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

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Josh Nelson
Jan 16, 2026
Esper Renaissance: A Major Glow-Up in 2025
Two commanders released in 2025 have brought something of an Esper Renaissance to the format, revitalizing the color combination!
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Glen Elendra's Answer
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Morningtide's Light
1.6%inclusion1 decks61 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
85%inclusion82 decks97 decks
75%synergy
Exsanguinate
80%inclusion78 decks98 decks
73%synergy
Circle of Power
79%inclusion77 decks97 decks
72%synergy
Transpose
80%inclusion78 decks97 decks
72%synergy
Vindicate
83%inclusion81 decks98 decks
72%synergy
Lethal Scheme
77%inclusion75 decks98 decks
71%synergy
Papalymo Totolymo
81%inclusion79 decks97 decks
71%synergy
Syphon Mind
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
71%synergy
Lyse Hext
79%inclusion77 decks97 decks
70%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
76%inclusion74 decks97 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Void Rend
92%inclusion90 decks98 decks
58%synergy
Propaganda
81%inclusion79 decks98 decks
53%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
78%inclusion76 decks97 decks
70%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
75%inclusion73 decks97 decks
67%synergy
Snuff Out
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
66%synergy
Observed Stasis
73%inclusion71 decks97 decks
67%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
72%inclusion71 decks98 decks
67%synergy
G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
71%inclusion69 decks97 decks
65%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
70%inclusion68 decks97 decks
65%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
69%inclusion68 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Krile Baldesion
64%inclusion62 decks97 decks
59%synergy
Murderous Rider
60%inclusion59 decks98 decks
52%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
57%inclusion55 decks97 decks
52%synergy
Thancred Waters
52%inclusion50 decks97 decks
49%synergy
Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
51%inclusion49 decks97 decks
48%synergy
Tataru Taru
48%inclusion47 decks97 decks
40%synergy
Baleful Strix
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Estinien Varlineau
42%inclusion41 decks97 decks
40%synergy
Urianger Augurelt
40%inclusion39 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
40%inclusion39 decks97 decks
37%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Hildibrand Manderville
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
22%synergy
Summon: Good King Mog XII
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
21%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Xande, Dark Mage
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Tandem Lookout
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Stormscape Familiar
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Quistis Trepe
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Queza, Augur of Agonies
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Absolute Virtue
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Sublime Epiphany
63%inclusion62 decks98 decks
61%synergy
Dig Through Time
59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
54%synergy
Into the Story
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
50%synergy
Frantic Search
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Rewind
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Unwind
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Overkill
26%inclusion25 decks97 decks
23%synergy
Dovin's Veto
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Mortify
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-23%synergy
Press the Enemy
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Absorb
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Crushing Disappointment
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Counterpoint
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Undermine
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Syncopate
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Cancel
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Utter End
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Path to Exile
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-35%synergy
Withering Torment
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Eject
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Fate of the Sun-Cryst
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Refute
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Slaughter
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Brainsurge
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Bane's Contingency
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Negate
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Suspended Sentence
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Cleansing Nova
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
62%synergy
Final Judgment
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
56%synergy
Cut a Deal
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
49%synergy
Rite of Replication
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
48%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
38%synergy
Risky Shortcut
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Lingering Souls
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
30%synergy
Crux of Fate
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Relm's Sketching
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Memories Returning
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Combat Tutorial
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Ultima
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Painful Truths
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Supreme Verdict
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Time Wipe
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
The Final Days
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
68%inclusion67 decks98 decks
63%synergy
Dancer's Chakrams
65%inclusion63 decks97 decks
59%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
61%inclusion59 decks97 decks
56%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
52%inclusion50 decks97 decks
48%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
34%inclusion33 decks97 decks
31%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
26%synergy
Tome of Legends
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
21%synergy
The Wind Crystal
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Sage's Nouliths
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Annex
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
The Water Crystal
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Thief's Knife
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Ninja's Blades
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
63%inclusion62 decks98 decks
51%synergy
Champions from Beyond
33%inclusion32 decks97 decks
29%synergy
Curiosity
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Prison
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
3%synergy
As Foretold
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Steel of the Godhead
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Timely Ward
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Curator's Ward
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Sidequest: Card Collection
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Phyresis
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Ophidian Eye
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Banishing Light
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Scavenger Grounds
59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
55%synergy
Temple of the False God
54%inclusion53 decks98 decks
46%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion84 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion84 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
50%synergy
White Auracite
71%inclusion69 decks97 decks
66%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
70%inclusion69 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Relic of Legends
70%inclusion69 decks98 decks
65%synergy
Talisman of Progress
68%inclusion67 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
65%inclusion64 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Jewel
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Blitzball
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-25%synergy
Orzhov Signet
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-27%synergy
Azorius Signet
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-25%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion98 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion98 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion98 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion94 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
90%inclusion88 decks98 decks
35%synergy
Glacial Fortress
88%inclusion86 decks98 decks
47%synergy
Exotic Orchard
84%inclusion82 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Prairie Stream
83%inclusion81 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Isolated Chapel
83%inclusion81 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
83%inclusion81 decks98 decks
46%synergy
Sunken Hollow
83%inclusion81 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Underground River
79%inclusion77 decks98 decks
45%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
78%inclusion76 decks98 decks
63%synergy
Choked Estuary
78%inclusion76 decks98 decks
61%synergy
Sunken Ruins
76%inclusion74 decks98 decks
67%synergy
Fetid Heath
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
62%synergy
Port Town
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
58%synergy
Evolving Wilds
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
49%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
64%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
73%inclusion72 decks98 decks
59%synergy
Path of Ancestry
73%inclusion72 decks98 decks
46%synergy
Desolate Mire
71%inclusion70 decks98 decks
65%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
64%inclusion63 decks98 decks
60%synergy
Demolition Field
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
57%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
57%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
60%inclusion59 decks98 decks
56%synergy
Ash Barrens
59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
48%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Crossroads Village
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Silence
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Treno, Dark City
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-27%synergy
Tranquil Cove
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-25%synergy
Capital City
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Chancery
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Watery Grave
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-45%synergy