Y'shtola, Night's Blessed (Final Fantasy Only) by user3420806

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Spellslinger Control deck commanded by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed. The strategy focuses on casting noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater to steadily drain each opponent for 2 damage and gain 2 life, while triggering Y'shtola's end-step card draw whenever 4 or more life is lost in a turn. The deck supports this game plan with a rich array of Final Fantasy and spellslinger payoffs, including G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn and Hermes, Overseer of Elpis for board generation, Papalymo Totolymo for additional ping damage, and Emet-Selch of the Third Seat for graveyard spell recursion. A robust interaction package of spot removal, countermagic, and modal sweepers like Farewell keeps opposing boards suppressed. In the mid-to-late game, the deck accelerates into explosive turns via Bolas's Citadel and seals victory through evasive token combat, Citadel activations, or a massive Exsanguinate.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Circle of Power
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryptic Command
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Dark Confidant
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Destroy Evil
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Espers to Magicite
  • 1 Everflowing Chalice
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Eye of Nidhogg
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Final Judgment
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 Hypnotic Sprite // Mesmeric Glare
  • 1 Into the Story
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Legions to Ashes
  • 1 Lingering Souls
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Observed Stasis
  • 1 Overkill
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 PuPu UFO
  • 1 Pull from Tomorrow
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 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 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Torrential Gearhulk
  • 1 Transpose
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed