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Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

{G}{W}{U}

Legendary Creature — Bird Wizard

Flying

When Derevi enters and whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may tap or untap target permanent.

{1}{G}{W}{U}: Put Derevi onto the battlefield from the command zone.

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Flying
Set
Secret Lair Drop (SLD #2787)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2026-09-14
Artist
Stephen Andrade
EDHREC rank
#2,908
Colour identity
{G}{U}{W}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In 4 two-card combos

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 1.42
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commanderIn a preconstructed deck
Ramp

Combos 174

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Gaea's Cradle
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
17,364 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Bloom Tender
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana of colors among permanents you controlInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
17,277 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Mana Vault
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
15,473 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Faeburrow Elder
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana of colors among permanents you controlInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
13,793 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom+Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite colored manaInfinite combat phasesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokens with hasteInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
10,121 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
9,257 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Chromatic Orrery
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite draw triggersInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
5,719 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Basalt Monolith
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
3,702 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Bloom Tender+Delney, Streetwise Lookout
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blue manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite white mana
3,656 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Faeburrow Elder+Delney, Streetwise Lookout
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blue manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite white mana
3,151 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Grim Monolith
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
2,054 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Deadeye Navigator+Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Bloom Tender
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite green manaInfinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you controlInfinite white mana
1,649 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Deadeye Navigator+Faeburrow Elder
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control
1,625 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Displacer Kitten+Retraction Helix
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
1,040 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Fanatic of Rhonas
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
985 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Brigid, Clachan's Heart // Brigid, Doun's Mind
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite white mana
935 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Bloom Tender+Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blue manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite white mana
880 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Faeburrow Elder+Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blue manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite white mana
772 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Lotus Field
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
599 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Deadeye Navigator+Chromatic Orrery
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite draw triggersInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
574 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Jegantha, the Wellspring+Sisay, Weatherlight Captain+Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Najeela, the Blade-Blossom+Samut, Voice of Dissent
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite colored manaInfinite combat phasesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokens with hasteInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
497 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Preston, the Vanisher+Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
477 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Timeless Lotus
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite blinkingInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
454 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Sanctum Weaver
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
397 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Faeburrow Elder+Panharmonicon
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blue manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite white mana
379 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Deadeye Navigator+Lotus Field
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
378 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Incubation Druid
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
373 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Bloom Tender+Panharmonicon
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blue manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite white mana
363 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Eldrazi Displacer+Chromatic Orrery
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite blinking of most creaturesInfinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite draw triggersInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
346 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Deadeye Navigator+Gilded Lotus
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana permanents you control can produceLock
344 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Displacer Kitten+Banishing Knack
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
339 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Gilded Lotus
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
331 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Circle of Dreams Druid
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
324 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Bloom Tender+Phyrexian Altar
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
321 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Bloom Tender+Ashnod's Altar
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
283 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Faeburrow Elder+Phyrexian Altar
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
273 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Bloom Tender+Roaming Throne
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blue manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite white mana
269 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana among colors with which you have devotion
243 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Faeburrow Elder+Roaming Throne
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blue manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite white mana
243 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Faeburrow Elder+Ashnod's Altar
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
242 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Scorched Ruins
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
208 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Kami of Whispered Hopes
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
201 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Priest of Titania
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
192 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Preston, the Vanisher+Panharmonicon
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
179 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Serra's Sanctum
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana permanents you control can produceInfinite white mana
173 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Selvala, Eager Trailblazer
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
145 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Scorched Ruins+Eldrazi Displacer
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite blinking of most creaturesInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
134 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Thran Dynamo
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
109 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Chromatic Orrery+Ashnod's Altar
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite draw triggersInfinite untap of creatures you control
100 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician+Emiel the Blessed+Gyre Sage
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite green manaInfinite mana permanents you control can produce
88 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Showing the 50 most played of 174.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Bloom Tender 49 %+35.7 %
  2. Emiel the Blessed 40 %+33.7 %
  3. Faeburrow Elder 47 %+33.5 %
  4. Mockingbird 41 %+31.6 %
  5. Delney, Streetwise Lookout 34 %+31.5 %
  6. Birds of Paradise 67 %+31.1 %
  7. Aven Mindcensor 35 %+29.7 %
  8. Wild Growth 39 %+29.2 %
  9. The One Ring 33 %+27.8 %
  10. Mystic Remora 39 %+27.7 %
  11. Chord of Calling 33 %+27.3 %
  12. Birthing Pod 30 %+26.9 %
  13. Eladamri's Call 37 %+26.5 %
  14. Eternal Witness 39 %+26.4 %
  15. Neoform 30 %+26.1 %
  16. Finale of Devastation 33 %+25.2 %
  17. Eldritch Evolution 29 %+24.3 %
  18. Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy 29 %+24.3 %
  19. Esper Sentinel 39 %+23.9 %
  20. Enlightened Tutor 37 %+23.6 %
  21. Grand Abolisher 30 %+23.5 %
  22. Mana Vault 27 %+23.4 %
  23. Faerie Mastermind 33 %+23.3 %
  24. Rhystic Study 42 %+23.0 %
  25. Swan Song 40 %+22.7 %
  26. Wan Shi Tong, Librarian 29 %+22.0 %
  27. Utopia Sprawl 30 %+22.0 %
  28. Force of Will 28 %+21.8 %
  29. Otawara, Soaring City 37 %+21.7 %
  30. Gaea's Cradle 28 %+21.6 %
  31. Silence 27 %+21.4 %
  32. Wargate 26 %+21.2 %
  33. Chromatic Orrery 22 %+21.2 %
  34. Noble Hierarch 47 %+21.2 %
  35. Crop Rotation 27 %+20.9 %
  36. Fierce Guardianship 35 %+20.8 %
  37. Phyrexian Metamorph 26 %+20.8 %
  38. Flooded Strand 53 %+20.8 %
  39. Delighted Halfling 33 %+20.7 %
  40. Boseiju, Who Endures 39 %+20.6 %
  41. Misty Rainforest 50 %+20.2 %
  42. Windswept Heath 54 %+20.1 %
  43. Ranger-Captain of Eos 24 %+20.1 %
  44. City of Brass 29 %+20.0 %
  45. Flusterstorm 25 %+20.0 %
  46. Mana Confluence 28 %+19.9 %
  47. Bident of Thassa 24 %+19.7 %
  48. Spellseeker 23 %+19.6 %
  49. Drannith Magistrate 23 %+19.5 %
  50. Chrome Mox 24 %+19.2 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Command Tower 92 %+1.6 %
  2. Sol Ring 82 %+1.5 %
  3. Forest 82 %-11.9 %
  4. Island 80 %-13.6 %
  5. Plains 78 %-14.7 %
  6. Swords to Plowshares 67 %+5.4 %
  7. Birds of Paradise 67 %+31.1 %
  8. Hallowed Fountain 63 %+18.2 %
  9. Breeding Pool 62 %+16.4 %
  10. Temple Garden 61 %+16.3 %
  11. Arcane Signet 61 %-10.2 %
  12. Exotic Orchard 54 %-3.1 %
  13. Windswept Heath 54 %+20.1 %
  14. Flooded Strand 53 %+20.8 %
  15. Misty Rainforest 50 %+20.2 %
  16. Bloom Tender 49 %+35.7 %
  17. Noble Hierarch 47 %+21.2 %
  18. Faeburrow Elder 47 %+33.5 %
  19. Rhystic Study 42 %+23.0 %
  20. Mockingbird 41 %+31.6 %
  21. Path to Exile 40 %-8.3 %
  22. Swan Song 40 %+22.7 %
  23. Emiel the Blessed 40 %+33.7 %
  24. Wild Growth 39 %+29.2 %
  25. Eternal Witness 39 %+26.4 %
  26. Boseiju, Who Endures 39 %+20.6 %
  27. Esper Sentinel 39 %+23.9 %
  28. Mystic Remora 39 %+27.7 %
  29. Enlightened Tutor 37 %+23.6 %
  30. Eladamri's Call 37 %+26.5 %
  31. Otawara, Soaring City 37 %+21.7 %
  32. Rejuvenating Springs 36 %+2.4 %
  33. Counterspell 35 %-2.7 %
  34. Cyclonic Rift 35 %+17.4 %
  35. Fierce Guardianship 35 %+20.8 %
  36. Aven Mindcensor 35 %+29.7 %
  37. Seaside Citadel 34 %-16.9 %
  38. Delney, Streetwise Lookout 34 %+31.5 %
  39. Spara's Headquarters 34 %-4.6 %
  40. The One Ring 33 %+27.8 %
  41. Delighted Halfling 33 %+20.7 %
  42. Chord of Calling 33 %+27.3 %
  43. Glacial Fortress 33 %-15.4 %
  44. Faerie Mastermind 33 %+23.3 %
  45. Finale of Devastation 33 %+25.2 %
  46. Bountiful Promenade 33 %+2.9 %
  47. Tropical Island 32 %+18.9 %
  48. Savannah 32 %+18.9 %
  49. Tundra 32 %+18.9 %
  50. Hinterland Harbor 32 %-18.5 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Restricted
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2015-01-19

    Derevi, Empyrial Tactician is banned as a commander in Duel Commander format, but it may be part of your deck.

  • 2020-11-10

    When you activate Derevi's last ability, you're not casting Derevi as a spell. The ability can't be countered by something that counters only spells. The ability isn't subject to the commander tax, nor does it increase the tax if you cast Derevi from the command zone later in the game.

  • 2020-11-10

    You can activate Derevi's last ability only when it is in the command zone.

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