Y'shtola ( ˶ˆ꒳ˆ˵ ) by Dropgoats

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper spellslinger and attrition strategy commanded by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed. The game plan revolves around casting noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater to simultaneously burn all opponents and gain life. This mechanic synergizes directly with lifegain-drain staples such as Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose and Enduring Tenacity, while Delney, Streetwise Lookout and Bloodletter of Aclazotz double the output. To control the pace of the game, the deck employs goad auras and combat deterrents like Propaganda and Authority of the Consuls, forcing opponents to attack each other while keeping you safe. A deep suite of efficient removal and counterspells provides robust defense against fast combo and aggro decks. Ultimately, the deck closes games around Turn 8 through accumulated burn triggers, Bolas's Citadel storm chains, and amplified life loss.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baleful Mastery
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Blessing of Leeches
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Chameleon, Master of Disguise
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Coercive Impetus
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Continue?
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Confidant
  • 1 Defacing Duskmage // Vandal's Edit
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Disallow
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dream Harvest
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Ember Island Production
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Eye of Nidhogg
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Ghoulish Impetus
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Irma, Part-Time Mutant
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Island Sanctuary
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Kaya's Ghostform
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lunar Convocation
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Mai, Scornful Striker
  • 1 Martial Impetus
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 No Mercy
  • 1 Nowhere to Run
  • 1 Observed Stasis
  • 1 Ophidian Eye
  • 1 Painful Quandary
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Parasitic Impetus
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sigil of Sleep
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Slaughter
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Barrier
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sygg, River Cutthroat
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 The Frightful Four
  • 1 Transpose
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Undermine
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed