Y'shtola cat mommy by KingArma

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper control and spellslinger list commanded by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed. It leverages a dense package of two-mana artifact ramp to deploy the commander on turn 3 or 4, subsequently chaining noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater to drain opponents and draw cards. The deck controls the board through premier removal such as Swords to Plowshares, Void Rend, and Toxic Deluge alongside pillowfort effects like Propaganda and Authority of the Consuls. Win conditions revolve around compounding attrition using Bloodchief Ascension, Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, Fate Unraveler, and an escalating Exsanguinate, backed up by token swarms from Summon: Good King Mog XII and Hermes, Overseer of Elpis. Without compact infinite combos or unconditional tutors, it wins through sustained card advantage and inevitable life disparity.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Astrologian's Planisphere
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Blue Mage's Cane
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Drown in the Loch
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Estinien Varlineau
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fate Unraveler
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Midnight Reaper
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Sheoldred // The True Scriptures
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Slip Out the Back
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 1 Summon: Good King Mog XII
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syphon Mind
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Thancred Waters
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Torrential Gearhulk
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Urianger Augurelt
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 White Auracite
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed