Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Commander Matters

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Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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Howling Mine
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Wizard Class
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Fevered Visions
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Snake Umbra
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Parallel Lives
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15%synergy
Combat Research
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15%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
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14%synergy
Burgeoning
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Exploration
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On the Trail
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
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6%synergy
Fervor
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6%synergy
Sylvan Library
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-1%synergy
Song of Freyalise
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6%synergy
Witness Protection
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5%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
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5%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
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4%synergy
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Xenagos, the Reveler
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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Reliquary Tower
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32%synergy
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21%synergy
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27%synergy
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11%synergy
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Three Tree City
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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Castle Embereth
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Sol Ring
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Arcane Signet
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35%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
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3%synergy
Ketria Crystal
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5%synergy
Temur Banner
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5%synergy
Midnight Clock
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4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
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Island
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Forest
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Command Tower
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9%synergy
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5%synergy
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Breeding Pool
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Stomping Ground
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-9%synergy
Steam Vents
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-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
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-3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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-7%synergy
Ketria Triome
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-10%synergy
Temple of Mystery
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11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
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-7%synergy
Rootbound Crag
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-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
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10%synergy
Training Center
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-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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-10%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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-11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
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3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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-11%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Abandon
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Gruul Turf
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4%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Shivan Reef
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Khalni Ambush
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Spire Garden
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Game Trail
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Rugged Highlands
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Karplusan Forest
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Thornwood Falls
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Willowrush Verge
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Rockfall Vale
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-18%synergy
Taiga
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Thornspire Verge
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Simic Guildgate
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy