Derevi, Empyrial Tactician (Commander) - Flying

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
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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Winnowing
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Tam, Mindful First-Year
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Chomping Changeling
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Formidable Speaker
1.3%inclusion1 decks75 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Watcher of the Spheres
73%inclusion223 decks307 decks
68%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
73%inclusion223 decks307 decks
68%synergy
Warden of Evos Isle
62%inclusion189 decks307 decks
58%synergy
Kangee, Sky Warden
59%inclusion180 decks307 decks
56%synergy
Kastral, the Windcrested
60%inclusion154 decks256 decks
54%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
51%inclusion156 decks307 decks
49%synergy
Skycat Sovereign
49%inclusion151 decks307 decks
48%synergy
Winged Portent
50%inclusion154 decks307 decks
48%synergy
Bident of Thassa
51%inclusion157 decks307 decks
47%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
51%inclusion158 decks307 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
67%inclusion206 decks307 decks
33%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion202 decks307 decks
3%synergy
Mockingbird
52%inclusion131 decks252 decks
43%synergy
Jackdaw Savior
50%inclusion127 decks252 decks
46%synergy
Flurry of Wings
50%inclusion153 decks307 decks
46%synergy
Murmuration
48%inclusion121 decks251 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
47%inclusion145 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Jubilant Skybonder
47%inclusion143 decks307 decks
45%synergy
Judge's Familiar
45%inclusion139 decks307 decks
42%synergy
Favorable Winds
45%inclusion138 decks307 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion62 decks307 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion46 decks307 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion38 decks307 decks
-3%synergy
Smothering Tithe
11%inclusion34 decks307 decks
-5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
11%inclusion33 decks307 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion31 decks307 decks
-4%synergy
Aura Shards
10%inclusion30 decks307 decks
3%synergy
Seedborn Muse
10%inclusion30 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
7.5%inclusion23 decks307 decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.2%inclusion22 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Sephara, Sky's Blade
42%inclusion130 decks307 decks
41%synergy
Aven Interrupter
41%inclusion118 decks291 decks
36%synergy
Steel-Plume Marshal
39%inclusion120 decks307 decks
38%synergy
Choco, Seeker of Paradise
36%inclusion48 decks132 decks
36%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
34%inclusion87 decks253 decks
31%synergy
Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
33%inclusion87 decks264 decks
31%synergy
Trygon Predator
32%inclusion99 decks307 decks
31%synergy
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
32%inclusion99 decks307 decks
29%synergy
Gwaihir the Windlord
32%inclusion98 decks307 decks
28%synergy
Emeria Angel
31%inclusion94 decks307 decks
26%synergy
Wingmate Roc
30%inclusion92 decks307 decks
29%synergy
Ledger Shredder
30%inclusion92 decks307 decks
25%synergy
Kangee's Lieutenant
28%inclusion86 decks307 decks
27%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Healer's Hawk
26%inclusion81 decks307 decks
24%synergy
Keeper of the Nine Gales
25%inclusion77 decks307 decks
23%synergy
Nimble Obstructionist
25%inclusion76 decks307 decks
24%synergy
Cartographer's Hawk
24%inclusion74 decks307 decks
23%synergy
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
23%inclusion72 decks307 decks
17%synergy
The Goose Mother
23%inclusion72 decks307 decks
18%synergy
Thunderclap Wyvern
23%inclusion71 decks307 decks
23%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
22%inclusion68 decks307 decks
18%synergy
Aerial Extortionist
21%inclusion66 decks307 decks
19%synergy
Bartz and Boko
21%inclusion28 decks132 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Moat
21%inclusion65 decks307 decks
21%synergy
Harrier Strix
21%inclusion61 decks291 decks
20%synergy
Shrike Force
20%inclusion52 decks255 decks
19%synergy
Tawnos, the Toymaker
20%inclusion62 decks307 decks
17%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
20%inclusion62 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Traveling Chocobo
20%inclusion26 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
20%inclusion60 decks307 decks
19%synergy
Selfless Spirit
19%inclusion57 decks307 decks
16%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
18%inclusion56 decks307 decks
16%synergy
Falco Spara, Pactweaver
18%inclusion55 decks307 decks
14%synergy
Windreader Sphinx
18%inclusion54 decks307 decks
17%synergy
Errant and Giada
17%inclusion53 decks307 decks
17%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
17%inclusion53 decks307 decks
14%synergy
Aerie Mystics
17%inclusion52 decks307 decks
16%synergy
Noble Hierarch
17%inclusion51 decks307 decks
-9%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
17%inclusion51 decks307 decks
14%synergy
Bloom Tender
16%inclusion49 decks307 decks
4%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
15%inclusion47 decks307 decks
15%synergy
Kangee, Aerie Keeper
15%inclusion46 decks307 decks
14%synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
15%inclusion45 decks307 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Goose
14%inclusion44 decks307 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion44 decks307 decks
6%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
14%inclusion28 decks198 decks
13%synergy
Loyal Drake
13%inclusion41 decks307 decks
13%synergy
Donal, Herald of Wings
13%inclusion40 decks307 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
43%inclusion132 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Dazzling Denial
39%inclusion97 decks251 decks
34%synergy
Lofty Denial
32%inclusion98 decks307 decks
30%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion90 decks307 decks
1%synergy
Rally of Wings
29%inclusion89 decks307 decks
28%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion72 decks307 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
22%inclusion69 decks307 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion66 decks307 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion65 decks307 decks
7%synergy
Perch Protection
21%inclusion52 decks251 decks
12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
21%inclusion63 decks307 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
20%inclusion56 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Dawn's Truce
19%inclusion49 decks254 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion49 decks307 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion48 decks307 decks
-2%synergy
Bant Charm
14%inclusion44 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Eladamri's Call
12%inclusion37 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Chord of Calling
12%inclusion36 decks307 decks
6%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion35 decks307 decks
3%synergy
Growth Spiral
11%inclusion33 decks307 decks
-3%synergy
Brokers Charm
10%inclusion31 decks307 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.4%inclusion29 decks307 decks
1%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.5%inclusion26 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Keep Watch
6.5%inclusion20 decks307 decks
6%synergy
Biomass Mutation
5.9%inclusion18 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
5.9%inclusion18 decks307 decks
-4%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
5.9%inclusion18 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.5%inclusion17 decks307 decks
0%synergy
Worldly Tutor
5.5%inclusion17 decks307 decks
-5%synergy
Planar Genesis
5.5%inclusion15 decks274 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.3%inclusion15 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.2%inclusion16 decks307 decks
3%synergy
Wing Shards
5.2%inclusion16 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Winged Words
35%inclusion106 decks307 decks
33%synergy
Cultivate
34%inclusion105 decks307 decks
-4%synergy
Farseek
33%inclusion102 decks307 decks
-11%synergy
Migratory Route
33%inclusion101 decks307 decks
31%synergy
Airborne Aid
32%inclusion98 decks307 decks
29%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion72 decks307 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion66 decks307 decks
-6%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion64 decks307 decks
-5%synergy
Battle Screech
20%inclusion60 decks307 decks
19%synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
19%inclusion59 decks307 decks
17%synergy
Austere Command
18%inclusion55 decks307 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Verdict
17%inclusion51 decks307 decks
7%synergy
Beck // Call
16%inclusion48 decks307 decks
15%synergy
Three Visits
14%inclusion44 decks307 decks
-11%synergy
Distant Melody
12%inclusion36 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Wargate
10%inclusion31 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
10%inclusion31 decks307 decks
-7%synergy
Ravenform
9.4%inclusion29 decks307 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Palisade
9.1%inclusion28 decks307 decks
4%synergy
Aerial Assault
8.8%inclusion27 decks307 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.5%inclusion26 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
8.1%inclusion25 decks307 decks
1%synergy
Neoform
7.8%inclusion24 decks307 decks
3%synergy
Split Up
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.8%inclusion21 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Time Wipe
5.5%inclusion17 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.2%inclusion16 decks307 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion52 decks307 decks
-11%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
13%inclusion40 decks307 decks
10%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion40 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion37 decks307 decks
-7%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion30 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion19 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Chocobo Racetrack
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.8%inclusion27 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
6.8%inclusion21 decks307 decks
6%synergy
Birthing Pod
6.8%inclusion21 decks307 decks
4%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
5.9%inclusion18 decks307 decks
5%synergy
The Indomitable
5.9%inclusion18 decks307 decks
6%synergy
Winter Orb
5.5%inclusion17 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.2%inclusion16 decks307 decks
3%synergy
Coat of Arms
5.2%inclusion16 decks307 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bower Passage
41%inclusion125 decks307 decks
39%synergy
Soulcatchers' Aerie
38%inclusion118 decks307 decks
35%synergy
Verity Circle
29%inclusion89 decks307 decks
27%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
27%inclusion82 decks307 decks
24%synergy
Gravitational Shift
25%inclusion76 decks307 decks
24%synergy
Wild Growth
24%inclusion75 decks307 decks
14%synergy
Brokers Ascendancy
24%inclusion74 decks307 decks
15%synergy
Kindred Discovery
21%inclusion64 decks307 decks
15%synergy
Coastal Piracy
20%inclusion60 decks307 decks
18%synergy
Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo
19%inclusion24 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Fertile Ground
17%inclusion52 decks307 decks
11%synergy
Mirari's Wake
15%inclusion47 decks307 decks
9%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
14%inclusion43 decks307 decks
6%synergy
Air Nomad Legacy
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion32 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
10%inclusion30 decks307 decks
9%synergy
True Conviction
9.1%inclusion28 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Dovescape
8.5%inclusion26 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.5%inclusion26 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8.1%inclusion25 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
8.1%inclusion25 decks307 decks
-3%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.5%inclusion23 decks307 decks
3%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Guardian Project
6.5%inclusion20 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.9%inclusion18 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Overgrowth
5.2%inclusion16 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
14%inclusion43 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
6.8%inclusion21 decks307 decks
3%synergy
Serra the Benevolent
5.2%inclusion16 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion125 decks307 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Anchorage
27%inclusion83 decks307 decks
24%synergy
Seaside Haven
22%inclusion69 decks307 decks
20%synergy
Gavony Township
19%inclusion58 decks307 decks
11%synergy
Lupinflower Village
16%inclusion42 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Animal Sanctuary
15%inclusion46 decks307 decks
13%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Chocobo Camp
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Lilypad Village
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion40 decks307 decks
-5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion40 decks307 decks
-2%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Field
11%inclusion34 decks307 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion32 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
10%inclusion31 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion30 decks307 decks
3%synergy
Minas Tirith
8.5%inclusion26 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.8%inclusion21 decks307 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion18 decks307 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion237 decks307 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion211 decks307 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
21%inclusion52 decks252 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Signet
18%inclusion56 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Simic Signet
16%inclusion48 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion45 decks307 decks
-5%synergy
Selesnya Signet
12%inclusion36 decks307 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion34 decks307 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion32 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion31 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
10%inclusion31 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.4%inclusion29 decks307 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.5%inclusion26 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Unity
8.1%inclusion25 decks307 decks
-2%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
8.1%inclusion25 decks307 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.5%inclusion17 decks307 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion16 decks307 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion291 decks307 decks
4%synergy
Island
93%inclusion285 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Forest
93%inclusion285 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
92%inclusion283 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Seaside Citadel
58%inclusion178 decks307 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion169 decks307 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
47%inclusion145 decks307 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Chancery
45%inclusion139 decks307 decks
30%synergy
Glacial Fortress
44%inclusion134 decks307 decks
-2%synergy
Prairie Stream
42%inclusion130 decks307 decks
-4%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
42%inclusion129 decks307 decks
28%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
42%inclusion128 decks307 decks
1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
40%inclusion123 decks307 decks
-3%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
38%inclusion118 decks307 decks
23%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion118 decks307 decks
-9%synergy
Breeding Pool
36%inclusion111 decks307 decks
-8%synergy
Canopy Vista
36%inclusion111 decks307 decks
-10%synergy
Temple Garden
36%inclusion109 decks307 decks
-8%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
35%inclusion106 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
34%inclusion104 decks307 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion100 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
31%inclusion95 decks307 decks
-11%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
30%inclusion92 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Windswept Heath
29%inclusion88 decks307 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion88 decks307 decks
-3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
26%inclusion80 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
26%inclusion79 decks307 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion76 decks307 decks
-1%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
22%inclusion60 decks271 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Beach
21%inclusion65 decks307 decks
0%synergy
Brushland
21%inclusion64 decks307 decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
18%inclusion55 decks307 decks
15%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
18%inclusion54 decks307 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
17%inclusion51 decks307 decks
-4%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
16%inclusion49 decks307 decks
-7%synergy
Port Town
16%inclusion48 decks307 decks
2%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion46 decks307 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion44 decks307 decks
-3%synergy
Brokers Hideout
14%inclusion42 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
14%inclusion42 decks307 decks
-9%synergy
Bant Panorama
12%inclusion38 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Plenty
12%inclusion36 decks307 decks
-9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
11%inclusion35 decks307 decks
9%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
11%inclusion34 decks307 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion32 decks307 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Grove
10%inclusion32 decks307 decks
-11%synergy
Tundra
10%inclusion30 decks307 decks
-3%synergy
Savannah
9.4%inclusion29 decks307 decks
-3%synergy
Urban Retreat
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Tranquil Cove
9.1%inclusion28 decks307 decks
4%synergy
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