Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Exhibition

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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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Turtle Tracks
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Frog Butler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Level Up
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Leatherhead, Iron Gator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Slash, Reptile Rampager
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Giant Growth
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
44%synergy
Become Immense
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Blossoming Defense
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Gaea's Gift
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Invigorate
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Groundswell
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Impact Tremors
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
34%synergy
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Kodama's Reach
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Growth Spiral
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Simic Charm
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Snake Umbra
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Coiling Oracle
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Trygon Predator
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Ohran Viper
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Agate Instigator
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Bladegriff Prototype
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
21%synergy
The Locust God
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Vitality
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Geode Golem
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Deeproot Wayfinder
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Junk Winder
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Elves
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Seshiro the Anointed
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Archivist
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Oakhame Adversary
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Chasm Skulker
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Sunder Shaman
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Birds of Paradise
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-20%synergy
Djinn Illuminatus
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Surrakar Spellblade
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Vedalken Heretic
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Humble Defector
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Snake
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Mage
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Viper
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Mischievous Catgeist
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Winged Coatl
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Cobra
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Brute Force
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Titan's Strength
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Shore Up
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Collision // Colossus
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Mutagenic Growth
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Titanic Growth
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Decisive Denial
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Beast Within
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Colossal Growth
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Soul's Fire
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Overprotect
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Ram Through
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Temur Charm
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Fully Grown
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Harrow
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Bite Down
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Hunter's Insight
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Get a Leg Up
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Khalni Ambush
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Joint Exploration
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Cosmic Hunger
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Might of the Masses
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Vision Skeins
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Master's Rebuke
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Magic Damper
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Eureka Moment
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Siege Smash
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Gift of the Viper
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Staggering Size
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Dream Fracture
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Royal Treatment
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Infuriate
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Ranger's Guile
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Might of Old Krosa
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Monstrous Rage
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Nature's Lore
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Winds of Change
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-18%synergy
Reforge the Soul
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Prosperity
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Thrash // Threat
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Roar of Challenge
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Explore
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Psyche
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Wear Down
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Burning Inquiry
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Overrun
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Scale Up
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Stump Stomp
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Time Reversal
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Skyscribing
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Minds Aglow
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Endless Swarm
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Goldvein Pick
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Coat of Arms
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Temple Bell
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Font of Mythos
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Snake Basket
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Stoneforge Masterwork
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Embercleave
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Season of Growth
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Forced Fruition
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Sticky Fingers
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Combat Research
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Shared Animosity
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Wild Growth
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Parallel Lives
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Rancor
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Roar of Resistance
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Season
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Snake Pit
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Noggle the Mind
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Well of Ideas
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Fevered Visions
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Seed the Land
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Fecundity
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Three Tree City
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Animal Sanctuary
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
-18%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Gruul Signet
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion66 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Mystery
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Abandon
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Rootbound Crag
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Cinder Glade
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Gruul Turf
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Ketria Triome
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Stomping Ground
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
-23%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
-21%synergy
Breeding Pool
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
-25%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Khalni Ambush
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Rockfall Vale
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Spire Garden
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Simic Guildgate
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-20%synergy
Karplusan Forest
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Training Center
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-15%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-20%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Game Trail
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Rugged Highlands
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Grove
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-7%synergy