Xira, the Golden Sting (Commander) - -1/-1 Counters

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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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Lord Dregg, Insect Invader
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Insectoid Exterminator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nest of Scarabs
93%inclusion81 decks87 decks
89%synergy
The Scorpion God
92%inclusion80 decks87 decks
85%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
91%inclusion79 decks87 decks
84%synergy
Kulrath Knight
85%inclusion74 decks87 decks
79%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
85%inclusion74 decks87 decks
78%synergy
Obelisk Spider
82%inclusion71 decks87 decks
77%synergy
Generous Patron
76%inclusion66 decks87 decks
72%synergy
Necroskitter
75%inclusion65 decks87 decks
68%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
70%inclusion61 decks87 decks
68%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
74%inclusion64 decks87 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Black Sun's Zenith
72%inclusion63 decks87 decks
66%synergy
Contagion Clasp
66%inclusion57 decks87 decks
60%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
63%inclusion55 decks87 decks
61%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
63%inclusion55 decks87 decks
58%synergy
Everlasting Torment
62%inclusion54 decks87 decks
56%synergy
Farseek
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
57%inclusion50 decks87 decks
52%synergy
Grim Affliction
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
53%synergy
Contagion Engine
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
53%synergy
Skullclamp
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Ignoble Hierarch
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Carnifex Demon
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
46%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
51%inclusion44 decks87 decks
45%synergy
Evolution Sage
51%inclusion44 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Midnight Banshee
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
44%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Chevill, Bane of Monsters
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
40%synergy
Channeler Initiate
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
35%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
39%synergy
Vhati il-Dal
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
36%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Stigma Lasher
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
35%synergy
Radiant Performer
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Soul Snuffers
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Devoted Druid
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Dusk Urchins
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Cankerbloom
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Village Pillagers
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Skinrender
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Decimator Beetle
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Plaguemaw Beast
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Quillspike
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
19%synergy
The Reaper, King No More
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Birds of Paradise
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
-12%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Harbinger of Night
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Melira, Sylvok Outcast
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
4%synergy
The Swarmweaver
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Festering Mummy
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Dragonlair Spider
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Fume Spitter
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Hateflayer
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Twitching Doll
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Freestrider Lookout
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Atomize
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
40%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Beast Within
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
-7%synergy
Putrefy
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Puncture Blast
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Blight Rot
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Splendid Agony
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Venom
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Artifact Mutation
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Charm
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Scar
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Deathsprout
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-8%synergy
Hapatra's Mark
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Return the Favor
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Incremental Blight
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Rampant Growth
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
-11%synergy
Drown in Ichor
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Influence
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Misfortune
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Smell Fear
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Thirsting Roots
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness Descends
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Soul Immolation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Vat Emergence
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Culling Ritual
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Decimate
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Persist
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-14%synergy
Expand the Sphere
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Pest Infestation
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Unearth
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Strionic Resonator
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
The Ozolith
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Serrated Arrows
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
All Will Be One
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Impact Tremors
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Doubling Season
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Glistening Oil
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Fevered Convulsions
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Insidious Roots
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Firebender Ascension
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Journey to Eternity
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Breath of Fury
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
49%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Swarmyard
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
39%synergy
Nesting Grounds
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Grasping Dunes
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-11%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Market
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion68 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion62 decks87 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Signet
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Gruul Signet
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Glistening Sphere
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Bounty Board
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion86 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion84 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion82 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion80 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
66%inclusion57 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
61%inclusion53 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Stomping Ground
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Savage Lands
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Cinder Glade
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Rockfall Vale
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
-11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Spire Garden
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Rootbound Crag
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
-12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Underground Mortuary
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Commercial District
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
-8%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
-13%synergy
Twisted Landscape
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-13%synergy
Haunted Mire
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Karplusan Forest
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Taiga
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-2%synergy