Bless the Night by Tattoosbylandon

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commands an Esper control and spell-slinging deck that grinds down opponents through life loss triggers and steady card advantage. The deck aims to deploy Y'shtola alongside cost reducers and secondary burn engines like Professor Onyx, Papalymo Totolymo, and The Destined Black Mage. Casting noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater continuously drains the table while fueling end-step card draw. As the game develops, defensive cards like Propaganda and Authority of the Consuls stall opposing aggression. The deck clinches victory by assembling high-damage turns with Professor Onyx magecraft triggers, a lethal Exsanguinate, or an overloaded Cyclonic Rift backed by wide creature swings.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Astrologian's Planisphere
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryptic Command
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Estinien Varlineau
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Garland, Royal Kidnapper
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Lingering Souls
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Monastery Mentor
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Professor Onyx
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Pact
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 The Destined Black Mage
  • 1 The Destined Thief
  • 1 The Destined White Mage
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Transpose
  • 1 Tymna the Weaver
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Vivid Creek
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed