Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Core Voltron

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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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Slash, Reptile Rampager
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5%synergy
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Invigorate
75%inclusion67 decks89 decks
73%synergy
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74%inclusion66 decks89 decks
72%synergy
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72%inclusion64 decks89 decks
67%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
67%inclusion60 decks89 decks
66%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
67%inclusion60 decks89 decks
62%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
69%inclusion61 decks89 decks
62%synergy
Gaea's Gift
66%inclusion59 decks89 decks
62%synergy
Blossoming Defense
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62%synergy
Shore Up
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56%synergy
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55%synergy
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71%inclusion63 decks89 decks
29%synergy
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63%inclusion56 decks89 decks
31%synergy
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58%inclusion52 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Rampant Growth
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Season of Growth
54%inclusion48 decks89 decks
52%synergy
Titanic Growth
54%inclusion48 decks89 decks
53%synergy
Become Immense
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
51%synergy
Simic Charm
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49%synergy
Groundswell
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
52%synergy
Overprotect
49%inclusion41 decks83 decks
47%synergy
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Cold-Eyed Selkie
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Trygon Predator
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Coiling Oracle
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Geode Golem
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Elvish Mystic
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Birds of Paradise
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
-16%synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Oakhame Adversary
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Deeproot Wayfinder
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Mischievous Catgeist
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Surrakar Spellblade
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Ohran Viper
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Djinn Illuminatus
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Bladegriff Prototype
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Junk Winder
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Sunder Shaman
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Vedalken Heretic
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Humble Defector
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
The Locust God
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Vitality
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Seshiro the Anointed
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Agate Instigator
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Saryth, the Viper's Fang
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
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Titan's Strength
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
46%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Siege Smash
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Collision // Colossus
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Decisive Denial
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
38%synergy
Might of the Masses
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Colossal Growth
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
38%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Get a Leg Up
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Ram Through
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Temur Charm
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Harrow
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Royal Treatment
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Mutagenic Growth
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Collective Resistance
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Monstrous Rage
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Beast Within
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Hunter's Insight
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Bite Down
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Infuriate
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Khalni Ambush
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Soul's Fire
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Bulk Up
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
22%synergy
Boon of Boseiju
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Might of the Nephilim
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Fully Grown
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Fanatical Strength
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Ranger's Guile
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Eureka Moment
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Slip Out the Back
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Joint Exploration
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Long River's Pull
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Unleash Fury
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Cosmic Hunger
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Colossal Might
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Master's Rebuke
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Heroic Intervention
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Twinferno
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Raking Claws
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Magic Damper
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-7%synergy
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Farseek
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Nature's Lore
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Stump Stomp
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Explore
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Scale Up
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Thrash // Threat
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Roar of Challenge
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-18%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Overrun
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Reckless Charge
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Whelming Wave
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Molten Psyche
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Phytoburst
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Summer Bloom
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Wear Down
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Assault Strobe
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Bushwhack
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Wild Ride
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Shared Roots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
0%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Howling Mine
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Goldvein Pick
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
-14%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Snake Umbra
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Combat Research
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Shared Animosity
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Sticky Fingers
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Wild Growth
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Wild Defiance
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Rancor
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Rising of the Day
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Gilt-Leaf's Embrace
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Forced Fruition
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Bear Umbra
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Nerd Rage
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Roar of Resistance
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Sidequest: Play Blitzball
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Xenagos, the Reveler
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Kessig Wolf Run
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion48 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
66%inclusion59 decks89 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Simic Signet
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Signet
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion86 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion86 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion85 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion81 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
69%inclusion61 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion44 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Mystery
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Cinder Glade
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Abandon
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Gruul Turf
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Rootbound Crag
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
-7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Karplusan Forest
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Khalni Ambush
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Stump Stomp
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Rockfall Vale
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Breeding Pool
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
-31%synergy
Flooded Grove
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Game Trail
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Stomping Ground
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-31%synergy
Steam Vents
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-28%synergy
Spire Garden
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Training Center
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
-19%synergy
Mossfire Valley
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Simic Guildgate
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Rugged Highlands
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Tangled Islet
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Thornwood Falls
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy