Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Commander

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

6.2±0.3

Deck With a Plan

Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.

High confidence(434 pts)

Estimated win turn

T6best

T7typical

T10+contested

Vector breakdown

Fast mana1

Mana rocks6

Arcane Signet+6

Talisman of Dominance+5

Talisman of Hierarchy+5

Talisman of Progress+5

Thought Vessel+4

Relic of Legends+1

Land ramp1

Archaeomancer's Map+3

Other acceleration3

Smothering Tithe+9

Emet-Selch of the Third Seat+3

Treasure generators1

Commander Draw Engine (Y'shtola, Night's Blessed provides card draw)+18ⓘ

Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ

Tutors1

Diabolic Tutor+3

Draw engines7

Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld+5

Alphinaud Leveilleur+5

Archmage Emeritus+5

Enduring Tenacity+5

U/B

Helm of the Ghastlord+5

Cantrips & burst draw9

Baleful Strix+2

Teferi, Time Raveler+4

Risky Shortcut+1

Observed Stasis+3

Circle of Power+2

Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+1

Dig Through Time+8

Recursion1

Emet-Selch of the Third Seat+3

Value engines5

Authority of the Consuls+1

Press the Enemy+3

High Fae Trickster+1

Bolas's Citadel+5

Shark Typhoon+5

Counterspells7

Spot removal11

Swords to Plowshares+7

Sigil of Sleep+1

Baleful Strix+2

B/P

B/P

Observed Stasis+3

Press the Enemy+3

Lethal Scheme+2

Murderous Rider // Swift End+2

Board wipes2

Cleansing Nova+6

Stax & hate4

Authority of the Consuls+4

Teferi, Time Raveler+6

Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+1

Protection2

Flare of Fortitude+4

High Fae Trickster+1

Mana Acceleration (12 sources)+2ⓘ

Fetchlands3

Demolition Field+7

Evolving Wilds+5

Dual & shock lands4

Drowned Catacomb+4

Glacial Fortress+4

Isolated Chapel+4

Underground River+4

Premium utility lands3

Path of Ancestry+6

Command Tower+5

Exotic Orchard+4

Utility lands8

Darkwater Catacombs+2

Desolate Mire+2

Prairie Stream+2

Scavenger Grounds+2

Skycloud Expanse+2

Sunken Hollow+2

Taplands6

Arcane Sanctum+2

Choked Estuary+2

Contaminated Aquifer+2

Shineshadow Snarl+2

Basic lands3

Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine, 1 damage multiplier+12ⓘ

Commander Synergy (2 groups)+9ⓘ

Combo pieces1

Bolas's Citadel+6

Synergy pieces5

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+6

Circle of Power+2

Sanguine Bond+6

Revel in Riches+5

Shark Typhoon+5

Win conditions2

Rite of Replication+6

Drain effects2

Risky Shortcut+1

Token generators1

Dancer's Chakrams+4

Bracket

3

Bracket 3Upgraded

Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.

Breakdown

✓

Power level 6.2 → Bracket 3

Consistency90Interaction88Mana base85

1.7 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.3 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

✓

Game changers 2

Bolas's CitadelSmothering Tithe

✕Mass land denial — none

✕2-card combo — none

✕Extra turns — none

Themes8 total

Lifegain11 cards

11 lifegain synergies. Gain life to trigger payoffs and outlast opponents.

Authority of the Consuls,Circle of Power,Dancer's Chakrams,Enduring Tenacity,Exsanguinate

Counter Control9 cards

9 counterspells. Control the stack and protect your win conditions.

Counterspell,Disallow,Dispel,Dovin's Veto,Lethal Scheme

Legends Matter9 cards

9 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Alisaie Leveilleur,Alphinaud Leveilleur,Emet-Selch of the Third Seat,Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld,Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.