Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Budget Tokens

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Quandrix Charm
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Studious First-Year
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Charm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Snakeskin Veil
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
58%synergy
Blossoming Defense
60%inclusion64 decks106 decks
58%synergy
Giant Growth
59%inclusion63 decks106 decks
57%synergy
Shore Up
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
52%synergy
Gaea's Gift
54%inclusion57 decks106 decks
50%synergy
Invigorate
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
49%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
48%synergy
Simic Charm
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
47%synergy
Brute Force
48%inclusion51 decks106 decks
47%synergy
Titanic Growth
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Growth Spiral
61%inclusion65 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Rampant Growth
54%inclusion57 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Kodama's Reach
50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Become Immense
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Groundswell
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Season of Growth
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
43%synergy
Impact Tremors
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Coiling Oracle
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Trygon Predator
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Junk Winder
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Chasm Skulker
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Ohran Viper
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Deeproot Wayfinder
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Bladegriff Prototype
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Surrakar Spellblade
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Sunder Shaman
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Mischievous Catgeist
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Geode Golem
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Oakhame Adversary
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Dragon Mage
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Humble Defector
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Horizon Chimera
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Djinn Illuminatus
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Elvish Mystic
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Vedalken Heretic
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Lore Broker
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Virulent Emissary
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Selfless Safewright
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Seshiro the Anointed
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Howling Golem
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Frog Butler
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Saryth, the Viper's Fang
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Titan's Strength
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
39%synergy
Decisive Denial
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Collision // Colossus
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Harrow
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Ram Through
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Get a Leg Up
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Overprotect
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
31%synergy
Might of the Masses
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Colossal Growth
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Temur Charm
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Fully Grown
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Bite Down
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Soul's Fire
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Joint Exploration
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Mutagenic Growth
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Hunter's Insight
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
Cosmic Hunger
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Master's Rebuke
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Siege Smash
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Vision Skeins
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Long River's Pull
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Royal Treatment
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Eureka Moment
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Biomass Mutation
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Khalni Ambush
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Dream Fracture
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Bulk Up
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Ranger's Guile
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Infuriate
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Colossal Might
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Boon of Boseiju
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Fanatical Strength
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Might of the Nephilim
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Return to Nature
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Staggering Size
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Words of Wisdom
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Monstrous Rage
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Might of Old Krosa
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
-19%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Explore
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Thrash // Threat
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Overrun
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Roar of Challenge
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Minds Aglow
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Wear Down
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-21%synergy
Whelming Wave
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Fascination
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-24%synergy
Skyscribing
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Stump Stomp
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Scale Up
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Collective Defiance
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Primal Might
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Bushwhack
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Game Plan
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Reckless Charge
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Hull Breach
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Goldvein Pick
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Shared Animosity
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Sticky Fingers
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Combat Research
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Snake Umbra
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Forced Fruition
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Wild Growth
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Roar of Resistance
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Visions
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Opposition
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Fecundity
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Wild Defiance
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Rancor
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Fertile Ground
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Raiding Schemes
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Aether Tunnel
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Colossification
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Well of Ideas
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Nerd Rage
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
On the Trail
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Kessig Wolf Run
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Castle Embereth
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion62 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
58%inclusion62 decks106 decks
-24%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Simic Signet
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Signet
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Gruul Signet
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion94 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
62%inclusion66 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion57 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Cinder Glade
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Abandon
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Mystery
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Gruul Turf
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
-15%synergy
Rootbound Crag
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Game Trail
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Mossfire Valley
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Khalni Ambush
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Simic Guildgate
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Karplusan Forest
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Overflowing Basin
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Rugged Highlands
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Grove
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Thornwood Falls
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Stump Stomp
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Sodden Verdure
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Rockfall Vale
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-24%synergy
Tangled Islet
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Grove
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Stream
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Scorched Geyser
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy