Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Tokens

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.
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Sanar, Unfinished Genius
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scorched Geyser
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Molten Gatekeeper
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Impact Tremors
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Arcane Denial
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Blossoming Defense
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Gaea's Gift
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Long River's Pull
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Rampant Growth
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Farseek
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Cultivate
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Growth Spiral
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Kodama's Reach
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Llanowar Elves
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Beast Within
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Junk Winder
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Chasm Skulker
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Seshiro the Anointed
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
The Locust God
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Howling Golem
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Lore Broker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Dragon Mage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Raphael, Tough Turtle
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Vitality
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Elvish Mystic
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Horizon Chimera
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Body of Knowledge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Anger
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Selfless Safewright
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Humble Defector
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Coiling Oracle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Trygon Predator
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Thunderfoot Baloth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Círdan the Shipwright
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Agate Instigator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Inga and Esika
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Wonder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Arbor Elf
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Saryth, the Viper's Fang
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Imperiosaur
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Harrow
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Simic Charm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Overprotect
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Invigorate
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Become Immense
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Vision Skeins
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Shore Up
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Might of the Masses
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Colossal Growth
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Siege Smash
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Giant Growth
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Royal Treatment
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Decisive Denial
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Titanic Growth
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Return to Nature
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Get a Leg Up
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Strength in Numbers
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Khalni Ambush
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Ram Through
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Mutagenic Growth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Collision // Colossus
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Echoing Courage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Might of the Nephilim
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Staggering Size
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Monstrous Rage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Reflection
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Brute Force
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Peerless Recycling
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Twinferno
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Collective Resistance
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dream Fracture
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Groundswell
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bulk Up
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Chorus of Might
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Temur Charm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Boon of Boseiju
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Unleash Fury
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Defend the Rider
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Explore
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Overrun
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Wear Down
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Commit // Memory
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Whelming Wave
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Time Reversal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Winds of Change
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Shared Roots
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Skyscribing
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Stump Stomp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Game Plan
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Reckless Charge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Broken Bond
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Full Steam Ahead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Vivien's Stampede
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Vastwood Surge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bushwhack
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Minds Aglow
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Overpowering Attack
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Incendiary Command
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Road // Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Combine Chrysalis
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Howling Mine
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Spellbook
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Banner of Kinship
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Temple Bell
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Embercleave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bident of Thassa
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Shared Animosity
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Forced Fruition
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Fevered Visions
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Season of Growth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Anthem
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Snake Umbra
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rising of the Day
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Opposition
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Well of Ideas
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bear Umbra
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Vicious Shadows
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
March of the World Ooze
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sticky Fingers
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Shielding Plax
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fecundity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Springleaf Parade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Raiding Schemes
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Xenagos, the Reveler
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Patchwork Banner
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Simic Signet
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Gruul Signet
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bounty Board
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Cinder Glade
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Sodden Verdure
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Rootbound Crag
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Game Trail
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Rockfall Vale
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Karplusan Forest
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mossfire Valley
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rugged Highlands
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Grove
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Khalni Ambush
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Tangled Islet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Molten Tributary
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Overflowing Basin
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Gruul Turf
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Abandon
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Grove
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Stump Stomp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thornwood Falls
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Woodland Stream
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy