How it grades
Fundamentals 69/100.
No single established archetype dominates. This is its own brew around Derevi, Empyrial Tactician, so the fundamentals below carry the grade. Derevi, Empyrial Tactician sits on the cEDH tier list, so the ceiling here is tournament-grade, and experienced tables will treat it that way. Its strongest fundamental is land count (38 lands. About 40 fits this curve); the first thing to tighten is card draw: 4 draw effects (want 10+).
- A-Mana reliability
- A+Land count
- A-Mana curve
- ARamp
- DCard draw
- A+Interaction
- BCommander synergy
- AWin conditions
- B-Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- DCard draw4 draw effects (want 10+).
- BCommander synergyOnly 29 of 61 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want enters-the-battlefield support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Blink, Tokens; from EDHREC).
- B-Card qualityMedian EDHREC rank #9,848
Strong on mana reliability, land count, mana curve, ramp, interaction, win conditions and legality & size.
91 cards graded: A- 4, B+ 18, B 46, B- 10, C+ 5, C 2, C- 5, D 1. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Evasive Maneuvers from B- to B.
Archmage Emeritus2UU$0.70
In place of Lu Xun, Scholar General: weakest slot in the deck (59/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 10+). Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (11 producers). Works with the commander directly.
Garruk's Uprising2G$0.53
In place of Borrowing 100,000 Arrows: weakest slot in the deck (65/100)
Pays off your token engine (6 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (27 producers). Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Shamanic Revelation3GG$1.53
In place of Azami, Lady of Scrolls: its U cost is heavy for this mana base; expect it several turns late (66/100)
Top-5% staple by play data. Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 10+). Pays off your token engine (6 producers).
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds1GG$4.71
In place of Leonin Bladetrap: doesn't ramp, draw, interact or threaten. What is it for? (28/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 10+). Pays off your token engine (6 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (27 producers).
Welcoming Vampire2W$3.86
In place of Hada Spy Patrol: doesn't ramp, draw, interact or threaten. What is it for? (34/100)
Fits the go-wide build players run with your commanders. Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 10+). Pays off your go-wide engine (27 producers).
Emry, Lurker of the Loch2U$0.69
In place of Diviner Spirit: doesn't ramp, draw, interact or threaten. What is it for? (35/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (14 producers). Fits the enters-the-battlefield build players run with your commanders. Fits the commander's plan.
Craterhoof Behemoth5GGG$24.73
In place of Aethermage's Touch: doesn't ramp, draw, interact or threaten. What is it for? (36/100)
Pays off your token engine (6 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (27 producers). Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
EphemerateW$5.08
In place of Thunderstaff: doesn't ramp, draw, interact or threaten. What is it for? (36/100)
Pays off your enters-the-battlefield engine (18 producers). Pays off the commanders' enters-the-battlefield plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Soul WardenW$3.40
In place of Rubinia Soulsinger: doesn't ramp, draw, interact or threaten. What is it for? (38/100)
Pays off your token engine (6 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (27 producers). Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar1WW$2.86
In place of Curse of the Forsaken: doesn't ramp, draw, interact or threaten. What is it for? (40/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (6 in deck). Pays off your go-wide engine (27 producers). Fits the go-wide build players run with your commanders.
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