Yshtola cat control II by dan_of_the_bricks

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 56

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Esper control list commanded by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed. The strategy revolves around casting impactful noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater to simultaneously burn opponents, gain life, and draw cards. Early turns establish mana rocks and stax-lite speed bumps such as Blind Obedience and Authority of the Consuls. Mid-game transitions into massive card advantage engines through Rhystic Study, Black Market Connections, and combat auras like Curiosity and Helm of the Ghastlord attached to Y'shtola. The deck protects its setup with premier interaction including Grand Abolisher, Silence, Teferi's Protection, and free countermagic. The primary win condition is an infinite life-drain loop using Exquisite Blood paired with Sanguine Bond or Enduring Tenacity, which reliably closes out the game on Turn 6 while Bolas's Citadel serves as a potent alternate storm engine.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkslick Shores
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Helm of the Ghastlord
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Mai, Scornful Striker
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Permission Denied
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sigil of Sleep
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spider-Sense
  • 1 Splinter's Technique
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sygg, River Cutthroat
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Battle of Bywater
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed