Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed Commander Deck

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed is the engine of a life drain strategy that wins by repeatedly dealing 2 damage to each opponent whenever a noncreature spell with mana value 3 or greater is cast, while simultaneously gaining life that gets converted into additional opponent life loss through cards like Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose and Enduring Tenacity. The deck accelerates its drain engine through a heavy suite of counterspells and interaction that double as triggers for Y'shtola, while Sheoldred, the Apocalypse punishes opponents for drawing cards and rewards the deck for its own constant card draw. Card advantage flows naturally from the commander's end step draw trigger and a web of tax and draw effects that fire off opponents' spells, keeping the deck fueled while slowly grinding all opponents to zero life.

Decklist

• Delney, Streetwise Lookout
• Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
• Archmage Emeritus
• Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
• Talion, the Kindly Lord
• Papalymo Totolymo
• Starscape Cleric
• Enduring Tenacity
• Tandem Lookout
• Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• Sygg, River Cutthroat
• Esper Sentinel
• Sol Ring
• Arcane Signet
• Fellwar Stone
• Talisman of Dominance
• Talisman of Progress
• Talisman of Hierarchy
• Relic of Legends
• Curiosity
• Ophidian Eye
• Helm of the Ghastlord
• Sigil of Sleep
• Bloodchief Ascension
• Mystic Remora
• Black Market Connections
• Rhystic Study
• Propaganda
• Ghostly Prison
• Snuff Out
• Deadly Rollick
• Dismember
• Swords to Plowshares
• Void Rend
• Anguished Unmaking
• Cyclonic Rift
• Fierce Guardianship
• Force of Negation
• Dovin's Veto
• Undermine
• Unwind
• Mindbreak Trap
• Misdirection
• Transpose
• Flawless Maneuver
• Inkshield
• Disallow
• Frantic Search
• Dig Through Time
• Stroke of Midnight
• Vindicate
• Toxic Deluge
• Supreme Verdict
• Cleansing Nova
• Exsanguinate
• Quantum Misalignment
• Grim Tutor
• Risky Shortcut
• Stock Up
• Command Tower
• Mana Confluence
• City of Brass
• Exotic Orchard
• Reflecting Pool
• Watery Grave
• Hallowed Fountain
• Godless Shrine
• Morphic Pool
• Sea of Clouds
• Vault of Champions
• Adarkar Wastes
• Underground River
• Caves of Koilos
• Floodfarm Verge
• Gloomlake Verge
• Bleachbone Verge
• Sunken Ruins
• Flooded Strand
• Polluted Delta
• Marsh Flats
• Scalding Tarn
• Misty Rainforest
• Bloodstained Mire
• Verdant Catacombs
• Otawara, Soaring City
• Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• Island
• Plains
• Swamp
• Sink into Stupor
• Waterlogged Teachings
• Fell the Profane
• Sea Gate Restoration
• Azorius Signet
• Orzhov Signet
• Dimir Signet
• Raffine's Tower