Commander

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

Global commander stats

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655 Wins

1459 Losses

Overview

Summary

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,122 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (655–1459) at an Elo of 1,530, ranking #1448 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.48 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 11 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Derevi, Empyrial Tactician's win rate?

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician has a 30% win rate across 2122 recorded Playgroup games (655 wins, 1459 losses).

How long do winning games with Derevi, Empyrial Tactician take?

Wins with Derevi, Empyrial Tactician take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 25 days.

How many decks use Derevi, Empyrial Tactician?

717 decks list Derevi, Empyrial Tactician as their commander on Playgroup, of which 409 have played at least one recorded game.

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1448

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1530

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.48

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 717

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 409

No. games played with this commander 2122

Total hours played 25 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1685	Xuxa	33	20	63 %
2	1665	Onitsuki	33	16	48 %
3	1618	Kain_019	18	8	50 %
4	1614	Th3MadMango	11	6	55 %
5	1587	Igor Hop	52	19	37 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Derevi, Empyrial Tactician wins, 43.2% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

43.2%

Combo

27.0%

Alternative

9.5%

Non Combat Damage

7.56%

Mill

7.34%

Commander Damage

5.4%

Avg win turn 8.4 based on 674 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Derevi, Empyrial Tactician decks that leave them out.

+8.9 pp

Top card: Sea of Clouds

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Sea of Clouds Signature build 148 games · Signature build	+8.9 pp	148
2	Mockingbird 169 games	+8.1 pp	169
3	Delney, Streetwise Lookout Signature build 164 games · Signature build	+7.8 pp	164
4	Faeburrow Elder Signature build 144 games · Signature build	+6.8 pp	144
5	Birds of Paradise 194 games	+5.2 pp	194
6	Hallowed Fountain 197 games	+5.1 pp	197
7	Rejuvenating Springs 185 games	+4.3 pp	185
8	Temple Garden 193 games	+3.8 pp	193
9	Boseiju, Who Endures Signature build 159 games · Signature build	+3.2 pp	159
10	Cyclonic Rift Signature build 141 games · Signature build	+3.0 pp	141

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Swords to Plowshares 185 games	+3.0 pp	185
12	Misty Rainforest Signature build 148 games · Signature build	+2.1 pp	148
13	Arcane Signet Signature build 153 games · Signature build	+2.1 pp	153
14	Breeding Pool Signature build 168 games · Signature build	+1.6 pp	168
15	Windswept Heath 185 games	+1.6 pp	185

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician wins 60.0% of games from position 6 and 13.16% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.83% n=595

Seat 2

30.96% n=604

Seat 3

29.22% n=503

Seat 4

18.65% n=370

Seat 5

13.16% n=38

Seat 6

60.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Derevi, Empyrial Tactician wins 30.19% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.19% n=1007

1 mulligan

35.11% n=319

2 mulligans

28.37% n=141

3 mulligans

22.39% n=67

4 mulligans

18.18% n=11

5 mulligans

0.0% n=2

6 mulligans

50.0% n=4

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Derevi, Empyrial Tactician 3.63/5 on average, across 1390 self-reports.

3.63 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Derevi, Empyrial Tactician wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.7% of the time across 676 tracked wins.

65.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Derevi, Empyrial Tactician. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.