Y'shtola (U)

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed is the centerpiece of a controlling Esper spell-slinger deck. The primary plan is to land Y'shtola, then chain noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater, converting each into 2 damage per opponent and life gain, amplified by Professor Onyx, Papalymo, and Wizard tokens. Exsanguinate closes games as the final X-spell. Talrand, Monastery Mentor and Transpose/Circle of Power produce bodies for defense, convoke, and extra drain triggers. The deck also includes the Alisaie/Alphinaud partner pair as acceleration and draw, but they are not the hidden commander; the deck is built to win through Y'shtola's drain and a critical mass of noncreature spells.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alela, Cunning Conqueror
  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Archmage of Runes
  • 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Circle of Power
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Cornered by Black Mages
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Estinien Varlineau
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Final Judgment
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Great Hall of the Biblioplex
  • 1 Haughty Djinn
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 Hildibrand Manderville // Gentleman's Rise
  • 1 Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
  • 1 Hypnotic Sprite // Mesmeric Glare
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 1 Into the Story
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Krile Baldesion
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
  • 1 Lingering Souls
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Mana Sculpt
  • 1 Mindsplice Apparatus
  • 1 Monastery Mentor
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring
  • 1 Professor Onyx
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Sedgemoor Witch
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Sunlit Marsh
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
  • 1 Thancred Waters
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Torrential Gearhulk
  • 1 Transpose
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Valeria Richards, Precocious
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed