Y'shtola, Night's Blessed (Commander) - cEDH

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
The Problem of Generic Commanders
How do you build a commander that doesn't really give you an idea of how to build it? Is it worth it to build a generic commander?
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Glen Elendra's Answer
3.4%inclusion4 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
2.6%inclusion3 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
1.7%inclusion2 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
0.9%inclusion1 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Omni-Changeling
0.9%inclusion1 decks111 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Force of Negation
92%inclusion619 decks675 decks
80%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
86%inclusion579 decks675 decks
79%synergy
Tainted Pact
86%inclusion580 decks675 decks
79%synergy
Demonic Consultation
87%inclusion584 decks675 decks
78%synergy
Deadly Rollick
91%inclusion612 decks675 decks
76%synergy
Silence
85%inclusion576 decks675 decks
75%synergy
Mental Misstep
81%inclusion544 decks675 decks
74%synergy
The One Ring
87%inclusion587 decks675 decks
74%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
79%inclusion531 decks675 decks
73%synergy
Flusterstorm
81%inclusion544 decks675 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Esper Sentinel
94%inclusion633 decks675 decks
66%synergy
Mystic Remora
91%inclusion614 decks675 decks
70%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
87%inclusion587 decks675 decks
67%synergy
Dark Ritual
85%inclusion577 decks675 decks
66%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
82%inclusion554 decks675 decks
65%synergy
Swan Song
78%inclusion529 decks675 decks
59%synergy
Dismember
78%inclusion524 decks675 decks
72%synergy
Grand Abolisher
77%inclusion522 decks675 decks
63%synergy
Opposition Agent
77%inclusion520 decks675 decks
68%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
77%inclusion518 decks675 decks
70%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
98%inclusion661 decks675 decks
66%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
96%inclusion647 decks675 decks
75%synergy
Force of Will
95%inclusion643 decks675 decks
83%synergy
Smothering Tithe
95%inclusion638 decks675 decks
63%synergy
Demonic Tutor
93%inclusion631 decks675 decks
72%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
93%inclusion627 decks675 decks
75%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
92%inclusion621 decks675 decks
83%synergy
Chrome Mox
91%inclusion611 decks675 decks
81%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
88%inclusion593 decks675 decks
77%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion592 decks675 decks
75%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
72%inclusion487 decks675 decks
63%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
71%inclusion478 decks675 decks
64%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
63%inclusion423 decks675 decks
55%synergy
Displacer Kitten
62%inclusion420 decks675 decks
55%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
60%inclusion404 decks675 decks
52%synergy
Voice of Victory
54%inclusion328 decks602 decks
46%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
54%inclusion363 decks675 decks
44%synergy
Mockingbird
51%inclusion341 decks675 decks
46%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
46%inclusion313 decks675 decks
38%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
46%inclusion311 decks675 decks
39%synergy
Tataru Taru
44%inclusion240 decks544 decks
36%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
42%inclusion283 decks675 decks
38%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
41%inclusion101 decks249 decks
35%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion257 decks675 decks
32%synergy
Papalymo Totolymo
34%inclusion186 decks541 decks
24%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
24%inclusion59 decks242 decks
22%synergy
Tandem Lookout
24%inclusion162 decks675 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
23%inclusion155 decks675 decks
14%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
14%inclusion94 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion93 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Serra Ascendant
13%inclusion88 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
12%inclusion81 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
12%inclusion80 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Drake
12%inclusion79 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Drana and Linvala
11%inclusion75 decks675 decks
9%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.0%inclusion61 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Rug of Smothering
8.4%inclusion57 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Spellseeker
8.1%inclusion55 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
8.1%inclusion44 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.0%inclusion54 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
7.9%inclusion53 decks675 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.7%inclusion52 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.6%inclusion51 decks675 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
7.6%inclusion51 decks675 decks
1%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
7.0%inclusion47 decks675 decks
1%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.7%inclusion45 decks675 decks
0%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.0%inclusion34 decks675 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Snuff Out
74%inclusion502 decks675 decks
66%synergy
Mystical Tutor
74%inclusion498 decks675 decks
63%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion462 decks675 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
68%inclusion460 decks675 decks
44%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
68%inclusion459 decks675 decks
41%synergy
Pact of Negation
67%inclusion451 decks675 decks
59%synergy
Sink into Stupor
55%inclusion369 decks675 decks
42%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
50%inclusion337 decks675 decks
45%synergy
Misdirection
49%inclusion332 decks675 decks
47%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
39%inclusion263 decks675 decks
35%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion223 decks675 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
26%inclusion174 decks675 decks
-16%synergy
Submerge
25%inclusion171 decks675 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
22%inclusion148 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion125 decks675 decks
15%synergy
Retraction Helix
16%inclusion110 decks675 decks
16%synergy
Commandeer
16%inclusion109 decks675 decks
15%synergy
Force of Despair
16%inclusion107 decks675 decks
15%synergy
Ad Nauseam
15%inclusion102 decks675 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion95 decks675 decks
-3%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion92 decks675 decks
-28%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion81 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
12%inclusion80 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion77 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Dovin's Veto
11%inclusion76 decks675 decks
-14%synergy
Void Rend
10%inclusion70 decks675 decks
-24%synergy
Entomb
9.5%inclusion64 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
9.3%inclusion63 decks675 decks
-16%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.2%inclusion62 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
8.7%inclusion59 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.9%inclusion53 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.7%inclusion52 decks675 decks
2%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.6%inclusion51 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Unwind
7.4%inclusion50 decks675 decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.3%inclusion49 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.1%inclusion48 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.1%inclusion48 decks675 decks
-1%synergy
Trickbind
7.0%inclusion47 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Delay
7.0%inclusion47 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
6.4%inclusion43 decks675 decks
-11%synergy
Banishing Knack
6.4%inclusion43 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.1%inclusion41 decks675 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.6%inclusion38 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Transpose
5.4%inclusion29 decks541 decks
-3%synergy
Intuition
5.2%inclusion35 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
74%inclusion502 decks675 decks
67%synergy
Toxic Deluge
70%inclusion470 decks675 decks
50%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
61%inclusion409 decks675 decks
58%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
49%inclusion331 decks675 decks
45%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
46%inclusion308 decks675 decks
43%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion186 decks675 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion177 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
21%inclusion142 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion123 decks675 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion114 decks675 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion67 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Massacre
8.9%inclusion60 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Timetwister
8.7%inclusion59 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7.4%inclusion50 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
5.2%inclusion35 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
62%inclusion417 decks675 decks
54%synergy
Cursed Totem
31%inclusion212 decks675 decks
29%synergy
Mindcrank
25%inclusion169 decks675 decks
23%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
24%inclusion160 decks675 decks
14%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
23%inclusion155 decks675 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion140 decks675 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion75 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Curiosity
72%inclusion488 decks675 decks
64%synergy
Necropotence
59%inclusion398 decks675 decks
52%synergy
Ophidian Eye
51%inclusion345 decks675 decks
46%synergy
Blind Obedience
37%inclusion248 decks675 decks
25%synergy
Mirrormade
28%inclusion192 decks675 decks
19%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
28%inclusion186 decks675 decks
23%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
23%inclusion153 decks675 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion111 decks675 decks
2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
15%inclusion98 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
14%inclusion94 decks675 decks
11%synergy
Copy Enchantment
9.3%inclusion63 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Counterbalance
9.2%inclusion62 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
7.9%inclusion53 decks675 decks
-20%synergy
Phyresis
6.5%inclusion44 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Chakra Meditation
6.2%inclusion15 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.2%inclusion42 decks675 decks
0%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.6%inclusion38 decks675 decks
-16%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.0%inclusion34 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
70%inclusion472 decks675 decks
62%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion86 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.4%inclusion35 decks472 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
82%inclusion556 decks675 decks
63%synergy
Urza's Saga
55%inclusion368 decks675 decks
43%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
26%inclusion173 decks675 decks
22%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion94 decks600 decks
12%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion97 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion93 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion93 decks675 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion81 decks675 decks
-22%synergy
City of Traitors
8.4%inclusion57 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.7%inclusion52 decks675 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion666 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion653 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
86%inclusion581 decks675 decks
75%synergy
Mana Vault
85%inclusion571 decks675 decks
75%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
82%inclusion554 decks675 decks
33%synergy
Mox Diamond
80%inclusion543 decks675 decks
73%synergy
Mox Opal
70%inclusion472 decks675 decks
61%synergy
Talisman of Progress
69%inclusion469 decks675 decks
26%synergy
Mox Amber
58%inclusion393 decks675 decks
52%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion379 decks675 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
36%inclusion243 decks675 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Monolith
18%inclusion123 decks675 decks
15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
16%inclusion106 decks675 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion50 decks675 decks
-17%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.8%inclusion46 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.4%inclusion43 decks675 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion662 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
96%inclusion651 decks675 decks
46%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
96%inclusion649 decks675 decks
46%synergy
Polluted Delta
96%inclusion647 decks675 decks
58%synergy
Godless Shrine
95%inclusion644 decks675 decks
45%synergy
Flooded Strand
94%inclusion636 decks675 decks
56%synergy
Marsh Flats
94%inclusion633 decks675 decks
58%synergy
Mana Confluence
85%inclusion577 decks675 decks
72%synergy
City of Brass
85%inclusion573 decks675 decks
70%synergy
Underground Sea
83%inclusion558 decks675 decks
67%synergy
Scrubland
82%inclusion553 decks675 decks
66%synergy
Tundra
82%inclusion551 decks675 decks
66%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
75%inclusion505 decks675 decks
67%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion505 decks675 decks
64%synergy
Misty Rainforest
75%inclusion504 decks675 decks
64%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
74%inclusion497 decks675 decks
63%synergy
Morphic Pool
69%inclusion466 decks675 decks
35%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
66%inclusion448 decks675 decks
56%synergy
Arid Mesa
65%inclusion440 decks675 decks
55%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion391 decks675 decks
-1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
56%inclusion381 decks675 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
55%inclusion369 decks675 decks
42%synergy
Windswept Heath
53%inclusion360 decks675 decks
44%synergy
Island
50%inclusion339 decks675 decks
-43%synergy
Undercity Sewers
45%inclusion302 decks675 decks
30%synergy
Vault of Champions
44%inclusion296 decks675 decks
11%synergy
Swamp
38%inclusion259 decks675 decks
-53%synergy
Plains
32%inclusion218 decks675 decks
-59%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion195 decks675 decks
-5%synergy
Starting Town
26%inclusion139 decks545 decks
21%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
24%inclusion165 decks675 decks
24%synergy
Meticulous Archive
20%inclusion136 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
18%inclusion122 decks675 decks
-13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion116 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Raffine's Tower
16%inclusion111 decks675 decks
-25%synergy
Caves of Koilos
16%inclusion105 decks675 decks
-20%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
13%inclusion89 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion81 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
10%inclusion66 decks675 decks
-3%synergy
Spire of Industry
8.7%inclusion59 decks675 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion59 decks675 decks
1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.4%inclusion57 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
8.4%inclusion57 decks675 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
7.7%inclusion52 decks675 decks
-29%synergy
Glacial Fortress
7.1%inclusion48 decks675 decks
-34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
6.7%inclusion45 decks675 decks
-33%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.7%inclusion45 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Silent Clearing
6.5%inclusion44 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
5.8%inclusion39 decks675 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.3%inclusion36 decks675 decks
1%synergy