Y'shtola, Night's Blessed (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Lifegain

Josh Nelson
Apr 13, 2026
Y'shtola Becomes #4 Most Popular Commander, Bumping Krenko
Y'shtola has bumped Krenko, Mob Boss to #5. Let's examine where Y'shtola is now, where she may be headed, and who she's up against!
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Great Hall of the Biblioplex
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Mana Sculpt
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Pull from the Grave
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Pensive Professor
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Grave Researcher
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Lyse Hext
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Papalymo Totolymo
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
70%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
69%synergy
G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Lethal Scheme
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
65%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
65%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Exsanguinate
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Void Rend
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Propaganda
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Vindicate
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Observed Stasis
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Transpose
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Circle of Power
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Krile Baldesion
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Murderous Rider
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Baleful Strix
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Tataru Taru
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Thancred Waters
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Estinien Varlineau
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Summon: Good King Mog XII
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Urianger Augurelt
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Hildibrand Manderville
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Stormscape Familiar
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Queza, Augur of Agonies
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Windborn Muse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Starscape Cleric
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Hope Estheim
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Corpse Knight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Tandem Lookout
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nyx-Fleece Ram
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Will, Scion of Peace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Spark Double
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Suture Priest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rug of Smothering
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ultimecia, Temporal Threat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Seymour Flux
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Dig Through Time
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Rewind
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Unwind
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Dovin's Veto
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Overkill
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Disallow
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Into the Story
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Press the Enemy
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Path to Exile
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Undermine
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Absorb
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Foolish Fate
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Essence Extraction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Interference
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Render Silent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Quick Study
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Misdirection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Inkshield
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Espers to Magicite
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Moogles' Valor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Fight On!
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Syphon Mind
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Cleansing Nova
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Cut a Deal
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Rite of Replication
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Final Judgment
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Risky Shortcut
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Crux of Fate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Lingering Souls
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Damn
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Memories Returning
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Social Snub
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Ringsight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Starfall Invocation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Zombify
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Dancer's Chakrams
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
The Wind Crystal
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Tome of Legends
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Norn's Annex
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
The Water Crystal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Eye of Nidhogg
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Curiosity
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Champions from Beyond
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
As Foretold
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Greed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Archmage Ascension
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Steel of the Godhead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Karmic Justice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Lunar Convocation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ophidian Eye
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Scavenger Grounds
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Temple of the False God
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Progress
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Relic of Legends
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
61%synergy
White Auracite
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Isolated Chapel
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Glacial Fortress
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Sunken Hollow
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Choked Estuary
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Exotic Orchard
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Port Town
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Fetid Heath
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Sunken Ruins
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Underground River
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Desolate Mire
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Evolving Wilds
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Demolition Field
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Ash Barrens
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Caves of Koilos
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Tranquil Cove
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Treno, Dark City
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Beach
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-41%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-45%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy