Cat scratch fever by user3984407

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Spellslinger Control list commanded by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed. The primary game plan revolves around casting noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater to simultaneously burn all opponents for 2 damage, gain life, and draw cards. By attaching damage-triggering auras like Curiosity and Helm of the Ghastlord to Y'shtola, each qualifying noncreature spell turns into a massive card-drawing engine that strips opposing hands and accelerates life total attrition. The deck supports this core with an exceptional reactive interaction suite featuring free counterspells like Force of Will, pitch removal like Snuff Out, untapping interaction like Rewind, and game-swinging defensive spells like Inkshield. The mana base is fortified by 9 low-cost ramp pieces that consistently deploy Y'shtola ahead of curve. To close out games, the deck pivots into devastating high-end threats like Bolas's Citadel, Hullbreaker Horror, and Approach of the Second Sun, converting dominant resource advantage into an inevitable table finish.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Apprentice Wizard
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryptic Command
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Decorum Dissertation
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Esper Charm
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Force of Despair
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Helm of the Ghastlord
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Irma, Part-Time Mutant
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Molecule Man
  • 1 Moment of Reckoning
  • 1 Nerd Rage
  • 1 Observed Stasis
  • 1 Omniscience
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Press the Enemy
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Quantum Misalignment
  • 1 Reins of Power
  • 1 Render Silent
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Rewind
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rivendell
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Skyclave Relic
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steel of the Godhead
  • 1 Stinging Study
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syphon Mind
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tempest of Light
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed