Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
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.
A ready-made Y'shtola decklist
Complete 100-card Esper deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Y'shtola decks play in EDH
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed is a Esper commander in white, blue and black costing 1WUB, and its legendary creature - cat warlock line shapes the whole deck around it. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Y'shtola, Night's Blessed decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $104Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (7)
Removal (5)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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What colours can I use in a Y'shtola, Night's Blessed deck?
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed has a Esper colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Y'shtola, Night's Blessed?
The cards played most often in Y'shtola, Night's Blessed decks include Wizard's Staff, Geist of Saint Thalia, Gleaming Splendor. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Y'shtola, Night's Blessed deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $104 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Y'shtola, Night's Blessed deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.