Useful late game to save your own creatures, particularly those with come into play effects
When her brother Kamahl stabbed her with the Mirari sword, the wound festered and spread, turning her into Phage the Untouchable, whose slightest touch meant death
As youd imagine, this compounds very swiftly, so whoever ends playing Yshtola is consistently draining the life out of other players, and gaining life in return
It only takes three creatures and two spells to add six damage to the board suddenly - and thats going to end a lot of games very quickly
This card has another, more valuable, variant that steals the spotlight
The number of Afflict a creature has is the amount of life an opponent will lose if they block that creature