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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Grave Researcher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Papalymo Totolymo
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
79%synergy
Observed Stasis
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
76%synergy
G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
75%synergy
Exsanguinate
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
74%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
74%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Lethal Scheme
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Lyse Hext
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Void Rend
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Snuff Out
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Vindicate
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Syphon Mind
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Cleansing Nova
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Farewell
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Murderous Rider
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Krile Baldesion
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Baleful Strix
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Tataru Taru
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Thancred Waters
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Summon: Good King Mog XII
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Urianger Augurelt
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Tandem Lookout
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Stormscape Familiar
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Estinien Varlineau
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Starscape Cleric
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Hildibrand Manderville
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Archmage of Runes
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Windborn Muse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Loyal Subordinate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Queza, Augur of Agonies
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Seymour Flux
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Quistis Trepe
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Hope Estheim
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Knowledge Seeker
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Transpose
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Dig Through Time
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Rewind
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Unwind
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Overkill
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Press the Enemy
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Disallow
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Dovin's Veto
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Undermine
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-24%synergy
Into the Story
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Cryptic Command
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Absorb
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Syncopate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Negate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Eerie Interference
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Teachings
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Misdirection
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Counterpoint
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Moogles' Valor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Circle of Power
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Cut a Deal
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Final Judgment
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Risky Shortcut
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Rite of Replication
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Crux of Fate
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Lingering Souls
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Damn
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Relm's Sketching
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ember Island Production
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Split Up
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Starfall Invocation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Legions to Ashes
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Memories Returning
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Dancer's Chakrams
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
The Wind Crystal
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Norn's Annex
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Tome of Legends
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Water Crystal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Eye of Nidhogg
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Curiosity
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Ghostly Prison
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Champions from Beyond
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Karmic Justice
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ophidian Eye
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Phyresis
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Lunar Convocation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Scavenger Grounds
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Temple of the False God
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Thought Vessel
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Relic of Legends
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
64%synergy
White Auracite
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Coveted Jewel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Staff of Compleation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-25%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Glacial Fortress
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Choked Estuary
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Exotic Orchard
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Fetid Heath
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Port Town
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Isolated Chapel
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
78%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Underground River
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Sunken Ruins
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Desolate Mire
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Evolving Wilds
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Path of Ancestry
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Demolition Field
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Ash Barrens
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Caves of Koilos
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Cove
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Treno, Dark City
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-44%synergy
Dismal Backwater
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Beach
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Starting Town
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
North Pole Gates
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy