Scions & Spellcraft (B4, 6.6)

Commander

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

6.6±0.3

Deck With a Plan

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

Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish

High confidence(477 pts)

Estimated win turn

T7best

T8typical

T11+contested

Vector breakdown

Fast mana1

Mana rocks6

Arcane Signet+6

Talisman of Hierarchy+5

Talisman of Progress+5

Talisman of Dominance+5

Thought Vessel+4

White Auracite+1

Land ramp1

Archaeomancer's Map+3

Other acceleration2

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)+2ⓘ

Draw engines7

U/B

Helm of the Ghastlord+5

Talion, the Kindly Lord+5

Alphinaud Leveilleur+5

Archmage Emeritus+5

Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis+21

Cantrips & burst draw9

Frantic Search+6

Risky Shortcut+1

Observed Stasis+3

Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+2

Circle of Power+2

Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+1

Dig Through Time+8

Recursion2

Emet-Selch of the Third Seat+3

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3

Value engines3

Authority of the Consuls+1

Press the Enemy+3

Counterspells6

Deny the Witch+2

Spot removal13

Swords to Plowshares+7

Generous Gift+5

Stroke of Midnight+5

Anguished Unmaking+5

B/P

B/P

Press the Enemy+3

Observed Stasis+3

Lethal Scheme+2

White Auracite+1

+1 more

Board wipes1

Cleansing Nova+6

Stax & hate5

Authority of the Consuls+4

Ghostly Prison+4

Kambal, Consul of Allocation+1

Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+1

Mana Acceleration (12 sources)+2ⓘ

Fetchlands11

U/B

Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive+8

Bloodstained Mire+8

Polluted Delta+8

Scalding Tarn+8

Misty Rainforest+8

Verdant Catacombs+8

Flooded Strand+8

Windswept Heath+8

Prismatic Vista+7

Dual & shock lands9

Hallowed Fountain+6

Godless Shrine+6

Sea of Clouds+5

Vault of Champions+5

Castle Locthwain+4

Caves of Koilos+4

Underground River+4

Premium utility lands3

Path of Ancestry+6

Command Tower+5

Exotic Orchard+4

Utility lands5

Silent Clearing+2

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2

Deserted Beach+2

Prairie Stream+2

Sunken Hollow+2

Taplands3

Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins+2

Arcane Sanctum+2

Basic lands3

Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+10ⓘ

Combat Damage Synergy: 1 haste enabler, 1 damage multiplier+6ⓘ

Synergy pieces4

Bastion of Remembrance+5

G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn+4

Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+2

Circle of Power+2

Win conditions2

Rite of Replication+6

Drain effects4

Kambal, Consul of Allocation+1

Risky Shortcut+1

Deny the Witch+2

Token generators1

Dancer's Chakrams+4

Bracket

4

Bracket 4Optimized

High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.

Breakdown

✓

Power level 6.6 → Bracket 4

Mana base97Consistency92Interaction83

0.1 above Bracket 3 ceiling (6.5)

1.9 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

✕Game changers — none

✕Mass land denial — none

✕2-card combo — none

✕Extra turns — none

Themes7 total

Legends Matter16 cards

16 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Kambal, Consul of Allocation,Takenuma, Abandoned Mire,Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis,Talion, the Kindly Lord,G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn

Lifegain11 cards

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

Kambal, Consul of Allocation,Bastion of Remembrance,G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn,Dancer's Chakrams,Authority of the Consuls

Token Strategy10 cards

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

Generous Gift,Stroke of Midnight,Bastion of Remembrance,G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn,Dancer's Chakrams

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.