EDH Optimizer
Y'shtola Rhul
Legendary Creature — Cat Druid · 4UU
Color identity: Blue
Y'shtola Rhul is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your end step, exile target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Then if it's the first end step of the turn, there is an additional end step after this step.
Reference price of the card: €4.11
Average lands in decks for Y'shtola Rhul: 35
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Build your Y'shtola Rhul deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Y'shtola Rhul 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Y'shtola Rhul deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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: B (71/100)
- Consistency75
- Speed42
- Interaction100
- Resilience93
- Closing60
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (9 nonbasic, 26 Island)
Sol Ring · Solemn Simulacrum · Aether Channeler · Conjurer's Closet · Sapphire Medallion · Arcane Signet · Panharmonicon · Counterspell · Dour Port-Mage · Thought Vessel · Agent of Treachery · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Archaeomancer · Peregrine Drake · Chimil, the Inner Sun · Circuit Mender · Ghostly Flicker · Mulldrifter · Starfield Vocalist · Venser, Shaper Savant · Essence Flux · Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice · Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions · High Tide · Astral Dragon · Displacer Kitten · Cloud of Faeries · Barrin, Tolarian Archmage · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Denial · Meteor Golem · Pongify · Propaganda · Watcher for Tomorrow · Aetherize · Anticausal Vestige · Mind Stone · Palantír of Orthanc · Scourge of Fleets · Displace · Cosmos Elixir · Rapid Hybridization · Diluvian Primordial · Scampering Surveyor · Cyclonic Rift · Spark Double · Negate · Unstoppable Plan · Deadeye Navigator · Phyrexian Metamorph · Mana Drain · Primordial Mist · Brainstorm · Overlord of the Floodpits · Sky Diamond · Archmage Ascension · Ponder · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Midnight Clock · Fellwar Stone · Feywild Caretaker · Rhystic Study · Swan Song · Decanter of Endless Water · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Otawara, Soaring City · Myriad Landscape · Mistrise Village · War Room · Castle Vantress · Academy Ruins
🃏 Recommended cards for Y'shtola Rhul
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Y'shtola Rhul, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Aether Channeler | 83% | +78% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 82% | +77% |
| Panharmonicon | 76% | +72% |
| Dour Port-Mage | 75% | +72% |
| Agent of Treachery | 73% | +69% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 72% | +67% |
| Circuit Mender | 66% | +65% |
| Chimil, the Inner Sun | 68% | +64% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 84% | +63% |
| Peregrine Drake | 70% | +62% |
| Starfield Vocalist | 64% | +61% |
| Mulldrifter | 66% | +59% |
| Venser, Shaper Savant | 62% | +56% |
| Archaeomancer | 70% | +56% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 66% | +54% |
| Jill, Shiva's Dominant | 54% | +52% |
| Virtue of Knowledge | 54% | +52% |
| Astral Dragon | 52% | +50% |
| Barrin, Tolarian Archmage | 49% | +47% |
| Cloud of Faeries | 51% | +47% |
| Essence Flux | 54% | +45% |
| Watcher for Tomorrow | 46% | +45% |
| Meteor Golem | 47% | +43% |
| Anticausal Vestige | 44% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Y'shtola Rhul 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.
- Aether Channeler
- Circuit Mender
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Peregrine Drake
- Starfield Vocalist
- Mulldrifter
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Panharmonicon
- Dour Port-Mage
- Agent of Treachery
- Chimil, the Inner Sun
- Cosmos Elixir
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Astral Dragon
- Displacer Kitten
- Palantír of Orthanc
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Y'shtola Rhul
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- 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
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Cloud of Faeries + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Peregrine Drake + Panharmonicon + Venser, Shaper Savant → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite blue mana, Infinite untap of lands you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Y'shtola Rhul's color identity?
Y'shtola Rhul is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Rhul come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Y'shtola Rhul deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 88 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Y'shtola Rhul deck run?
Real Y'shtola Rhul 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 Rhul?
The three highest-synergy cards are Aether Channeler, Conjurer's Closet, Panharmonicon. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Y'shtola Rhul decks.
What combos does Y'shtola Rhul have?
Y'shtola Rhul 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 Rhul deck cost?
You can start cheap: Aether Channeler, Circuit Mender, Solemn Simulacrum 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.