New Untitled Deck by livmarie1023

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Spellslinger Burn and Control deck helmed by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed. The strategy focuses on casting noncreature spells with mana value 3 or greater to trigger Y'shtola's ability, dealing 2 damage to each opponent while gaining 2 life. This constant life swing enables Y'shtola's end-step card draw trigger, ensuring a steady stream of fresh resources. Early turns are dedicated to deploying 2-mana artifact acceleration and establishing cost reducers such as Lyse Hext and Alisaie Leveilleur. In the midgame, the deck controls opposing boards with efficient removal like Void Rend, Snuff Out, and Grasp of Fate, turning every answer into direct burn. As the game develops, life-drain amplifiers like Liesa, Shroud of Dusk, Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian, and Rush of Dread accelerate the damage clock, while token generators like Hermes, Overseer of Elpis provide evasive combat pressure to close out the game around Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Astrologian's Planisphere
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Coveted Jewel
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Dancer's Chakrams
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Estinien Varlineau
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Eye of Nidhogg
  • 1 Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Final Judgment
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Kaya, Ghost Assassin
  • 1 Keen Duelist
  • 1 Krile Baldesion
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
  • 1 Logic Knot
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Nettling Nuisance
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Norn's Annex
  • 1 Observed Stasis
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Quick Study
  • 1 Reaper's Scythe
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rush of Dread
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starfall Invocation
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Sunlit Marsh
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sygg, River Cutthroat
  • 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 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Transpose
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Undermine
  • 1 Urianger Augurelt
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 White Auracite
  • 1 Will of the Abzan
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed