Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Budget Core Group Hug

Julia Maddalena
Mar 13, 2026
Fire and Ice: Which Cards are Hot and Cold for Xyris, the Writhing Storm?
Snakes. Why'd it have to be Snakes? On this week's Fire and Ice, we'll answer that question with the powerhouse Xyris, the Writhing Storm.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Giant Growth
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Blossoming Defense
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Become Immense
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Invigorate
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Shore Up
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Titan's Strength
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Groundswell
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Titanic Growth
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Growth Spiral
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Eureka Moment
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Season of Growth
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Brute Force
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Explore
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Hunter's Insight
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Colossal Growth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Joint Exploration
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Deeproot Wayfinder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Trygon Predator
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Surrakar Spellblade
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Vedalken Heretic
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Sunder Shaman
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Oakhame Adversary
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Junk Winder
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Coiling Oracle
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Bladegriff Prototype
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Geode Golem
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Mischievous Catgeist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Zhur-Taa Ancient
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Lore Broker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Humble Defector
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dakra Mystic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Chasm Skulker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Howling Golem
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Body of Knowledge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Djinn Illuminatus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Dragon Mage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Veteran Explorer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Illvoi Infiltrator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Two-Headed Hunter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rootcoil Creeper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Saiba Cryptomancer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rubblebelt Maaka
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Broker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scrapshooter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rimrock Knight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Plague Myr
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Inscription of Abundance
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Might of the Masses
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Gaea's Gift
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Decisive Denial
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Temur Charm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Ram Through
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Bite Down
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Harrow
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Fully Grown
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Collision // Colossus
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Fog
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Siege Smash
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Get a Leg Up
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Overprotect
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Go Forth
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Bulk Up
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Khalni Ambush
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Soul's Fire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Ranger's Guile
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Vision Skeins
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Wilt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Simic Charm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Royal Treatment
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Cosmic Hunger
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Clear Shot
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Colossal Might
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Staggering Size
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Monstrous Rage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Return to Nature
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Raze the Effigy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Peerless Recycling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Twinferno
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Borrowed Hostility
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Might of Old Krosa
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Collective Resistance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Mutagenic Growth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Raking Claws
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Built to Smash
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Dream Fracture
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Overrun
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Roar of Challenge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Scale Up
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Thrash // Threat
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Fascination
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Wear Down
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Reckless Charge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Larger Than Life
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Assault Strobe
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Flux
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Urban Evolution
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wildfire Howl
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hard-Hitting Question
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scale the Heights
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Resurgence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Far Wanderings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Farseek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-39%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Primal Might
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Savage Smash
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rabid Bite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Dance of the Tumbleweeds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Way
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Minds Aglow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Strength of the Pack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skyscribing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bushwhack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Reclaim the Wastes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lay of the Land
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Migration Path
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Path to the Festival
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Summer Bloom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stump Stomp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Road // Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Taigam's Strike
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Goldvein Pick
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Spellbook
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Folio of Fancies
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Manifold Key
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ring of Valkas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Shield
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Horn of Plenty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Ring of Kalonia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Combat Research
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Snake Umbra
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Sticky Fingers
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Fecundity
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Forced Fruition
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Wild Growth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fevered Visions
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Well of Ideas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Warstorm Surge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Mass Hysteria
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nerd Rage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eel Umbra
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Wolfwillow Haven
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Impact Tremors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Wild Evocation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Roar of Resistance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Shared Animosity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Seal of Strength
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Outpost Siege
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Spider Umbra
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Kessig Wolf Run
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Rogue's Passage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Restless Ridgeline
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Simic Signet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-58%synergy
Gruul Signet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Signet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
The Irencrag
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Coveted Jewel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Simic Locket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Abandon
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Temple of Mystery
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Gruul Turf
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Game Trail
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Cinder Glade
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Rootbound Crag
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Khalni Ambush
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Rugged Highlands
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Simic Guildgate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Grove
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Thornwood Falls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Bleeding Woods
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lakeside Shack
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Rockfall Vale
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Mossfire Valley
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Overflowing Basin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Manor Gate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Slagwoods Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy