Y'shtola by Spunga

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed is an Esper noncreature-spell control deck. The primary plan is to resolve Y'shtola, then chain mana-value-3-or-greater instants, sorceries, and enchantments: each one deals 2 to every opponent, gains 2 life, and the end-step trigger turns the turn's life loss into a draw. Secondary plans use Smothering Tithe treasures and 0/1 Wizard tokens from Transpose/Circle of Power to make explosive multi-spell turns, while Sanguine Bond, Vito, and Enduring Tenacity convert that life gain into faster drain. There is no hidden commander; supporting legends such as G'raha Tia, Papalymo, and Alisaie/Alphinaud are value pieces. The deck wins through incremental drain and token beats, not an instant combo.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chameleon, Master of Disguise
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Circle of Power
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cornered by Black Mages
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Expel the Interlopers
  • 1 Eye of Nidhogg
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Helm of the Ghastlord
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Ophidian Eye
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Quantum Misalignment
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rewind
  • 1 Risky Shortcut
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Sigil of Sleep
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Slaughter the Strong
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Battle of Bywater
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tragic Arrogance
  • 1 Transpose
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
  • 1 Yahenni's Expertise