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Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
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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“Tap/untap control engine that disrupts while beatdown creatures connect.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Control
Tempo, Evasion, Bounce, Value
Strategy
Derevi is a tempo and control powerhouse that locks down opponents while generating value from combat. Every time your creatures deal combat damage, you get to tap or untrap a permanent—this means you're disrupting opponents' mana, stopping blockers, or untapping your own threats and mana sources to go off repeatedly. The deck focuses on evasive creatures that reliably hit players, then leverages Derevi's ability to either shut down the table or generate explosive turns.
Your gameplan revolves around early efficiency: cheap flying creatures, bounce effects, and ways to keep pressure on while slowly locking down key permanents. Once Derevi connects a few times, you're either tapping down threats to make your creatures unblockable, or untapping your own mana dorks and defenders for repeatable value. The deck can pivot from tempo beatdown into controlling the board mid-game, and Derevi's built-in recursion via the command zone keeps her coming back even if removed.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Use budget flyers like Spell Queller, Brazen Dwarf, and Empyrean Archivist instead of pricey efficiency creatures; replace Snapcaster Mage with Solitary Sanctuary or Teferi's Ageless Insight.
Signature Cards
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