The Bird Wizard

Commander / EDH GWU (Bant) Midrange Theme/Gimmick Tribal

Tata

Creature (30)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• 1x Cloudkin Seer
• 1x Elite Guardmage
• 1x Faerie Seer
• 1x Galecaster Colossus
• 1x Galepowder Mage
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy  ^Flip
• 1x Omenspeaker
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Prime Speaker Vannifar
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Sage of Epityr
• 1x Sage's Row Savant
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Salvager of Secrets
• 1x Sea Gate Oracle
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Stonybrook Banneret
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant
• 1x Watcher for Tomorrow
• 1x Willbreaker

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Verity Circle

Land (35)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Brushland
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 8x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 5x Island
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Wargate

Commander (1)

Instant (11)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Wizard's Retort

Artifact (9)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

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Derevi is probably my favorite commander and I keep returning to the deck. I love it about as much as I love Magic, since it expresses everything I enjoy about the game: white-knuckle interaction, creatures with ETBs, attacking, toolboxes, and winning through skill and cunning.

I've decided to make this deck a bit silly using low-costed Wizards. The idea is to overwhelm my opponents in the early game and abuse Derevi's tap/untap ability. Consider it an aggro/tempo deck that snowballs with card advantage into the mid/late-game.

Wincons: Blackblade Reforged, recurring Cyclonic Rift again and again, Door of Destinies in lieu of Coat of Arms, Beastmaster Ascension, Triumph of the Hordes, and wizard beatdowns.

Kill List: Dragonlord Ojutai, Grenzo, Dungeon Warden, Kenrith, the Returned King, Tasigur, the Golden Fang, Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma, Heartless Hidetsugu, Selenia, Dark Angel, Roon of the Hidden Realm, Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.91
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Jace, Vryn's Prodigy