Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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
Quandrix Charm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Brush Off
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Flow State
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Scorched Geyser
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Snakeskin Veil
60%inclusion84 decks140 decks
53%synergy
Invigorate
49%inclusion69 decks140 decks
47%synergy
Blossoming Defense
49%inclusion69 decks140 decks
47%synergy
Giant Growth
48%inclusion67 decks140 decks
46%synergy
Shore Up
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
46%inclusion65 decks140 decks
42%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Gaea's Gift
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Impact Tremors
45%inclusion63 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Simic Charm
42%inclusion59 decks140 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
65%inclusion91 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Rampant Growth
50%inclusion70 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Kodama's Reach
49%inclusion69 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Growth Spiral
49%inclusion68 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion65 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
Shared Animosity
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Witty Roastmaster
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
33%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Llanowar Elves
29%inclusion41 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Junk Winder
29%inclusion41 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Coiling Oracle
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Trygon Predator
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Chasm Skulker
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Dragon Mage
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Elvish Mystic
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Ohran Viper
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Oakhame Adversary
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
The Locust God
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Humble Defector
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Sunder Shaman
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Seshiro the Anointed
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Horizon Chimera
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Lore Broker
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Vitality
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Vedalken Heretic
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Deeproot Wayfinder
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Djinn Illuminatus
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Geode Golem
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Howling Golem
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Mischievous Catgeist
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Become Immense
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Harrow
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Might of the Masses
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
36%synergy
Beast Within
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Overprotect
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Brute Force
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Groundswell
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Collision // Colossus
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Decisive Denial
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Titanic Growth
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Get a Leg Up
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Titan's Strength
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Ram Through
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Siege Smash
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Colossal Growth
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Vision Skeins
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Royal Treatment
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Long River's Pull
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Khalni Ambush
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Temur Charm
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Mutagenic Growth
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Might of the Nephilim
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Joint Exploration
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Dream Fracture
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Unleash Fury
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Soul's Fire
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Collective Resistance
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Bulk Up
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Boon of Boseiju
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Eureka Moment
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Twinferno
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Biomass Mutation
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Bite Down
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Monstrous Rage
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Cosmic Hunger
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Return to Nature
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Infuriate
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Master's Rebuke
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Fully Grown
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Explore
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Nature's Lore
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
-16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
-16%synergy
Overrun
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Commit // Memory
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Whelming Wave
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Stump Stomp
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Wear Down
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Reckless Charge
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Scale Up
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Minds Aglow
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Prosperity
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Skyscribing
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Roar of Challenge
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Winds of Change
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Thrash // Threat
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Game Plan
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Fascination
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Bushwhack
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Summer Bloom
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Shared Roots
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
-5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Time Reversal
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Wild Ride
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fate
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Psyche
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Broken Bond
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Burning Inquiry
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Incendiary Command
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Three Visits
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-22%synergy
Decimate
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Flux
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Combine Chrysalis
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Howling Mine
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
-15%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Goldvein Pick
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Temple Bell
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Season of Growth
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Snake Umbra
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Forced Fruition
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Wild Growth
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Fevered Visions
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Combat Research
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Sticky Fingers
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Rising of the Day
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Nerd Rage
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Fertile Ground
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Fecundity
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Well of Ideas
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Sylvan Anthem
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Song of Freyalise
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Raid Bombardment
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Bear Umbra
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Roar of Resistance
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Opposition
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion66 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion97 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion94 decks140 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Simic Signet
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Gruul Signet
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Signet
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion139 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion138 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Island
99%inclusion138 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion123 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
69%inclusion96 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion77 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Cinder Glade
55%inclusion77 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion55 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
36%inclusion51 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Mystery
36%inclusion50 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Abandon
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Game Trail
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Gruul Turf
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Rootbound Crag
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Mossfire Valley
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Grove
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Karplusan Forest
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Khalni Ambush
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Rockfall Vale
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Tangled Islet
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Overflowing Basin
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Stump Stomp
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Sodden Verdure
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Rugged Highlands
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Grove
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
5%synergy