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

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Josh Nelson
Dec 3, 2025
News Time Capsule 2025: EDHREC's Best News Coverage
This 2025 News Time Capsule will go over some of the past year's news and celebrate the moments that made 2025 so notable for Magic!
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Propaganda
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Cyclonic Rift
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The One Ring
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Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
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Papalymo Totolymo
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Enduring Tenacity
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Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
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Hullbreaker Horror
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Thassa's Oracle
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Faerie Mastermind
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
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Voice of Victory
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Y'shtola Rhul
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Tandem Lookout
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Mother of Runes
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Sink into Stupor
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Frantic Search
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Force of Negation
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Rewind
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Fell the Profane
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Counterspell
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Inkshield
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Generous Gift
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Mystical Tutor
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Dark Ritual
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Mana Drain
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Dig Through Time
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Path to Exile
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Render Silent
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Soul Shatter
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Waterlogged Teachings
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Aetherize
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Overkill
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Brainsurge
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Slaughter
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Mortify
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Clever Concealment
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Press the Enemy
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Brainstorm
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Flare of Denial
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Demonic Tutor
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Quantum Misalignment
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Irenicus's Vile Duplication
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Exsanguinate
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Vindicate
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Farewell
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Grim Tutor
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Circle of Power
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Windfall
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Supreme Verdict
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Starfall Invocation
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Promise of Loyalty
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Stock Up
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Treasure Cruise
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Syphon Mind
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Sevinne's Reclamation
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Sea Gate Restoration
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Idyllic Tutor
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Mnemonic Betrayal
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Diabolic Tutor
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Torment of Hailfire
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Yahenni's Expertise
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Praetor's Grasp
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Reanimate
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Damn
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Final Judgment
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Cornered by Black Mages
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Debt to the Deathless
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Cut a Deal
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Austere Command
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Ringsight
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Lórien Revealed
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Massacre
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Norn's Annex
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Aetherflux Reservoir
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Lightning Greaves
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Sensei's Divining Top
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Mindcrank
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The Wind Crystal
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Archaeomancer's Map
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Mithril Coat
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Alhammarret's Archive
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The Darkness Crystal
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Basilisk Collar
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Unwinding Clock
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Dancer's Chakrams
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Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
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Black Mage's Rod
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Sigil of Sleep
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Sanguine Bond
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Authority of the Consuls
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Mystic Remora
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Phyrexian Arena
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Blind Obedience
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Necropotence
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Painful Quandary
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Phyresis
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Leyline of Anticipation
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Trouble in Pairs
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Observed Stasis
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Eye of Nidhogg
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Sphere of Safety
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Amphibian Downpour
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Vile Consumption
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Omniscience
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Wound Reflection
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As Foretold
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
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7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Mirrormade
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
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Shark Typhoon
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2%synergy
Monologue Tax
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Solitary Confinement
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Land Tax
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Timely Ward
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Steel of the Godhead
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No Mercy
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Teferi, Time Raveler
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Narset, Parter of Veils
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Reliquary Tower
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Otawara, Soaring City
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Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
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Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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Scavenger Grounds
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Hall of Heliod's Generosity
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Mistrise Village
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Mystic Sanctuary
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Urza's Saga
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Temple of the False God
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Command Beacon
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Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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Cabal Coffers
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Emergence Zone
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Ishgard, the Holy See
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Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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Arcane Signet
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Talisman of Dominance
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Talisman of Progress
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Talisman of Hierarchy
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Thought Vessel
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Relic of Legends
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Decanter of Endless Water
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Chromatic Lantern
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Fellwar Stone
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Commander's Sphere
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Dimir Signet
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Azorius Signet
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Lotus Petal
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Chrome Mox
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Mana Vault
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
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Mox Amber
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
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White Auracite
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Gilded Lotus
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4%synergy
Midnight Clock
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Staff of Compleation
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5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Misleading Signpost
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5%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
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5%synergy
Island
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1%synergy
Swamp
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2%synergy
Plains
93%inclusion137 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
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28%synergy
Watery Grave
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27%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
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25%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion99 decks147 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion98 decks147 decks
30%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion93 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Raffine's Tower
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19%synergy
Marsh Flats
59%inclusion87 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion82 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion78 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
51%inclusion75 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Fortress
50%inclusion73 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Vault of Champions
49%inclusion72 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Sea of Clouds
48%inclusion71 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
48%inclusion71 decks147 decks
36%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion70 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion69 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
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15%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
44%inclusion64 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion53 decks147 decks
28%synergy
City of Brass
34%inclusion50 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Ruins
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Mana Confluence
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Prairie Stream
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Heath
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Deserted Beach
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Meticulous Archive
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Tundra
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Starting Town
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Underground Sea
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4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Scrubland
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
3%synergy