Xira, the Golden Sting (Commander) - Core

Nick Price
Feb 18, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Wither Cards in Commander
Continuing our dive into mechanics from the original Lorwyn block, this week it's time to see which cards with wither are the most popular.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cauldron of Essence
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Immoral Bargain
4.5%inclusion4 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Grave Researcher
4.5%inclusion4 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Pest Rescuer
4.5%inclusion4 decks89 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Swarmyard
51%inclusion279 decks543 decks
49%synergy
Hornet Queen
48%inclusion263 decks543 decks
47%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
45%inclusion242 decks543 decks
43%synergy
Hornet Nest
44%inclusion238 decks543 decks
42%synergy
Dragonlair Spider
44%inclusion237 decks543 decks
41%synergy
Skullclamp
55%inclusion301 decks543 decks
41%synergy
Radiant Performer
40%inclusion218 decks543 decks
40%synergy
Haywire Mite
43%inclusion232 decks543 decks
37%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
36%inclusion163 decks458 decks
35%synergy
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
36%inclusion194 decks543 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
53%inclusion290 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
53%inclusion290 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Cultivate
53%inclusion287 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
50%inclusion270 decks543 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
47%inclusion256 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Scute Swarm
45%inclusion246 decks543 decks
33%synergy
Nature's Lore
43%inclusion231 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
42%inclusion230 decks543 decks
34%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
42%inclusion229 decks543 decks
-14%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion228 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
39%inclusion213 decks543 decks
25%synergy
Giant Adephage
34%inclusion185 decks543 decks
31%synergy
Ant Queen
33%inclusion181 decks543 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
32%inclusion175 decks543 decks
22%synergy
Generous Patron
32%inclusion175 decks543 decks
28%synergy
The Swarmweaver
31%inclusion156 decks497 decks
30%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
31%inclusion170 decks543 decks
22%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
31%inclusion168 decks543 decks
22%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
31%inclusion166 decks543 decks
30%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
29%inclusion159 decks543 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion158 decks543 decks
22%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
28%inclusion152 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
28%inclusion106 decks382 decks
27%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
28%inclusion150 decks543 decks
27%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
27%inclusion145 decks543 decks
26%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
26%inclusion143 decks543 decks
26%synergy
Kulrath Knight
26%inclusion142 decks543 decks
19%synergy
Viscera Seer
25%inclusion135 decks543 decks
15%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
25%inclusion134 decks543 decks
23%synergy
Living Hive
24%inclusion133 decks543 decks
24%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
23%inclusion127 decks543 decks
18%synergy
Scute Mob
23%inclusion124 decks543 decks
22%synergy
Agitator Ant
22%inclusion122 decks543 decks
20%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
22%inclusion121 decks543 decks
19%synergy
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
22%inclusion121 decks543 decks
20%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
21%inclusion114 decks543 decks
19%synergy
Giant Ankheg
20%inclusion108 decks543 decks
20%synergy
Saber Ants
20%inclusion107 decks543 decks
19%synergy
Blightbeetle
19%inclusion103 decks543 decks
19%synergy
Mayhem Devil
19%inclusion101 decks543 decks
-8%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion95 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Birds of Paradise
17%inclusion90 decks543 decks
-14%synergy
Chevill, Bane of Monsters
16%inclusion89 decks543 decks
15%synergy
Eternal Witness
16%inclusion87 decks543 decks
-8%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
16%inclusion87 decks543 decks
15%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
15%inclusion84 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
15%inclusion82 decks543 decks
15%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
14%inclusion78 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Cankerbloom
14%inclusion78 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Freestrider Lookout
14%inclusion75 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Ziatora, the Incinerator
14%inclusion74 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Endless Cockroaches
13%inclusion70 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
13%inclusion69 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
13%inclusion68 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Caustic Wasps
12%inclusion67 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Xira Arien
12%inclusion66 decks543 decks
11%synergy
The Scorpion God
12%inclusion65 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Necrosquito
12%inclusion64 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Honest Rutstein
12%inclusion63 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion62 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
42%inclusion228 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion211 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
36%inclusion195 decks543 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion179 decks543 decks
29%synergy
Putrefy
33%inclusion177 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
22%inclusion118 decks543 decks
-4%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion113 decks543 decks
-1%synergy
Bedevil
20%inclusion108 decks543 decks
14%synergy
Deathsprout
15%inclusion83 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion73 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Second Harvest
13%inclusion71 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion67 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Riveteers Charm
12%inclusion67 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion61 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Artifact Mutation
10%inclusion54 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Charm
10%inclusion52 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
9.0%inclusion49 decks543 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion47 decks543 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.5%inclusion46 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Tear Asunder
8.5%inclusion46 decks543 decks
-6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.5%inclusion46 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.9%inclusion43 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion42 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Return to Nature
7.7%inclusion42 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.4%inclusion35 decks543 decks
-5%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
6.4%inclusion35 decks543 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.3%inclusion34 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
6.1%inclusion33 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.9%inclusion32 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Harrow
5.7%inclusion31 decks543 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
37%inclusion199 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion180 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
29%inclusion157 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
25%inclusion133 decks530 decks
25%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
24%inclusion132 decks543 decks
19%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion81 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion80 decks543 decks
-1%synergy
Beacon of Creation
13%inclusion71 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Decimate
11%inclusion61 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion59 decks543 decks
-0%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion57 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Pest Infestation
10%inclusion56 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion56 decks543 decks
-12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion54 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
9.2%inclusion50 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.7%inclusion42 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.6%inclusion41 decks543 decks
-0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.2%inclusion33 decks457 decks
2%synergy
Vandalblast
7.2%inclusion39 decks543 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
7.2%inclusion39 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
6.8%inclusion37 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Casualties of War
6.6%inclusion36 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.3%inclusion34 decks543 decks
-2%synergy
Bone Shards
6.1%inclusion33 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.5%inclusion30 decks543 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion29 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.3%inclusion29 decks543 decks
-7%synergy
Painful Truths
5.2%inclusion28 decks543 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion147 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion131 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Strionic Resonator
22%inclusion117 decks543 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion79 decks543 decks
-8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
12%inclusion65 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion61 decks543 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion60 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion52 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
7.6%inclusion41 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.0%inclusion38 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.8%inclusion31 decks458 decks
6%synergy
The Ozolith
5.9%inclusion32 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Contagion Clasp
5.9%inclusion32 decks543 decks
-0%synergy
Contagion Engine
5.5%inclusion30 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
5.3%inclusion29 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
40%inclusion217 decks543 decks
30%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
39%inclusion212 decks543 decks
32%synergy
Impact Tremors
34%inclusion183 decks543 decks
27%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
27%inclusion147 decks543 decks
22%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
24%inclusion130 decks543 decks
16%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
21%inclusion114 decks543 decks
21%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
20%inclusion109 decks543 decks
18%synergy
Parallel Lives
20%inclusion106 decks543 decks
14%synergy
Crawling Infestation
15%inclusion83 decks543 decks
14%synergy
Doubling Season
14%inclusion76 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
13%inclusion72 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Riveteers Ascendancy
12%inclusion63 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
11%inclusion60 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Shared Animosity
11%inclusion59 decks543 decks
10%synergy
Awakening Zone
10%inclusion56 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
8.7%inclusion47 decks543 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.1%inclusion44 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Roots
8.1%inclusion44 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
7.7%inclusion42 decks543 decks
-10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.6%inclusion41 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.2%inclusion23 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
7.2%inclusion39 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
7.2%inclusion39 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.2%inclusion39 decks543 decks
-1%synergy
Everlasting Torment
7.0%inclusion38 decks543 decks
-0%synergy
At Knifepoint
6.8%inclusion37 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Breath of Fury
6.8%inclusion37 decks543 decks
7%synergy
All Will Be One
6.6%inclusion36 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
-5%synergy
Crawling Sensation
6.4%inclusion35 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
5.9%inclusion32 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.9%inclusion32 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
5.7%inclusion31 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.7%inclusion31 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
5.5%inclusion30 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.5%inclusion30 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
40%inclusion218 decks543 decks
33%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
13%inclusion71 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.5%inclusion46 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion31 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion202 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion161 decks543 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion115 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion94 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion90 decks543 decks
-4%synergy
High Market
15%inclusion83 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Restless Vents
14%inclusion75 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Nesting Grounds
13%inclusion72 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion63 decks543 decks
-6%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion54 decks535 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion53 decks543 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Backwoods
9.0%inclusion49 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Access Tunnel
7.0%inclusion38 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
6.8%inclusion37 decks543 decks
-11%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
6.5%inclusion16 decks245 decks
-7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.3%inclusion34 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.9%inclusion32 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.3%inclusion29 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion390 decks543 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion388 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Signet
22%inclusion118 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Gruul Signet
16%inclusion86 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
15%inclusion81 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion76 decks532 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion60 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10%inclusion57 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
8.5%inclusion46 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8.3%inclusion45 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.9%inclusion43 decks543 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion42 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.2%inclusion39 decks543 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion535 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion534 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion526 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion500 decks543 decks
1%synergy
Savage Lands
59%inclusion321 decks543 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion294 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Cinder Glade
52%inclusion281 decks543 decks
1%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
51%inclusion277 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
46%inclusion250 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion243 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
43%inclusion234 decks543 decks
-5%synergy
Stomping Ground
43%inclusion232 decks543 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion219 decks543 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion214 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
38%inclusion205 decks543 decks
-8%synergy
Rockfall Vale
34%inclusion185 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
31%inclusion168 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion166 decks543 decks
-4%synergy
Rootbound Crag
30%inclusion165 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Twisted Landscape
28%inclusion150 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
27%inclusion146 decks543 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
27%inclusion146 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
27%inclusion144 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Spire Garden
27%inclusion144 decks543 decks
-0%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion117 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion116 decks543 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion116 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Deathcap Glade
21%inclusion116 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion111 decks543 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion109 decks543 decks
-17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion105 decks543 decks
-16%synergy
Karplusan Forest
19%inclusion104 decks543 decks
-5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion98 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion95 decks543 decks
-6%synergy
Gruul Turf
17%inclusion91 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Abandon
16%inclusion89 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion88 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion88 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion81 decks543 decks
-11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion81 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
14%inclusion78 decks543 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion76 decks543 decks
-1%synergy
Commercial District
14%inclusion74 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Game Trail
13%inclusion71 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion69 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion67 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion64 decks543 decks
-6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
12%inclusion64 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion61 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion58 decks543 decks
6%synergy