Taps Wand: "Avada Kedavra!!!" (Wizard Tribal)

Commander / EDH Control GWU (Bant) Infinite Combo Multiplayer Tribal Wizards

Enral

Land (35)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flood Plain
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x High Market
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 3x Island
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Windswept Heath

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Seasons Past
• 1x Wargate

Creature (26)

• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• 1x Azorius Guildmage
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Fatespinner
• 1x Galecaster Colossus
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Lighthouse Chronologist
• 1x Magus of the Future
• 1x Magus of the Moat
• 1x Patron Wizard
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Sage of Fables
• 1x Sea Scryer
• 1x Sigil Tracer
• 1x Siren Stormtamer
• 1x Stonybrook Schoolmaster
• 1x Surgespanner
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Thrasios, Triton Hero
• 1x Vedalken Aethermage
• 1x Voidmage Prodigy
• 1x Willbreaker

Instant (11)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Whir of Invention
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Commander (1)

Artifact (17)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Meekstone
• 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
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Winter Orb

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Earthcraft
• 1x Intruder Alarm
• 1x Opposition
• 1x Quest for Renewal
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sylvan Library

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אַבַדָא כְּדַברָא

Lumos: Introduction

Introduction

"You're a wizard, Harry!" It's time to put an end to all of the commander muggles' shenanigans once and for all. Welcome to my bant wizard tribal helmed by the biggest douchebag wizard Derevi, Empyrial Tactician himself. He's sick of the muggles meddling with his plans and is plotting their demise. There is no mercy. The entire filthy muggle pod will be on wizard lockdown before they know it.

This is a 75% power level deck built around the wizard tribal theme that comes with unique properties that gets enhanced with Derevi's tap/untap ability. Since most of the wizards have relatively poor damage output and are mostly for utility purposes, Derevi will do most of the attacking as she has natural evasion. This makes the sword equipment package a viable subtheme option. My playgroup's meta is made up of a wide variety of strategies including Meren of Clan Nel Toth reanimator to Rhys the Redeemed tokens.

Why Derevi?

• She is in colors which provides access to unique and powerful wizards like Aven Mindcensor/Thrasios, Triton Hero not accessible by other popular wizard tribal commanders
• Her colors also provides access to powerful removals and recursion
• She is literally unkillable and keeps coming back for more tap/untap shenanigan
• She combos with some wizards like Voidmage Prodigy as an added bonus

Other Wizards

• Inalla, Archmage Ritualist: She is a precon commander with a powerful eminence ability that leans towards abusing wizard ETB triggers and reanimation strategies. Her colors provide access to the most powerful tutors in the format as well as some other unique wizards.

• Azami, Lady of Scrolls: She is one of the most powerful wizard commanders but unfortunately draws a ton of hate. She is pretty straightforward and almost always lean towards drawing the entire deck and winning with Laboratory Maniac.

Expelliarmus: Strategy

In a 75% meta, the combat step is still as important, which is why cards like Archetype of Imagination/Magus of the Moat is included in my deck and has proven to be widely effective in dealing with a plethora of strategies. Strategically speaking, the best way to navigate the pod with this deck is to know your opponent's commanders and their strategies. This will help you deploy the correct wizards at the right time to prevent a blowout. Permissions are mostly for protection and disrupting other combos.

Early game:

Ramp with mana rocks and deploy Derevi, Empyrial Tactician whenever possible. Get out a draw engine like Thrasios, Triton Hero asap to provide enough gas to answer early threats and get to the late game.

Mid game:

Deploy defensive wizards like Voidmage Prodigy/Sylvan Safekeeper to enable other wizards to be deployed safely without fear of removals. Use Derevi, Empyrial Tactician tactically to disrupt potential threats as well as generating advantage by untapping one of our permanents.

Late game:

The game should be on lockdown at this point with several wizards controlling the board. It should not be difficult to close out the game with either commander damage, wizard beatdown, or one of our combos.

Sectumsempra: Synergies

• Derevi, Empyrial Tactician + Voidmage Prodigy = Sac Derevi for to counter any spell. Get Derevi in again to rinse and repeat.
• Derevi, Empyrial Tactician + Meekstone = Tap target creature permanently with Derevi.
• Derevi, Empyrial Tactician + Willbreaker = Steal a creature permanently with Derevi.
• Glen Elendra Archmage + Sage of Fables = Counter as many non-creature spells for .
• Archetype of Imagination + Magus of the Moat = Nobody can attack but me.
• Opposition + Winter Orb = Nobody gets to untap all their lands but me.
• Mystical Tutor + Seasons Past = Get stuff back as many times as I want.

Other Synergistic Cards I'm Considering:

• Evolutionary Leap: Sacrificing Derevi for another wizard sounds like a pretty good value.

• Reconnaissance: Powerful effect with Derevi.

• squirrels nest: Combos with Earthcraft/Opposition but deviates from the wizard tribal theme.

Avada Kedavra: Win Conditions

• Earthcraft + Intruder Alarm + Stonybrook Schoolmaster = Infinite merfolk wizard tokens and infinite mana.
• Intruder Alarm + Opposition + Stonybrook Schoolmaster : Complete lock down of everyone's board.
• Azami, Lady of Scrolls + Intruder Alarm + Stonybrook Schoolmaster = Draw out entire deck to win with Laboratory Maniac.
• Final Iteration = This wizard lord alone can end games once the board is on full lockdown.
• Derevi, Empyrial Tactician = Derevi herself can end games with commander damage quickly with equipments.

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Top Ranked	Achieved #9 position overall 5 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Glen Elendra Archmage + Sage of Fables Azami, Lady of Scrolls + Intruder Alarm + Stonybrook Schoolmaster Archetype of Imagination + Magus of the Moat Derevi, Empyrial Tactician + Willbreaker Derevi, Empyrial Tactician + Voidmage Prodigy Opposition + Winter Orb Mystical Tutor + Seasons Past Earthcraft + Intruder Alarm + Stonybrook Schoolmaster Intruder Alarm + Opposition + Stonybrook Schoolmaster
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 54 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.75
Tokens	Human Wizard 1/1 U, Merfolk Wizard 1/1 U, Morph 2/2 C, Plant 0/2 G
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