Derevi, Empyral Tactician

Commander / EDH Competitive Control Goodstuff GWU (Bant) Pillow Fort Stax

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Creature (25)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Darien, King of Kjeldor
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Kazandu Tuskcaller
• 1x Kruphix, God of Horizons
• 1x Magus of the Candelabra
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Nezahal, Primal Tide
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Sphinx of Uthuun
• 1x Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Frozen Aether
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Rhystic Study

Land (32)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Blossoming Sands
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 4x Forest
• 1x Grasslands
• 5x Island
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 5x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Transguild Promenade
• 1x Woodland Stream

Instant (12)

• 1x Azorius Charm
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Selesnya Charm
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Cranial Archive
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Damping Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Orbs of Warding
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Winter Orb

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Dovin Baan
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Tragic Arrogance
• 1x Treasure Cruise

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This deck does things. It is kinda stax, running Winter Orb, Aven Mindcensor, and Frozen AEther. However, the real goal of the deck to go full-on pillow fort, using Ghostly Prison and Propaganda. Once you get to the point where your opponents are unable to deal any real damage to you, you use cards like Edric, Spymaster of Trest and Bident of Thassa to get a whole lot of value out of your attacks, draw lots of cards, and win the game with cards like Nezahal, Primal Tide, Avenger of Zendikar, and Jace, the Mind Sculptor. One really powerful combo is Derevi, Empyral Tactician + Winter Orb. Essentially, you tap down [Winter Orb] using Derevi's ETB trigger, and untap it during your opponents turn, shutting them out of mana while leaving you unharmed. Since this is not perfect, running lots of mana rocks is very useful with Winter Orb. It is also acts as control, although it is not the most.

Some more combos:

Eidolon of Rhetoric + Jace, Unraveler of Secrets = Your opponents can't cast spells (to some extent)

Ajani Steadfast + Orbs of Warding = You take no damage from creatures (Provided you have the emblem)

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	BR
Key combos	Eidolon of Rhetoric + Jace, Unraveler of Secrets Ajani Steadfast + Orbs of Warding
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.46
Tokens	Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Ajani Steadfast, Emblem Dovin Baan, Emblem Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Plant 0/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W