Evasive Maneuvers (Commander Anthology): decklist, contents and value
A 100-card Commander precon from Commander Anthology, led by Derevi, Empyrial Tactician and released June 2017. Everything the box shipped, and what it is worth today.
Was Evasive Maneuvers worth buying?
Yes, clearly — the singles are worth several times what the deck cost at release.
Evasive Maneuvers cost $41.25 at release. Its singles are worth $102.80 today — 2.49× what you paid, over the 9 years since it was released. (Evasive Maneuvers shipped in a box of 4 decks at $164.99; $41.25 is that box price divided by 4, which Wizards of the Coast never published as a per-deck figure.)
That is a return over time, not a judgment about the day it launched: the release price in that sentence is from release day and the singles value is from today. An older deck has had longer for its cards to move, which is why age is quoted alongside the multiple.
Card prices as of 2026-10-16. Release price: Wizards of the Coast, verified 2026-09-02.
Where the value sits
The single most valuable card in Evasive Maneuvers is Thousand-Year Elixir, at $15.45 — 15% of everything the deck is worth. The value is led by that card but not dominated by it.
Alongside it, $6.91 of the total sits in Borrowing 100,000 Arrows and $6.85 in Derevi, Empyrial Tactician. Those three names are 28% of what Evasive Maneuvers is worth. That leaves the other 97 cards at $73.59 between them.
As of 2026-10-16, by singles value it is the 106th most valuable of the 198 precon decks we price, and the least valuable of the 4 decks in Commander Anthology.
This deck has been out of print for years, so shops no longer sell it at its release price. Whatever a sealed copy costs today has moved away from that figure — in one direction or the other — and the comparison above is about what the deck cost when it was on shelves, not what it costs now.
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This reprint against the original
Evasive Maneuvers (Commander Anthology) reprints Evasive Maneuvers (Commander 2013) card for card. The original shipped as part of Commander 2013 in November 2013, and this reprint in June 2017, as one of the 4 decks in a $164.99 box.
Bought at release, it cost $41.25 a deck (the box price divided by 4) against $29.99 for the original: $11.26 more.
As of 2026-10-16, this reprint’s singles are worth $102.80 against $95.99 for the original: this reprint is worth $6.81 more. The cards are the same, so that difference is what the market pays for one release’s printings over the other’s.
Measured against what each cost at release, this reprint has returned less: 2.49× its price against 3.20× for the original, which is 3 years older and has had longer for its cards to move.
The deck at a glance
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21As shipped: 100 cards, 38 lands (20 basic), 30 creatures, average mana value 3.44. Mana sources: 25 white, 23 blue, 21 green. No Game Changers and no mass land denial, so the deck sets no bracket floor. How brackets work →
The full Evasive Maneuvers decklist
Every card the box shipped, in the printings it shipped them. Hover any name to see the card.
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Commander 1
- Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Creatures 29
- Acidic Slime
- Aerie Mystics
- Angel of Finality
- Azami, Lady of Scrolls
- Bane of Progress
- Deceiver Exarch
- Diviner Spirit
- Djinn of Infinite Deceits
- Dungeon Geists
- Farhaven Elf
- Fiend Hunter
- Flickerwisp
- Hada Spy Patrol
- Karmic Guide
- Kazandu Tuskcaller
- Lu Xun, Scholar General
- Mirror Entity
- Mistmeadow Witch
- Murkfiend Liege
- Phantom Nantuko
- Pilgrim's Eye
- Roon of the Hidden Realm
- Rubinia Soulsinger
- Selesnya Guildmage
- Skyward Eye Prophets
- Stonecloaker
- Thornwind Faeries
- Winged Coatl
- Wonder
Instants 6
- Aethermage's Touch
- Arcane Denial
- Blue Sun's Zenith
- Krosan Grip
- Selesnya Charm
- Unexpectedly Absent
Sorceries 5
- Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
- Kirtar's Wrath
- Restore
- Tempt with Glory
- Wash Out
Artifacts 13
- Azorius Keyrune
- Basalt Monolith
- Conjurer's Closet
- Darksteel Ingot
- Leonin Bladetrap
- Selesnya Signet
- Simic Signet
- Sol Ring
- Surveyor's Scope
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Sword of the Paruns
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Thunderstaff
Enchantments 8
- Control Magic
- Curse of Inertia
- Curse of Predation
- Curse of the Forsaken
- Darksteel Mutation
- Flickerform
- Leafdrake Roost
- Presence of Gond
Lands 38
- Azorius Chancery
- Azorius Guildgate
- Bant Panorama
- Command Tower
- Evolving Wilds
- Faerie Conclave
- 6× Forest
- 7× Island
- Opal Palace
- 7× Plains
- Rupture Spire
- Saltcrusted Steppe
- Seaside Citadel
- Secluded Steppe
- Sejiri Refuge
- Selesnya Guildgate
- Selesnya Sanctuary
- Simic Guildgate
- Temple of the False God
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Transguild Promenade
FAQ
Is Evasive Maneuvers (Commander Anthology) worth buying as a reprint?
Yes, clearly — the singles are worth several times what the deck cost at release. It came in a 4-deck box that cost $164.99 at release ($41.25 a deck) and its singles are worth $102.80 today, 2.49× what you paid. The original Evasive Maneuvers (Commander 2013) comes to $95.99 in singles, 3.20× its own release price.
Is Evasive Maneuvers (Commander Anthology) the same deck as the original?
Yes, card for card. It reprints Evasive Maneuvers (Commander 2013), first released November 2013 in Commander 2013, and is led by Derevi, Empyrial Tactician. This reprint came out June 2017 in Commander Anthology. The full decklist is on this page.