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Title: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Ekann1 on December 24, 2013, 11:13:43 PM
I can't decide whether I want {roon of the hidden realm} or {derevi, empyrial tactician} as the commander of my bant edh deck. What do you guys think? I might just switch between the two, and use derevi when there are more people playing. (More times derevi would get killed, and then I only have to pay 4 each time)
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Ertai on December 24, 2013, 11:15:02 PM
I would do Roon. Deverai is very easy to deal with. Which is not good for you.
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Ekann1 on December 24, 2013, 11:16:13 PM
Yeah, right now I am using roon. However, even though derevi is easy to deal with, derevi comes back easily too :)
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Ertai on December 24, 2013, 11:23:35 PM
Quote from: E.kann1 on December 24, 2013, 11:16:13 PM
Yeah, right now I amusing roon. However, even though derevi is easy to deal with, derevi comes back easily too :)

Until it's put into your deck. Until it's exiled. Then again a lot of commanders can be dealt with this way. I have played against him many times, as it's a pre built commander. I can't remember the name of the card, but there is one in particular that doesn't allow abilities from card's that is outside the battlefield to be activated. Which pretty much kills him.
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Ekann1 on December 24, 2013, 11:24:51 PM
True. Roon is more fun anyway, I like blinking {fiend hunters} in response to the ETB trigger :D
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Ekann1 on December 24, 2013, 11:32:11 PM
Do you have any suggestions of stuff to add that's good with roon?
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Kaleo42 on December 24, 2013, 11:43:42 PM
Derevi is far more powerful.

{deadeye navigator} + {gilded lotus} is just one of the many was to abuse him.

The real killer has been {lux cannon} though.
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Ekann1 on December 24, 2013, 11:46:21 PM
Wow lots of stuff. Thanks. I'm just starting edh and I took angel of finality out of the deck. Is it really that useful for have graveyard hate? Should I put it back it?
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Ekann1 on December 24, 2013, 11:51:02 PM
Aha. Ok. Gotta find something to cut tomorrow so I can add it in.
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Ekann1 on December 24, 2013, 11:51:56 PM
Quote from: Kaleo42 on December 24, 2013, 11:43:42 PM
Derevi is far more powerful.

{deadeye navigator} + {gilded lotus} is just one of the many was to abuse him.

The real killer has been {lux cannon} though.

Still need to find a deadeye navigator actually, and I keep forgetting :(
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Kaleo42 on December 25, 2013, 12:06:45 AM
Would you like me to post my tactician deck?
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Ekann1 on December 25, 2013, 12:17:34 AM
I think I'll end up using roon, but if you have your list typed up somewhere or have an easier way to do it than typing in each card, sure. No need to post it if you have to put it all into imtg just for this,though.
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Kaleo42 on December 25, 2013, 03:06:44 AM
I posted Tactical Beauty.
Title: Re: Roon or derevi?
Post by: Ekann1 on December 25, 2013, 11:10:49 AM
Quote from: Kaleo42 on December 25, 2013, 03:06:44 AM
I posted Tactical Beauty.

Thanks!