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Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

CMA · mythic · Released 2017-06-09

Power

brawl
tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-1Game-defining

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

standalone

meaningful alone

synergy

wants support

takes over

can take over a game

flexible

multiple modes

broad

broadly useful

recurring

comes back

Commander Bracket

Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).

Archetypes

positive:
voltronequipment-voltronaura-voltronflickerstax-prisoncombo
negative:
aggroburn

Roles

aggressive-creatureevasive-threatattack-triggerstax-manastax-untapetb-trigger

Risks

removal-magnetcommander-dependent

Mechanics

Typal

synergy:
birdwizard
anti:

Structural

triggered-abilityactivated-ability

Rationale

3cmc legendary flying bird that taps/untaps permanents on ETB and whenever it deals combat damage. Commander staple defining equipment-voltron, aura-voltron, and flicker shells via repeatable mana-lock and artifact untap abuse. Signature in stax-prison (Derevi can tap enemy lands recursively). Vulnerable to removal if cast normally; recastable from command zone for 4cmc.

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #2,807