yshtola mill bracket 4 ($400 budget)

Commander
WUBY'shtola, Night's Blessed
8.2±0.2
High power
Fast, consistent, and resilient; can present and protect strong wins in stronger pods.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Bloodchief Ascension,Mindcrank
High confidence(561 pts)
Estimated win turn
T3best
T5typical
T6+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Progress+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Talisman of Hierarchy+5
Other acceleration2
1UStormscape Familiar+6
1WULyse Hext+10
Treasure generators1
WBLotho, Corrupt Shirriff+2
Commander Draw Engine (Y'shtola, Night's Blessed provides card draw)+18ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+2ⓘ
Tutors6
UMystical Tutor+9
WEnlightened Tutor+9
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
2WIdyllic Tutor+5
1UBRingsight+5
1UBPerplex+4
Draw engines4
UMystic Remora+9
UCuriosity+5
1WArchivist of Oghma+7
2UTandem Lookout+5
Cantrips & burst draw1
1WUTeferi, Time Raveler+4
Value engines3
2Mindcrank+1
2UPsychic Corrosion+5
2UBruvac the Grandiloquent+1
Control Strategy Bonus (43.5 interaction cards)+30ⓘ
Counterspells12
USwan Song+8
U/PMental Misstep+8
UFlusterstorm+8
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
1UUErtai's Scorn+8
1UUFlare of Denial+7
2UUnwind+5
1UBPerplex+4
1UUDidn't Say Please+3
1UUThought Collapse+3
2UUMindbreak Trap+6
3UUMisdirection+7
Spot removal9
USigil of Sleep+1
1WBAnguished Unmaking+5
2WStroke of Midnight+5
1B/PB/PDismember+1
2BSoul Shatter+1
2UAmphibian Downpour+1
3BDeadly Rollick+8
3BSnuff Out+6
4USubmerge+5
Graveyard hate1
1WBKaya's Guile+10
Board wipes2
1BBForce of Despair+10
2BBYahenni's Expertise+12
Stax & hate12
WULavinia, Azorius Renegade+8
1WDrannith Magistrate+7
WUUnsettled Mariner+6
2Torpor Orb+5
WBLotho, Corrupt Shirriff+2
1WUTeferi, Time Raveler+6
2WArchon of Emeria+6
2WAven Mindcensor+6
2WBoromir, Warden of the Tower+3
2UAether Barrier+2
1UUMemory Erosion+1
3W/PW/PNorn's Annex+5
Protection4
0Welding Jar+4
WSilence+7
2Spellskite+1
2WTimely Ward+1
Dual & shock lands6
Underground River+4
Adarkar Wastes+4
Caves of Koilos+4
Drowned Catacomb+4
Glacial Fortress+4
Isolated Chapel+4
Premium utility lands5
Path of Ancestry+6
Hidden Hideout+6
Command Tower+5
City of Brass+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands9
Darkwater Catacombs+2
Prairie Stream+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Skycloud Expanse+2
Fetid Heath+2
Sunken Ruins+2
Mystic Gate+2
Desolate Mire+2
Horizon of Progress+2
Taplands4
1UUSink into Stupor // Soporific Springs+2
2BBoggart Trawler // Boggart Bog+2
2UHydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory+2
Arcane Sanctum+2
Basic lands3
Island+4
Plains+4
Swamp+4
3 Combo Families (3 lines, Consistency: 90%)+33ⓘ
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+20ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 token doubler, 1 damage multiplier+8ⓘ
Combo pieces5
BBloodchief Ascension+1
1UMaddening Cacophony+1
2Mindcrank
2UBruvac the Grandiloquent
4UUKitsune's Technique+2

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 8.2 → Bracket 4
Interaction98Consistency85Mana base83

1.7 above Bracket 3 ceiling (6.5)

0.3 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

2-card combo are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 4.

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Game changers 3
Mystical TutorEnlightened TutorDrannith Magistrate
✓2-card combo
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes3 total

Counter Control10 cards

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

Didn't Say Please,Swan Song,Thought Collapse,Mental Misstep,Muddle the Mixture
Stax (Commander)9 cards

This deck uses resource denial and disruption to slow opponents down.

Aether Barrier,Aven Mindcensor,Boromir, Warden of the Tower,Drannith Magistrate,Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Mill8 cards

8 mill effects. Empty opponent libraries or fuel your graveyard.

Didn't Say Please,Memory Erosion,Thought Collapse,Mindcrank,Psychic Corrosion

Combos3 total