Cat Mommy 2.5 by GamerKitten7473

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This Esper control deck is commanded by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed, blending pillow fort defenses, life gain, and noncreature spell synergies. The deck secures the early game using mana rocks and attack-taxing enchantments like Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, and Sphere of Safety to deter aggressive creature strategies. Once Y'shtola enters the battlefield on turn 4, every noncreature spell with mana value 3 or greater drains each opponent for 2 damage and heals you for 2 life, while triggering end-step card draw when substantial life loss occurs. A Transmute tutor package allows the deck to consistently access key cards, including Phyresis and Grafted Exoskeleton. Granting Y'shtola infect transforms noncreature spell casts into table-wide poison triggers that close out the game in a rapid burst on turn 7. Backed by extensive countermagic, free interaction like Fierce Guardianship, and silence effects from Teferi, Time Raveler and Grand Abolisher, the deck maintains control while transitioning smoothly from defensive fort to lethal finish.

Decklist (101 cards)

  • 1 Absorb
  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Boon Reflection
  • 1 Chandra, Chill of Compliance
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Clutch of the Undercity
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Counterpoint
  • 1 Dark Dabbling
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Dismiss
  • 1 Dromar's Charm
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grafted Exoskeleton
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 Hindering Light
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kaya, Intangible Slayer
  • 1 Killing Wave
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Marchesa's Decree
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Mnemonic Betrayal
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Perplex
  • 1 Phyresis
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Punish Ignorance
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Revenge of Ravens
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Sivitri, Dragon Master
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Manipulation
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Spirit Link
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Sunlit Marsh
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed