Derevi Prison

Commander / EDH Competitive GWU (Bant) Hatebears Multiplayer Stax Toolbox

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Instant (5)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Stasis
• 1x Stony Silence
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (13)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Null Rod
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphere of Resistance
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Thorn of Amethyst
• 1x Trinisphere
• 1x Winter Orb

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Creature (39)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Captain Sisay
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Copperhorn Scout
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Glowrider
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Hokori, Dust Drinker
• 1x Hushwing Gryff
• 1x Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
• 1x Kataki, War's Wage
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Loyal Retainers
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Quirion Ranger
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Sanctum Prelate
• 1x Selvala, Explorer Returned
• 1x Shaman of Forgotten Ways
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Trygon Predator
• 1x Vryn Wingmare
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Willbreaker
• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Land (30)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Brushland
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 2x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Back to Nature

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Extract

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Rest in Peace

Creature (6)

• 1x Llawan, Cephalid Empress
• 1x Meddling Mage
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Sun Titan

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Timetwister

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Living Plane
• 1x Rising Waters

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher

Creature (8)

• 1x Leonin Arbiter
• 1x Loxodon Gatekeeper
• 1x Mausoleum Wanderer
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Scryb Ranger
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

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A high-power Derevi Prison deck geared towards multiplayer matches.

The Strategy

Despite it's many intricacies, the deck's overall strategy is relatively straightforward. It can be divided into four parts.

1. Mulliganing. Like any good commander deck, the strategy starts well before the first spell resolves. The deck lost a lot of its pre-game setting up when Partial Paris was removed, but this still remains a critical step. A good hand optimally has the mana to cast Derevi on turn 2, a lock piece, and a way of setting up an engine.

2. Ramping. Except in certain niche scenarios, the first goal of the deck is to get Derevi into play as fast as possible. To help this goal,the deck is loaded with a large yet efficient package of mana dorks and rocks designed to consistently cast her turn 1-2.

3. Locking. Like any prison deck, the strategy here is to create a board state that almost entirely prevents opponents from interacting with the game. To create such a lock, the deck uses a large array of hate bears, taxers, and prison pieces ranging from Thalia, Guardian of Thraben to Aven Mindcensor to Stasis. Each resolved card brings opponents inexorably closer to total lockdown while simultaneously slowing their strategies to a crawl.

4. Winning. Once a suitably formidable board has been assembled, victory becomes fairly easy. With a phenomenal arsenal of draw power and tutors, the deck has no trouble spewing Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite on the field at a moment's notice. Neutering opponent's board presence while simultaneously beefing up Derevi's massive army is usually more than enough to close out the match in a turn or two. She or Linvala, Keeper of Silence can be paired with Living Plane to fully lock out opponents' lands. Finally, Shaman of Forgotten Ways provides an excellent plan C when needed, especially when paired with an endstep Cyclonic Rift.

Note that this strategy mainly applies to multiplayer matches. The deck is not designed for 1v1 games, and thus often under-performs in such scenarios. To make it dominant in 1v1, a good chunk of the the cards have to be replaced with targeted removal and counter spells. Some ideas for inclusions when shifting to 1v1 metas are Swords to Plowshares, Beast Within, and Arcane Denial.

Explanation of card choices

Work in progress.

Taxers: These cards provide an excellent countermeasure against storm decks and other strategies heavily reliant on casting a multitude of spells. thalia, guardien of thraben, Glowrider, Vryn Wingmare, Thorn of Amethyst, Sphere of Resistance, and Trinisphere make up this category. Grand Arbiter Augustin IV serves as a taxer while also doubling as a cheapening effect for our own blue and white spells, which is highly relevant.

Untap attackers: Effects that directly hinder opponent's ability to untap their permanents. They're what often ultimately lead to opponents scooping much of the time. They consist of Winter Orb, Hokori, Dust Drinker, Static Orb, and Stasis primarily.

Credits

Special credit to Glix and his deck Empyre. This list was originally based heavily upon it. After several new set releases and rule changes, the deck no longer closely resembles its sire, but the strategy remains similar.

The Terrifying Ten

Derevi and Brago: The Romance of the Millenium is just one of the ten specialty decks I designed as part of an ongoing project called The Terrifying Ten: Ten fully optimized decks built around the strongest* Commanders in each of the shard and wedge colors. They're not quite balanced, due to Grixis, Naya, and Mardu not having any truly "Broken" commanders, but the decks can still be pitted against each other for fun, relatively fair matches. I urge you take a look at all of them when you get the chance and comment with feedback and suggestions!

esper: Zur's Proxied Parade of Pain

Grixis: deck: now-watch-me-whip-now-watch-me-trai-trai

Jund: Live long and Prosshper

Naya: Marath of the Titans

Jeskai: Narset's Face-Wrecking Turn Fest

Abzan: Karadora the Graveyard Explorer

Mardu: I'll Kaalia Back Later

Temur: Twin Statue Animar

Sultai: Muscle Plasm

*Note that strongest is an opinionated term based on my own experience. Extensive play testing and experimenting was performed prior to the Ten being selected.

Currently testing: Jin-Retainer combo. Living Plane and Sakashima the Impostor currently out.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 2 Mythic Rares 65 - 5 Rares 11 - 2 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.51
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