Y'shtola's second ability checks at the moment it would trigger to see if a player lost 4 or more life this turn. If none did, the ability won't trigger at all. Once an end step begins, it's too late to cause a player to lose life in order to cause this ability to trigger.
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Y'shtola's last ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.
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For spells on the stack with in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.