[Y'shtola] Drain Control

Commander
WUBY'shtola, Night's Blessed
8.5±0.3
High Power
Tight curve and refined gameplan. Threats deploy quickly and the deck can protect its strategy.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Exquisite Blood,Sanguine Bond
High confidence(633 pts)
Estimated win turn
T4best
T6typical
T8+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana4
1Sol Ring+10
3BBDark Petition+5
Ancient Tomb+9
Cabal Coffers+7
Mana rocks4
2Arcane Signet+6
3Chromatic Lantern+1
3Decanter of Endless Water+1
3Bender's Waterskin+1
Land ramp1
2WArchaeomancer's Map+3
Other acceleration5
1UStormscape Familiar+6
2UAs Foretold+4
3WSmothering Tithe+9
2WUGrand Arbiter Augustin IV+6
3UUArchmage of Runes+6
Treasure generators1
2BBlack Market Connections+3
Commander Draw Engine (Y'shtola, Night's Blessed provides card draw)+18ⓘ
Tutors3
1BBGrim Tutor+5
1BBBBeseech the Mirror+8
3BBDark Petition+5
Draw engines8
2URhystic Study+10
BBBNecropotence+10
2UOphidian Eye+5
2BBlack Market Connections+5
4The One Ring+8
3U/BHelm of the Ghastlord+5
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+5
3UUArchmage of Runes+6
Cantrips & burst draw2
1WUTeferi, Time Raveler+4
2BRisky Shortcut+1
Recursion2
2UUArchaeomancer+1
2WW3WWDusk // Dawn+1
Value engines5
2WDelney, Streetwise Lookout+1
2UUPress the Enemy+3
4UQuantum Misalignment+5
3UBCounterpoint+4
3BBBBolas's Citadel+5
Counterspells8
2UFierce Guardianship+10
1UUForce of Negation+9
WUURender Silent+6
1UUDisallow+6
2UUnwind+5
UUBUndermine+2
3UUForce of Will+10
3UBCounterpoint+4
Spot removal11
USigil of Sleep+1
2WGenerous Gift+5
1WBAnguished Unmaking+5
1WBVindicate+2
WUBVoid Rend+2
1B/PB/PDismember+1
3BDeadly Rollick+8
2WWSettle the Wreckage+7
3BBaleful Mastery+6
3BSnuff Out+6
2UUPress the Enemy+3
Board wipes5
2BToxic Deluge+8
3WWSlash the Ranks+6
4WPromise of Loyalty+5
4WWAustere Command+5
2WW3WWDusk // Dawn+3
Stax & hate5
WULavinia, Azorius Renegade+11
1WUTeferi, Time Raveler+6
2WSolitary Confinement+1
1WBKambal, Consul of Allocation+1
2WUGrand Arbiter Augustin IV+6
Protection3
2WTeferi's Protection+9
4The One Ring+3
3WBInkshield+2
Mana Acceleration (14 sources)+4ⓘ
Fetchlands8
3U/BWaterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive+8
Marsh Flats+8
Scalding Tarn+8
Misty Rainforest+8
Verdant Catacombs+8
Bloodstained Mire+8
Flooded Strand+8
Polluted Delta+8
Dual & shock lands12
Tundra+9
Underground Sea+9
Scrubland+9
Watery Grave+6
Godless Shrine+6
Hallowed Fountain+6
Caves of Koilos+4
Isolated Chapel+4
Drowned Catacomb+4
Glacial Fortress+4
Underground River+4
Adarkar Wastes+4
Premium utility lands3
City of Brass+5
Mana Confluence+5
Command Tower+5
Utility lands4
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Silent Clearing+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Scavenger Grounds+2
Taplands2
1UUSink into Stupor // Soporific Springs+2
2BBFell the Profane // Fell Mire+2
Basic lands3
Plains+3
Island+3
Swamp+2
2 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 85%)+27ⓘ
Commander Synergy (2 groups)+14ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 evasion enabler+3ⓘ
Combo pieces4
4Aetherflux Reservoir+11
4BExquisite Blood+9
3BBSanguine Bond+8
3BBBBolas's Citadel+6
Synergy pieces1
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+4
Drain effects3
UUBUndermine+2
1WBKambal, Consul of Allocation+1
2BRisky Shortcut+1
Token generators3
3UIrenicus's Vile Duplication+4
4UQuantum Misalignment+5
3WBInkshield+2

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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✓
Power level 8.5 → Bracket 4
Mana base97Interaction96Consistency91

2.0 above Bracket 3 ceiling (6.5)

0.0 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

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Game changers 10
Ancient TombBolas's CitadelGrand Arbiter Augustin IVTeferi's ProtectionForce of WillThe One RingFierce GuardianshipRhystic StudyNecropotenceSmothering Tithe
✓2-card combo
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes9 total

Counter Control9 cards

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

Force of Negation,Unwind,Render Silent,Force of Will,Undermine
Lifegain7 cards

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

Teferi's Protection,Kambal, Consul of Allocation,Sheoldred, the Apocalypse,Aetherflux Reservoir,The One Ring
Token Strategy6 cards

6 token producers. Go-wide strategies can overwhelm opponents with numbers.

Irenicus's Vile Duplication,Quantum Misalignment,Black Market Connections,Generous Gift,Inkshield

Combos2 total