - Neheb $40 Budget Minotaurs

I Am A Rock - Noyan Dar $40 Budget Man Lands - #3 Noyan Dar deck on TappedOut

Red Rain - Olivia $40 Budget Vampires - #4 Olivia deck on TappedOut

One Time Too Many - Phenax $40 Budget Mill

King of Pain - Rakdos $40 Budget Beaters

Jumpin' Jack Flashmi - Rashmi $40 Budget Flashers

Cage The Elephant - Selvala $40 Budget Tribal

Stone Free - Sisters $40 Budget Thievery - #1 Sisters deck on TappedOut

Three Times A Lady - Triad $40 Budget Blinkers

3 Color Decks

Bird is the Word - Derevi $40 Budget Tribal

I Put A Spell On You - Jeleva $40 Budget Spells - #3 Jeleva deck on TappedOut

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Uril $40 Budget - #2 Uril deck on TappedOut

Been Caught Stealing - Yasova $40 Budget Thievery

Whoomp! Zur It Is - Zur $40 Budget Enchantments

4/5 Color Decks

Super Metroid - Akiri & Silas $40 Budget Voltron - #1 Akiri & Silas deck on TappedOut

Let My Love Open The Door - Sidar & Kraum $40 Budg

Beds Are Burning - Vial & Thrasios $40 Budget - #5 Vial & Thrasios deck on TappedOut

My Current Decks

Re: Stacks - Brago Stax

The Funeral - Chainer Reanimator / deck:one-thing-leads-to-another-sidisi-combo-control

Breeze(un)blocks - Kaseto Budget Unblockables

Grey Ice Water - Kozilek Eldrazi

A Whiter Shade of Pale - Michiko Budget Lifegain - #1 Michiko Konda deck on TappedOut

Paint It Black - Mikaeus Budget Combo

deck:turn-turn-turn-narset-budget-creatureless

Hurt - Nekusar Wheels

Bein' Green - Omnath Elves

Tangled Up In Blue - Talrand Morph

Red Right Hand - Zada Budget Aggro

Top Ranked	Achieved #56 position overall 7 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 24 - 0 Rares 33 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.55
Tokens	Bird 1/1 W, Bird 2/2 U, Bird 3/4 W, Energy Reserve
Folders	Future Decks, edh ideas, Saved, Budget, Found, EDH Decks 1 (To Buy)