Derevi, Empyrial Explorer

Commander / EDH Aggro GWU (Bant)

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Creature (39)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1x Augury Adept
• 1x Budoka Gardener  ^Flip
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Cold-Eyed Selkie
• 1x Daxos of Meletis
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Grazing Gladehart
• 1x Horizon Chimera
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Looter il-Kor
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Lu Xun, Scholar General
• 1x Meloku the Clouded Mirror
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Murkfiend Liege
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Prophet of Kruphix
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Roil Elemental
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Scout
• 1x Scryb Ranger
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Skyward Eye Prophets
• 1x Sporemound
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Tideforce Elemental
• 1x Trygon Predator
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Walking Atlas
• 1x Wickerbough Elder
• 1x Wonder
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Land (40)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Faerie Conclave
• 5x Forest
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x High Market
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 8x Island
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Moorland Haunt
• 1x Opal Palace
• 6x Plains
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Treetop Village
• 1x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Coastal Piracy
• 1x Curse of Inertia
• 1x Curse of Predation

Artifact (8)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir

Instant (7)

• 1x Azorius Charm
• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Selesnya Charm
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith

Commander (1)

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Creature (6)

• 1x Glory
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Soul of Theros
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Ajani Goldmane
• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker
• 1x Kiora, the Crashing Wave

Artifact (3)

• 1x Spear of Heliod
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice

Instant (2)

• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Stroke of Genius

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Decree of Justice
• 1x Time Warp

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This is my Derevi, Empyrial Tactician list. Most players seem to find themselves drawn to the power of lockdown, disruption, infinite counter spells, or big mana combos with this cool owl-wizard-commander, but I wanted a deck that had a different, more aggressive approach. Eventually I ended up with a landfall and activated ability-heavy list that (if I could be so abstract) wants to treat the combat phase as a way to generate more resources: more mana, more cards, more creatures.

So far, this deck is an absolute blast to play. The problem is, it doesn't seem to win as often as I'd like. Part of this is Derevi's reputation for Stasis and STAX-lock preceding her at my LGS, and that's hard to beat. There's other issues though. Despite the ridiculous draw power this deck can wield, I frequently feel like I lack the juice to end games. Additionally, my Birthing Pod chain feels a little bit weak - I've frequently pitched Derevi or another weenie to it and then found I didn't have much worth grabbing. What changes should I make? How should I prioritize spending money to improve my list?

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.13
Tokens	Beast 4/4 G, Bird 1/1 W, Elemental X/X G, Illusion 1/1 U w/ Flying, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Saproling 1/1 G, Spirit 1/1 W