Derevi, Empyrial Tactician (Commander) - Budget Optimized Control

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Rank #158
3decks
Background image for The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Seedborn Muse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Hylda of the Icy Crown
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Willbreaker
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Mocking Sprite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Icewrought Sentry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wolverine Riders
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gingerbrute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Lossarnach Captain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Azorius Aethermage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Spell Queller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Glittermonger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lyev Skyknight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Alaundo the Seer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Koma, World-Eater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Veteran Beastrider
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Reidane, God of the Worthy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Deputy of Acquittals
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Niblis of the Urn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ascended Lawmage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Skyward Eye Prophets
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Frost Titan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Heliod, God of the Sun
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Soltari Trooper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ant Queen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Permeating Mass
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mother of Runes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Angel of Vitality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Intrepid Hero
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Drogskol Reaver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Soltari Foot Soldier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Loyal Unicorn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Yasharn, Implacable Earth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Frilled Mystic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Windborn Muse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Soltari Champion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Verdant Force
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
Negate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Eureka Moment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dovin's Veto
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Valorous Stance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Heroic Intervention
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Refute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Decisive Denial
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Growth Spiral
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Stubborn Denial
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Essence Scatter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Time Stop
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nexus of Fate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Succumb to the Cold
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Hindering Light
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-4%synergy
Offering to Asha
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Evacuation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Tranquilize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Overrun
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Enter the Infinite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Split Up
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Make Your Own Luck
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Finale of Revelation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Freeze in Place
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fumigate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Bushwhack
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Urban Evolution
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Rite of Replication
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Static Orb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Arena of the Ancients
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Winter Orb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Meekstone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Scepter of Dominance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mana Web
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Winter Moon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sword of the Animist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Unflinching Courage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Verity Circle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Lost in the Maze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bear Umbra
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Solitary Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Brave the Sands
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Guardian Project
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Blind Obedience
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Elfhame Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Omniscience
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Followed Footsteps
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mirari's Wake
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Abundant Growth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Nature's Will
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mana Reflection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Stasis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Opposition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rising Waters
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Confiscate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Abundance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Embargo
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Buried in the Garden
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Crackdown
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, Compleated Sage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dovin Baan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Mine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Trenchpost
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Restless Anchorage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Glimmerpost
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cloudpost
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-14%synergy
Replicating Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Bant Panorama
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Azorius Chancery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Planar Nexus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Windswept Heath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Base Camp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-13%synergy
Tranquil Cove
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Mystery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Simic Guildgate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Thornwood Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy