Y'shtola by user9012652

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Control-Combo build commanded by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed. It pairs life-drain spellslinging and pillowfort defenses with a compact instant-win combo in Jace, Wielder of Mysteries and Demonic Consultation. In the early game, the deck establishes mana rocks, pillowfort enchantments like Propaganda, and stax pieces like Lavinia, Azorius Renegade and Narset, Parter of Veils to slow down aggressive opponents. Y'shtola, Night's Blessed generates steady card advantage and life swings whenever 3+ mana value noncreature spells are cast. Once the mana base is secure, the deck protects its key turn using Silence, Grand Abolisher, or countermagic before casting Jace and exiling the library with Consultation for an immediate victory. High-impact alternatives like Bolas's Citadel and Farewell ensure resilience across prolonged multiplayer games.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Keyrune
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Court of Vantress
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Dimir Keyrune
  • 1 Dimir Locket
  • 1 Doom Whisperer
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grafted Exoskeleton
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jace's Erasure
  • 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
  • 1 Kaya, Intangible Slayer
  • 1 Krile Baldesion
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Massacre Girl
  • 1 Mirage Mirror
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Neutralize
  • 1 Nightscape Familiar
  • 1 Obzedat, Ghost Council
  • 1 Orzhov Keyrune
  • 1 Orzhov Locket
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Bonds
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Queza, Augur of Agonies
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Silent Arbiter
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solitary Confinement
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Test of Endurance
  • 1 Underworld Dreams
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed