The deck leverages Y'shtola's triggered ability by repeatedly casting high-cost noncreature spells — instants, sorceries, enchantments, and artifacts with mana value 3 or greater — to drain each opponent for 2 life and gain 2 life per spell, accumulating incremental damage across the table. Because this consistent life loss often crosses the 4-life threshold each turn, Y'shtola also fuels steady card advantage through her end step draw trigger, keeping the hand stocked with more spells to cast. The gameplan is a grind-oriented death-by-a-thousand-cuts strategy that combines life gain to extend survivability with chip damage that scales dangerously in multiplayer as opponents fall faster when multiple players are losing life simultaneously.