Y´shtola by dongro

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 27

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper spellslinger and legendary creature midrange deck commanded by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed. The strategy focuses on chaining noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater to burn each opponent, gain life, and draw cards on end steps. It supports this plan with legendary creatures from Final Fantasy XIV that create tokens, reduce spell costs, and draw additional cards on spellcasts. Early turns establish mana through rocks like Arcane Signet and Archaeomancer's Map. Mid-game turns deploy Y'shtola alongside token generators like Hermes, Overseer of Elpis and Summon: Good King Mog XII. The deck applies steady life drain and wide aerial combat pressure to close games around Turn 9, supported by flexible removal such as Void Rend and Swords to Plowshares. It excels in grindy multiplayer games through strong card flow and board development.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Astrologian's Planisphere
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Blue Mage's Cane
  • 1 Champions from Beyond
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Circle of Power
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Coveted Jewel
  • 1 Crux of Fate
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Dancer's Chakrams
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 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 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 Hildibrand Manderville // Gentleman's Rise
  • 1 Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
  • 1 Hypnotic Sprite // Mesmeric Glare
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 1 Into the Story
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Krile Baldesion
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Lingering Souls
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Observed Stasis
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reaper's Scythe
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Sage's Nouliths
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 1 Summon: Good King Mog XII
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Sunlit Marsh
  • 4 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 Underground River
  • 1 Urianger Augurelt
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 White Auracite
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed