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

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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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Voracious Tome-Skimmer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Timetwister
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
90%synergy
Force of Negation
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
88%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
85%synergy
Mental Misstep
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
84%synergy
Tainted Pact
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
84%synergy
Demonic Consultation
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
83%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
81%synergy
Silence
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
81%synergy
The One Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
78%synergy
Grand Abolisher
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
76%synergy
Top Cards
Rhystic Study
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Esper Sentinel
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Mystic Remora
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
70%synergy
Swan Song
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Deadly Rollick
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
67%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
75%synergy
Flusterstorm
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
74%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Opposition Agent
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Game Changers
Imperial Seal
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
93%synergy
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
87%synergy
Mana Vault
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
91%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
79%synergy
Force of Will
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
87%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
80%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
79%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
91%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
83%synergy
Smothering Tithe
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Creatures
Faerie Mastermind
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Mockingbird
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Voice of Victory
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Displacer Kitten
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Spellskite
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Tataru Taru
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Papalymo Totolymo
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Drake
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Peregrine Drake
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Tandem Lookout
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Spellseeker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Imposing Sovereign
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Drana and Linvala
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Sun Titan
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Painter's Servant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Street Wraith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Clever Impersonator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Ledger Shredder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Pact of Negation
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Mystical Tutor
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Sink into Stupor
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Dismember
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Snuff Out
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Mana Drain
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Misdirection
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Intuition
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Ad Nauseam
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Submerge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dovin's Veto
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Retraction Helix
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Banishing Knack
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Delay
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Commandeer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Transpose
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Trickbind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Protection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Orim's Chant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Disrupting Shoal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Angel's Grace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Tale's End
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Strike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-32%synergy
Radstorm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Trap
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mnemonic Betrayal
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Massacre
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Supreme Verdict
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Unmask
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Echo of Eons
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ravages of War
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Transmute Artifact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Cursed Totem
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Static Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lithoform Engine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Winter Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Time Sieve
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Weathered Runestone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Trinisphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Chalice of the Void
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Panharmonicon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mana Web
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mindslaver
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tangle Wire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Damping Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Smokestack
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
67%synergy
Curiosity
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Mirrormade
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Necropotence
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Blind Obedience
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Counterbalance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Copy Artifact
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Ophidian Eye
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Back to Basics
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Nether Void
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Steal Enchantment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Glistening Oil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
In the Eye of Chaos
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Phyresis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vortex
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Power Artifact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
The Abyss
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Stasis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Propaganda
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
72%synergy
Urza's Saga
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Emergence Zone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Strip Mine
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
City of Traitors
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Barad-dûr
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-25%synergy
Rishadan Port
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
80%synergy
Mox Diamond
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
84%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Progress
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Mox Amber
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Mox Opal
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Grim Monolith
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Bloom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Legends
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Tundra
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
84%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
84%synergy
Godless Shrine
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Scrubland
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
84%synergy
Mana Confluence
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
86%synergy
Marsh Flats
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
64%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
50%synergy
City of Brass
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
85%synergy
Flooded Strand
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Misty Rainforest
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
80%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
81%synergy
Scalding Tarn
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
80%synergy
Windswept Heath
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
72%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Sink into Stupor
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Arid Mesa
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Island
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-56%synergy
Meticulous Archive
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Swamp
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-64%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Sea of Clouds
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of Champions
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Spire of Industry
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Plains
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-73%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Silent Clearing
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy