Y´Sthola, Therian Cat by VicAzul17

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper spellslinger control build led by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed. The strategy focuses on casting noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater to repeatedly drain opponents for 2 life, gain 2 life, and trigger end-step card draw whenever 4 or more life is lost in a turn. The deck ramps during the early turns with mana rocks like Arcane Signet and Talisman of Progress to deploy Y'shtola, Night's Blessed by turn 3. From there, it controls the board using versatile removal such as Void Rend, Swords to Plowshares, and Austere Command while chaining draw spells like Brainsurge and Syphon Mind. Card advantage is further amplified by Curiosity, Alphinaud Leveilleur, and Emet-Selch of the Third Seat. The deck reaches its critical onset around turn 6 with explosive value engines like Bolas's Citadel or Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian, eventually closing out the game on turn 8 through continuous table-wide life drain, token combat, and a massive Exsanguinate.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baleful Stare
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Confusticate and Bebother
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Dancer's Chakrams
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Decorum Dissertation
  • 1 Defacing Duskmage // Vandal's Edit
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Demonic Counsel
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Eye of Nidhogg
  • 1 Faithbound Judge // Sinner's Judgment
  • 1 Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Final Judgment
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
  • 1 Hypnotic Sprite // Mesmeric Glare
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Krile Baldesion
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Lingering Souls
  • 1 Minimus Containment
  • 1 Nine Lives
  • 1 Observed Stasis
  • 1 Overkill
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Patriot, Shield Wielder
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Pull from Eternity
  • 1 Pym Particles
  • 1 Reaper's Scythe
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rewind
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Shielded by Faith
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stormscape Familiar
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 1 Summon: Valefor
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Sunlit Marsh
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syphon Mind
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Thancred Waters
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Torrential Gearhulk
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed