Yshtola protecc by user3143974

Format: Commander

Commander: Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper spellslinger midrange strategy led by Y'shtola, Night's Blessed. It focuses on casting noncreature spells with mana value 3 or higher to trigger continuous life drain, life gain, and card draw. The early game focuses on deploying 2-mana artifacts and stax pieces like Teferi, Time Raveler and Authority of the Consuls to slow down faster decks. Once Y'shtola enters on turn 4, every mid-cost spell generates board presence through Hero, Spirit, and Moogle tokens while draining the table. The deck transitions into a lethal state around turn 6, compounding passive damage with token attacks and closing the game on turn 8 with massive life swings from Exsanguinate or full-party combat buffs from Champions from Beyond. Robust countermagic and versatile removal provide strong interaction throughout all stages of the match.

Decklist (101 cards)

  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Black Mage's Rod
  • 1 Champions from Beyond
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Circle of Power
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Cornered by Black Mages
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Defenders of Humanity
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Drana and Linvala
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Evil Reawakened
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Final Judgment
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Lingering Souls
  • 1 Lyse Hext
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Moogles' Valor
  • 1 Nezahal, Primal Tide
  • 1 Observed Stasis
  • 1 Overkill
  • 1 Papalymo Totolymo
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Pull from the Grave
  • 1 Reaper's Scythe
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 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 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Darkness Crystal
  • 1 The Wandering Emperor
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Transpose
  • 1 Tymna the Weaver
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed