Xira Arien (Commander)

Ezra Sassaman
Jun 4, 2026
Finding the Five Worst Precon Commanders of All Time
Have a precon commander gathering dust? Here are the five worst precons ever printed, with a better commander recommendation for each.
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Naktamun Lorespinner
4.3%inclusion4 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Dina's Guidance
3.7%inclusion3 decks82 decks
-0%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
3.2%inclusion3 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
2.4%inclusion2 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
2.4%inclusion2 decks83 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Howling Mine
28%inclusion156 decks565 decks
25%synergy
Underworld Dreams
25%inclusion142 decks565 decks
23%synergy
Regrowth
21%inclusion116 decks565 decks
19%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
21%inclusion117 decks565 decks
18%synergy
Temple Bell
18%inclusion102 decks565 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion142 decks565 decks
17%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
19%inclusion98 decks503 decks
17%synergy
Rampant Growth
47%inclusion265 decks565 decks
16%synergy
Fate Unraveler
18%inclusion102 decks565 decks
16%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
17%inclusion95 decks565 decks
15%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
37%inclusion207 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Farseek
36%inclusion206 decks565 decks
-12%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion197 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Cultivate
35%inclusion195 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
33%inclusion184 decks565 decks
-24%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion167 decks565 decks
-10%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion157 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion157 decks565 decks
-13%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
27%inclusion151 decks565 decks
-18%synergy
Putrefy
25%inclusion143 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion108 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Seedborn Muse
14%inclusion81 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion74 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion59 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion57 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.4%inclusion36 decks565 decks
-8%synergy
Gamble
5.7%inclusion32 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion143 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Eternal Witness
25%inclusion140 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
21%inclusion118 decks565 decks
-10%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
16%inclusion86 decks526 decks
14%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
16%inclusion89 decks565 decks
14%synergy
Royal Assassin
16%inclusion88 decks565 decks
13%synergy
Xira, the Golden Sting
15%inclusion87 decks565 decks
15%synergy
Wood Elves
15%inclusion85 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
14%inclusion81 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Hornet Queen
14%inclusion81 decks565 decks
13%synergy
Dragonlair Spider
14%inclusion80 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Anger
14%inclusion79 decks565 decks
-3%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
13%inclusion75 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion74 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Humble Defector
12%inclusion70 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
12%inclusion69 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
12%inclusion69 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Scute Swarm
12%inclusion69 decks565 decks
-0%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
12%inclusion69 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Master of the Feast
12%inclusion66 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Ant Queen
12%inclusion66 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Giant Adephage
12%inclusion66 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Hornet Nest
11%inclusion64 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
11%inclusion64 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
11%inclusion61 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
10%inclusion58 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Yurlok of Scorch Thrash
10%inclusion58 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
10%inclusion56 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Scute Mob
10%inclusion54 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.2%inclusion52 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Howling Golem
9.2%inclusion52 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Force
8.8%inclusion50 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Agitator Ant
8.3%inclusion47 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Saber Ants
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Nantuko Elder
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Living Hive
7.8%inclusion44 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
7.8%inclusion44 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Avatar of Woe
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Blightbeetle
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Dragon
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Veteran Explorer
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Winter, Misanthropic Guide
7.2%inclusion38 decks526 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya Elder
6.5%inclusion37 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Haywire Mite
6.4%inclusion36 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
6.4%inclusion36 decks565 decks
-8%synergy
Endless Cockroaches
6.2%inclusion35 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion127 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion114 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Fog
18%inclusion102 decks565 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion94 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Heroic Intervention
15%inclusion86 decks565 decks
-11%synergy
Harrow
13%inclusion76 decks565 decks
-7%synergy
Terror
12%inclusion67 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
12%inclusion67 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion58 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion56 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Naturalize
8.5%inclusion48 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Storm Seeker
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
7.8%inclusion44 decks565 decks
-8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.8%inclusion44 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
6.5%inclusion37 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Return to Nature
6.2%inclusion35 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
6.0%inclusion34 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Riveteers Charm
6.0%inclusion34 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.8%inclusion33 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.7%inclusion32 decks565 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion142 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Three Visits
19%inclusion107 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion97 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion93 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Harmonize
12%inclusion67 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
12%inclusion66 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
12%inclusion66 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion65 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion63 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Winds of Change
11%inclusion61 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion60 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Reforge the Soul
11%inclusion60 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Decimate
10%inclusion59 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion57 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Hull Breach
10%inclusion55 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.2%inclusion52 decks565 decks
-7%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.2%inclusion52 decks565 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
9.0%inclusion51 decks565 decks
-11%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8.5%inclusion48 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
8.3%inclusion47 decks565 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Psyche
8.3%inclusion47 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.3%inclusion47 decks565 decks
-0%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Untamed Wilds
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.8%inclusion44 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.3%inclusion41 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
6.9%inclusion39 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Fate
6.7%inclusion38 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.5%inclusion37 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Collective Voyage
6.4%inclusion36 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
6.2%inclusion35 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.2%inclusion35 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Burning Inquiry
6.2%inclusion35 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
6.0%inclusion34 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Overrun
5.7%inclusion32 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Life from the Loam
5.7%inclusion32 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.3%inclusion30 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.3%inclusion30 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.1%inclusion29 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
5.1%inclusion29 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.1%inclusion29 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion76 decks565 decks
-9%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion73 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Horn of Greed
12%inclusion66 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion62 decks565 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion57 decks565 decks
-12%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.3%inclusion47 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.4%inclusion42 decks565 decks
-3%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
6.9%inclusion39 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
6.5%inclusion37 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.5%inclusion37 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.3%inclusion30 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
20%inclusion115 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Library
19%inclusion110 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Wild Growth
18%inclusion103 decks565 decks
13%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
18%inclusion103 decks565 decks
15%synergy
Spiteful Visions
18%inclusion101 decks565 decks
15%synergy
Mana Flare
13%inclusion75 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion63 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
10%inclusion57 decks565 decks
-7%synergy
Fertile Ground
8.3%inclusion47 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Price of Knowledge
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
8%synergy
Megrim
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Exploration
7.4%inclusion42 decks565 decks
-2%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
6.7%inclusion38 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
6.7%inclusion38 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Manabarbs
6.5%inclusion37 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
6.5%inclusion37 decks565 decks
-0%synergy
Fecundity
6.5%inclusion37 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Heartbeat of Spring
6.4%inclusion36 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.3%inclusion30 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Overabundance
5.3%inclusion30 decks565 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
5.1%inclusion29 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion69 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
10%inclusion56 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion151 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion141 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14%inclusion79 decks565 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion74 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Swarmyard
13%inclusion72 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion71 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion69 decks565 decks
-8%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion58 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
8.5%inclusion48 decks565 decks
-11%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion47 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
8.0%inclusion45 decks565 decks
-10%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion40 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.9%inclusion39 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
6.2%inclusion35 decks565 decks
3%synergy
Restless Vents
5.8%inclusion33 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion366 decks565 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion273 decks565 decks
-21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion132 decks565 decks
12%synergy
Golgari Signet
19%inclusion110 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Gruul Signet
18%inclusion102 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
18%inclusion100 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion69 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
9.4%inclusion53 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion49 decks565 decks
-0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.1%inclusion46 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
7.6%inclusion43 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Moss Diamond
6.9%inclusion39 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.9%inclusion39 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.7%inclusion38 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.7%inclusion38 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.8%inclusion33 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion546 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion543 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion537 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
66%inclusion372 decks565 decks
-25%synergy
Savage Lands
44%inclusion246 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
35%inclusion196 decks565 decks
-13%synergy
Stomping Ground
34%inclusion192 decks565 decks
-16%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
34%inclusion191 decks565 decks
-11%synergy
Cinder Glade
32%inclusion182 decks565 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion178 decks565 decks
-16%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
31%inclusion174 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
31%inclusion173 decks565 decks
-15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
28%inclusion156 decks565 decks
-20%synergy
Karplusan Forest
27%inclusion153 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
27%inclusion150 decks565 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion150 decks565 decks
-10%synergy
Rootbound Crag
26%inclusion148 decks565 decks
-7%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
25%inclusion144 decks565 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion142 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion131 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion131 decks565 decks
-11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion129 decks565 decks
-12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
22%inclusion126 decks565 decks
-12%synergy
Taiga
19%inclusion107 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Bayou
19%inclusion107 decks565 decks
7%synergy
Badlands
19%inclusion105 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
18%inclusion103 decks565 decks
-11%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion103 decks565 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
18%inclusion99 decks565 decks
4%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion94 decks565 decks
-9%synergy
Spire Garden
16%inclusion89 decks565 decks
-11%synergy
Rockfall Vale
15%inclusion84 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Twisted Landscape
15%inclusion83 decks565 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion79 decks565 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion75 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Gruul Turf
13%inclusion74 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion71 decks565 decks
0%synergy
Darigaaz's Caldera
12%inclusion67 decks565 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Abandon
11%inclusion62 decks565 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion61 decks565 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Malice
11%inclusion60 decks565 decks
2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion60 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
10%inclusion59 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion56 decks565 decks
5%synergy
Commercial District
10%inclusion55 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
10%inclusion54 decks565 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
9.4%inclusion53 decks565 decks
-1%synergy
Raucous Theater
9.2%inclusion52 decks565 decks
-6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
9.0%inclusion51 decks565 decks
-0%synergy
Urborg Volcano
8.7%inclusion49 decks565 decks
8%synergy