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Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Legendary Creature — Cat Warlock · 1WUB
Color identity: Black · Blue · White · Esper
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed is Esper (black, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Vigilance
At the beginning of each end step, if a player lost 4 or more life this turn, you draw a card.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell with mana value 3 or greater, Y'shtola deals 2 damage to each opponent and you gain 2 life.
Reference price of the card: €2.21
Comes in the precon Scions & Spellcraft
Average lands in decks for Y'shtola, Night's Blessed: 35
ControlSpellslingerLifegainBurnLifedrainComboPillow FortEnchantress
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (64/100)
- Consistency82
- Speed64
- Interaction86
- Resilience82
- Closing39
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 3 Island, 4 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Snuff Out · Propaganda · Talisman of Dominance · Void Rend · Talisman of Progress · Swords to Plowshares · Talisman of Hierarchy · Curiosity · Papalymo Totolymo · Thought Vessel · Emet-Selch of the Third Seat · Frantic Search · Lyse Hext · Dismember · Relic of Legends · Ghostly Prison · Vindicate · Ophidian Eye · Unwind · Anguished Unmaking · Exsanguinate · Transpose · Alisaie Leveilleur · Deadly Rollick · Helm of the Ghastlord · Kambal, Consul of Allocation · Authority of the Consuls · Archmage Emeritus · Alphinaud Leveilleur · Toxic Deluge · Circle of Power · Delney, Streetwise Lookout · Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian · Rewind · Bloodchief Ascension · Rhystic Study · Dig Through Time · G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn · Smothering Tithe · Archaeomancer's Map · Black Market Connections · Fierce Guardianship · Tataru Taru · Observed Stasis · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Syphon Mind · Counterspell · Lethal Scheme · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Baleful Strix · Cleansing Nova · Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff · Risky Shortcut · Eye of Nidhogg · Dancer's Chakrams · Enduring Tenacity · Bolas's Citadel · Sigil of Sleep · Stroke of Midnight · White Auracite · Esper Sentinel · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Glacial Fortress · Drowned Catacomb · Underground River · Isolated Chapel · Arcane Sanctum · Godless Shrine · Watery Grave · Hallowed Fountain · Prairie Stream · Sunken Hollow · Sunken Ruins · Fetid Heath · Reliquary Tower · Flooded Strand · Polluted Delta · Choked Estuary · Port Town · Raffine's Tower · Marsh Flats · Path of Ancestry · Darkwater Catacombs · Shineshadow Snarl · Skycloud Expanse
🃏 Recommended cards for Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Y'shtola, Night's Blessed, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Snuff Out | 76% | +65% |
| Curiosity | 63% | +53% |
| Papalymo Totolymo | 60% | +50% |
| Propaganda | 75% | +45% |
| Emet-Selch of the Third Seat | 54% | +45% |
| Lyse Hext | 53% | +44% |
| Dismember | 51% | +44% |
| Relic of Legends | 50% | +43% |
| Ophidian Eye | 48% | +42% |
| Unwind | 48% | +41% |
| Helm of the Ghastlord | 46% | +40% |
| Transpose | 47% | +39% |
| Exsanguinate | 47% | +38% |
| Void Rend | 73% | +38% |
| Vindicate | 49% | +38% |
| Sunken Ruins | 47% | +37% |
| Alisaie Leveilleur | 46% | +37% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 43% | +36% |
| Kambal, Consul of Allocation | 45% | +35% |
| Frantic Search | 53% | +34% |
| Alphinaud Leveilleur | 41% | +33% |
| Rewind | 39% | +33% |
| Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian | 39% | +33% |
| Circle of Power | 39% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Y'shtola, Night's Blessed deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Curiosity
- Papalymo Totolymo
- Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
- Lyse Hext
- Relic of Legends
- Unwind
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Snuff Out
- Propaganda
- Dismember
- Ophidian Eye
- Helm of the Ghastlord
- Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bloodchief Ascension
- Delney, Streetwise Lookout
- Deadly Rollick
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Enduring Tenacity
- Black Market Connections
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
👥 Community decks with Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
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🎬 Videos and guides about Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
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Frequently asked questions
What is Y'shtola, Night's Blessed's color identity?
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed is Esper (black, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Y'shtola, Night's Blessed come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Y'shtola, Night's Blessed deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Y'shtola, Night's Blessed deck run?
Real Y'shtola, Night's Blessed decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Y'shtola, Night's Blessed?
The three highest-synergy cards are Snuff Out, Curiosity, Papalymo Totolymo. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Y'shtola, Night's Blessed decks.
What combos does Y'shtola, Night's Blessed have?
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Y'shtola, Night's Blessed deck cost?
You can start cheap: Curiosity, Papalymo Totolymo, Emet-Selch of the Third Seat are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.