Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician: Legendary Creature - Bird Wizard, Commander Anthology. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {G}{W}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Bird Wizard
- Colour identity
- White, blue and green (WUG)
- Power / toughness
- 2/3
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Commander Anthology (CMA)
- Released
- 2017-06-09
- Collector number
- 176
- Artist
- Michael Komarck
- Keywords
- Flying
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white, blue and green legendary creature from Commander Anthology (CMA), a Commander product released in June 2017. It is collector number 176 in that set, with art by Michael Komarck. It costs {G}{W}{U} (one white, one blue and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is white, blue and green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It is restricted in Duel Commander. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Commander 2013 (2013) to Bloomburrow Commander (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $7.15 (foil finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
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.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the foil finish of this printing: $7.15 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Derevi, Empyrial Tactician by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Restricted |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2787 | Rare | 2026 |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #87 | Rare | 2024 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #86198 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #518 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Commander 2013 (C13) #186 | Mythic | 2013 |
| Commander 2013 Oversized (OC13) #186 | Mythic | 2013 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Derevi, Empyrial Tactician, newest first.
- You can activate Derevi's last ability only when it is in the command zone.
- When you activate Derevi's last ability, you're not casting Derevi as a spell. The ability can't be countered by something that counters only spells. The ability isn't subject to the commander tax, nor does it increase the tax if you cast Derevi from the command zone later in the game.
- Derevi, Empyrial Tactician is banned as a commander in Duel Commander format, but it may be part of your deck.
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