Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Commander

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

6.3±0.3

Deck With a Plan

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

High confidence(443 pts)

Estimated win turn

T7best

T8typical

T11+contested

Vector breakdown

Fast mana1

Mana rocks7

Arcane Signet+6

Talisman of Hierarchy+5

Talisman of Dominance+5

Thought Vessel+4

Relic of Legends+1

Bender's Waterskin+1

White Auracite+1

Other acceleration6

Baral, Chief of Compliance+6

Thunderclap Drake+3

Emet-Selch of the Third Seat+3

The Wind Crystal+3

The Darkness Crystal+2

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

Commander Synergy (1 groups)+2ⓘ

Draw engines8

U/B

Helm of the Ghastlord+5

Archmage Emeritus+5

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+5

Enduring Tenacity+5

Alphinaud Leveilleur+5

Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis+21

Cantrips & burst draw8

Baral, Chief of Compliance+6

Frantic Search+6

Risky Shortcut+1

Observed Stasis+3

Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+1

Sublime Epiphany+4

Professor Onyx+1

Wheels1

Recursion2

Emet-Selch of the Third Seat+3

The Darkness Crystal+2

Value engines4

Authority of the Consuls+1

Thunderclap Drake+3

Delney, Streetwise Lookout+1

The Wind Crystal+3

Counterspells7

Fierce Guardianship+10

Sublime Epiphany+4

Spot removal8

Path to Exile+6

Blue Mage's Cane+8

Deadly Rollick+8

Observed Stasis+3

White Auracite+1

Board wipes3

Divine Reckoning+1

Cleansing Nova+6

Promise of Loyalty+5

Stax & hate5

Authority of the Consuls+4

Ensnaring Bridge+5

Ghostly Prison+4

Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+1

Protection1

Flawless Maneuver+8

Mana Acceleration (15 sources)+5ⓘ

Fetchlands1

Evolving Wilds+5

Dual & shock lands7

Hallowed Fountain+6

Drowned Catacomb+4

Underground River+4

Isolated Chapel+4

Glacial Fortress+4

Premium utility lands3

Path of Ancestry+6

Command Tower+5

Exotic Orchard+4

Utility lands8

Shattered Sanctum+2

Temple of the False God+2

Darkwater Catacombs+2

Prairie Stream+2

Sunken Hollow+2

Desolate Mire+2

Taplands5

Arcane Sanctum+2

Shineshadow Snarl+2

Choked Estuary+2

Basic lands3

Combat Damage Synergy: 2 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine, 1 damage multiplier+18ⓘ

Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ

Synergy pieces6

Astrologian's Planisphere+4

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+6

G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn+4

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+4

Sanguine Bond+6

Professor Onyx+1

Win conditions1

Drain effects1

Risky Shortcut+1

Token generators3

Lingering Souls+4

Irenicus's Vile Duplication+4

Dancer's Chakrams+4

Reanimation1

The Darkness Crystal+2

Bracket

3

Bracket 3Upgraded

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

Breakdown

✓

Power level 6.3 → Bracket 3

Consistency91Interaction91Mana base85

1.8 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.2 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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

✓

Game changers 1

Fierce Guardianship

✕Mass land denial — none

✕2-card combo — none

✕Extra turns — none

Themes9 total

Lifegain11 cards

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

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose,Sheoldred, the Apocalypse,Sanguine Bond,Authority of the Consuls,Professor Onyx

Legends Matter11 cards

11 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose,Sheoldred, the Apocalypse,Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis,Baral, Chief of Compliance,Delney, Streetwise Lookout

Storm9 cards

9 storm synergies. Chain spells for exponential value.

Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis,Baral, Chief of Compliance,Thunderclap Drake,G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn,The Darkness Crystal

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.