Y’shtola (copy) by Dogmom231

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed is an Esper control-and-drain deck that converts 3+ mana noncreature spells into damage and life, supported by Wizard and Hero tokens that ping each time any noncreature spell is cast. The primary plan is incremental bleed: resolve Y'shtola, then chain spells with Papalymo, Circle of Power, G'raha Tia, and Professor Onyx so each spell removes 4-7 life from every opponent. The secondary path builds a graveyard of instants and sorceries for Fandaniel to turn into an end-step drain, then finishes with Exsanguinate or a Yawgmoth's Will burst. Alisaie and Alphinaud act as hidden commanders, making the second spell each turn cheaper and drawing cards.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Champions from Beyond
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Circle of Power
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Final Judgment
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Gadwick's First Duel
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Haughty Djinn
  • 1 Hypnotic Sprite // Mesmeric Glare
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 1 Into the Story
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Krile Baldesion
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Lingering Souls
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Monastery Mentor
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Professor Onyx
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 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 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Torrential Gearhulk
  • 1 Transpose
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Urianger Augurelt
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 White Auracite
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will