New Untitled Deck by Takeawayduke

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Spellslinger Midrange list helmed by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed, designed to turn mid-cost noncreature spells into steady burn, life gain, and card advantage. Supported by a suite of Final Fantasy XIV legendary creatures and classic control staples, the deck ramps on turns 1 through 3 to deploy Y'shtola on turn 4. Once assembled, casting noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater triggers Y'shtola to deal 2 damage to each opponent and draw extra cards on end steps. It converts this momentum into board control through token creators like Hermes, Overseer of Elpis and Summon: Good King Mog XII. The deck stabilizes with premier removal including Swords to Plowshares, Void Rend, and Cyclonic Rift, before finishing opponents around turn 8 using evasive token combat, amplified burn from Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian, or a game-ending Exsanguinate.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Champions from Beyond
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Circle of Power
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Coveted Jewel
  • 1 Crux of Fate
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dancer's Chakrams
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Estinien Varlineau
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Eye of Nidhogg
  • 1 Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Final Judgment
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 Hildibrand Manderville // Gentleman's Rise
  • 1 Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
  • 1 Into the Story
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Krile Baldesion
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Lingering Souls
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Observed Stasis
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Reaper's Scythe
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 1 Summon: Good King Mog XII
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syphon Mind
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Thancred Waters
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Torrential Gearhulk
  • 1 Transpose
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urianger Augurelt
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 White Auracite
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed