Y'shtola by alesekk

Format: Commander

Creator: alesekk

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper spellslinger control and lifegain burn strategy commanded by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed. The deck seeks to establish early mana acceleration, deploy Y'shtola on Turn 3 or 4, and begin triggering her ability by casting noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater. Each trigger drains 2 life from every opponent and gains 2 life, easily enabling her end-step card draw condition when paired with combat damage or secondary burn sources. Pillowfort enchantments like Propaganda and Ghostly Prison stall opposing attacks while a dense removal suite controls the board. In the late game, the deck accelerates its win conditions using Bolas's Citadel, Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, and Sanguine Bond, finishing off opponents through rapid life draining and explosive Exsanguinate turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Black Mage's Rod
  • 1 Blood Tribute
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Circle of Power
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Cornered by Black Mages
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Disallow
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Eye of Nidhogg
  • 1 Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Helm of the Ghastlord
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Mortify
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Press the Enemy
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rewind
  • 1 Risky Shortcut
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stormscape Familiar
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Sunlit Marsh
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syphon Mind
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Darkness Crystal
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Transpose
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 White Auracite
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed