Evasive Maneuvers Commander Deck Upgrade Guide

Acidic Slime is a five-mana creature that destroys an artifact, enchantment or land. It is not a card Derevi decks usually play.

Faeburrow Elder is a Treefolk Druid for {1}{G}{W} with vigilance. It gets +1/+1 for each color among permanents you control, and for a tap it adds one mana of each of those colors. A three-drop in two of Derevi's colours that makes lots of mana, and the highest-scoring creature the precon leaves out.

Aerie Mystics is a five-mana 3/3 flyer that gives shroud for {1}{G}{U}. It is not a card Derevi decks usually play.

Watcher of the Spheres is a 2/2 Bird Wizard for {W}{U} with flying. Creature spells with flying you cast cost {1} less, and whenever another creature you control with flying enters it gets +1/+1 until end of turn. A two-drop flyer that makes the rest of your flyers cheaper.

Angel of Finality is a four-mana 3/4 flyer that exiles a graveyard. It is not a card Derevi decks usually play.

Aven Mindcensor is a 2/1 Bird Wizard for {2}{W} with flash and flying. If an opponent would search a library, that player searches the top four cards of that library instead. A three-drop flash flyer that shuts down tutors and ramp.

Bane of Progress is a six-mana creature that destroys all artifacts and enchantments. It is not a card Derevi decks usually play.

Eternal Witness is a 2/1 Human Shaman for {1}{G}{G}. When it enters you may return target card from your graveyard to your hand. A three-drop that gets back your best card.

Deceiver Exarch is a three-mana 1/4 flash creature that taps or untaps a permanent. It is not a card Derevi decks usually play.

Bident of Thassa is a Legendary Enchantment Artifact for {2}{U}{U}. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card, and for {1}{U} and a tap, creatures your opponents control attack this turn if able. A four-mana artifact that draws on every connecting flyer.

Diviner Spirit is a five-mana 2/4 that draws for you and the damaged player. It is not a card Derevi decks usually play.

Phyrexian Metamorph costs {3}{U/P}, which can be paid with {U} or 2 life. You may have it enter as a copy of any artifact or creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. A four-mana clone that copies your best flyer or an opponent's best creature.

Djinn of Infinite Deceits is a six-mana 2/7 flyer that exchanges control of creatures. It is not a card Derevi decks usually play.

Mockingbird costs {X}{U} and has flying. You may have it enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield with mana value less than or equal to the mana spent, except it's a Bird in addition to its other types and has flying. A flexible clone that scales with your mana.

Azami, Lady of Scrolls is a five-mana Legendary Human Wizard that taps Wizards to draw cards. It is played in about one Derevi deck in seventeen.

Neoform costs {G}{U}. As an additional cost you sacrifice a creature, and you search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value and put it onto the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter. A two-mana sorcery that turns a cheap creature into a better one.

Selesnya Signet is a two-mana rock that makes {G}{W} for {1}. It is played in about one Derevi deck in twelve.

Wild Growth is an Aura for {G}. Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional {G}. A one-mana ramp spell that costs less than a Signet.

Simic Signet is a two-mana rock that makes {G}{U} for {1}. It is played in about one Derevi deck in eleven.

Utopia Sprawl is an Aura for {G} that enchants a Forest. As it enters you choose a color, and whenever the enchanted Forest is tapped for mana its controller adds an additional one mana of the chosen color. A one-mana ramp spell that fixes a colour.

Krosan Grip is a three-mana instant with split second that destroys an artifact or enchantment. It is played in about one Derevi deck in seventeen.

Avacyn's Pilgrim is a 1/1 Human Monk for {G}. For a tap it adds {W}. A one-drop mana creature that fixes white.

Swiftfoot Boots is a two-mana Equipment that gives hexproof and haste. It scores below zero in the data.

Wargate costs {X}{G}{W}{U}. You search your library for a permanent card with mana value X or less and put it onto the battlefield. A flexible tutor in exactly Derevi's colours.