I Will Join the Fray when I have Finished my Tea by Lugwog

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 63

Deck overview

This Esper deck is commanded by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed, combining spellslinger burn, asymmetric attrition, and deterministic combo finishes. The deck leverages Y'shtola's ability to deal 2 damage to each opponent whenever a noncreature spell with mana value 3 or greater is cast. By enchanting Y'shtola with damage-draw auras like Curiosity, Ophidian Eye, or Helm of the Ghastlord, every qualifying spell deals 6 aggregate damage, gains 2 life, and draws 3 fresh cards. This card velocity quickly digs into the deck's primary win condition: the infinite mill and drain loop of Bloodchief Ascension and Mindcrank, or overwhelming storm turns powered by Bolas's Citadel and Hullbreaker Horror. Robust defensive layers—including Grand Abolisher, Teferi, Time Raveler, and free counterspells like Force of Negation—shield the combo turns while denying opposing interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deep Gnome Terramancer
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Forbidden Orchard
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gilded Drake
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Helm of the Ghastlord
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Ophidian Eye
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Praetor's Grasp
  • 1 Psychic Corrosion
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Sigil of Sleep
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
  • 1 Time Warp
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Valley Floodcaller
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wrath of God
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed