Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Expensive Wheels

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
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Raphael, Tough Turtle
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wheel of Fortune
94%inclusion268 decks284 decks
90%synergy
Windfall
97%inclusion275 decks284 decks
88%synergy
Winds of Change
89%inclusion253 decks284 decks
86%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
86%inclusion243 decks284 decks
81%synergy
Impact Tremors
85%inclusion242 decks284 decks
78%synergy
Skullclamp
77%inclusion219 decks284 decks
73%synergy
Echo of Eons
74%inclusion209 decks284 decks
71%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
70%inclusion199 decks284 decks
66%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
68%inclusion193 decks284 decks
65%synergy
Timetwister
66%inclusion188 decks284 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
72%inclusion205 decks284 decks
38%synergy
Deflecting Swat
72%inclusion204 decks284 decks
53%synergy
Molten Psyche
66%inclusion187 decks284 decks
64%synergy
Arcane Denial
65%inclusion184 decks284 decks
49%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
62%inclusion175 decks284 decks
57%synergy
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion166 decks284 decks
34%synergy
Jace's Archivist
57%inclusion163 decks284 decks
55%synergy
Heroic Intervention
57%inclusion162 decks284 decks
31%synergy
Swan Song
57%inclusion162 decks284 decks
43%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion161 decks284 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
75%inclusion213 decks284 decks
57%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
72%inclusion204 decks284 decks
51%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
70%inclusion200 decks284 decks
63%synergy
Rhystic Study
64%inclusion182 decks284 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Tomb
55%inclusion155 decks284 decks
44%synergy
Force of Will
51%inclusion146 decks284 decks
43%synergy
Mystical Tutor
49%inclusion140 decks284 decks
38%synergy
Jeska's Will
47%inclusion134 decks284 decks
30%synergy
Worldly Tutor
40%inclusion115 decks284 decks
26%synergy
Chrome Mox
39%inclusion112 decks284 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Agate Instigator
55%inclusion131 decks238 decks
53%synergy
Delighted Halfling
53%inclusion151 decks284 decks
37%synergy
Enduring Vitality
51%inclusion100 decks196 decks
43%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
49%inclusion138 decks284 decks
46%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
46%inclusion131 decks284 decks
44%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
44%inclusion65 decks147 decks
41%synergy
The Locust God
42%inclusion120 decks284 decks
39%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
42%inclusion119 decks284 decks
38%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
42%inclusion118 decks284 decks
38%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
40%inclusion114 decks284 decks
36%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
39%inclusion78 decks200 decks
37%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
33%inclusion90 decks271 decks
31%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
32%inclusion90 decks284 decks
24%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
27%inclusion78 decks284 decks
25%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
23%inclusion64 decks284 decks
20%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
23%inclusion64 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
22%inclusion63 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
22%inclusion62 decks284 decks
19%synergy
Bloom Tender
21%inclusion60 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion58 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Elves
20%inclusion56 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
19%inclusion54 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Seshiro the Anointed
18%inclusion51 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion45 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Junk Winder
16%inclusion45 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
15%inclusion43 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Eternal Witness
14%inclusion41 decks284 decks
-2%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
14%inclusion41 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
14%inclusion41 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
14%inclusion39 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
13%inclusion36 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion34 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Courage
12%inclusion23 decks197 decks
10%synergy
Tinder Wall
11%inclusion32 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Circle of Dreams Druid
11%inclusion30 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Mystic
11%inclusion30 decks284 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
10%inclusion29 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion29 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion27 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Anger
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Drake
8.5%inclusion24 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.1%inclusion23 decks284 decks
1%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
1%synergy
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Wheel and Deal
55%inclusion155 decks284 decks
53%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion137 decks284 decks
29%synergy
Force of Negation
42%inclusion119 decks284 decks
36%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion118 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion91 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Chord of Calling
29%inclusion83 decks284 decks
22%synergy
Flusterstorm
29%inclusion82 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Pact of Negation
29%inclusion81 decks284 decks
22%synergy
Veil of Summer
27%inclusion78 decks284 decks
20%synergy
Noxious Revival
25%inclusion70 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion69 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Crop Rotation
24%inclusion67 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion60 decks284 decks
-10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion54 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
19%inclusion54 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
18%inclusion51 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion47 decks272 decks
10%synergy
Mental Misstep
17%inclusion48 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Vision Skeins
16%inclusion46 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Brain Freeze
14%inclusion40 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Reflection
14%inclusion40 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion37 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Battle Hymn
12%inclusion33 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Force of Vigor
12%inclusion33 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion32 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion30 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion30 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Growth Spiral
10%inclusion29 decks284 decks
-15%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion29 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
10%inclusion29 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion23 decks239 decks
7%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
10%inclusion27 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
8.5%inclusion24 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.5%inclusion24 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Snap
8.1%inclusion23 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Words of Wisdom
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
6.7%inclusion16 decks239 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.6%inclusion18 decks272 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
-7%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Dream Fracture
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Bulk Up
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.3%inclusion15 decks284 decks
-5%synergy
Second Harvest
5.3%inclusion15 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reforge the Soul
54%inclusion153 decks284 decks
52%synergy
Time Spiral
48%inclusion137 decks284 decks
48%synergy
Three Visits
46%inclusion131 decks284 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Lore
46%inclusion131 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Farseek
42%inclusion118 decks284 decks
-6%synergy
Time Reversal
40%inclusion115 decks284 decks
39%synergy
Finale of Devastation
32%inclusion90 decks284 decks
23%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion76 decks284 decks
-15%synergy
Gamble
25%inclusion72 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Prosperity
25%inclusion71 decks284 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion70 decks284 decks
-9%synergy
Burning Inquiry
19%inclusion55 decks284 decks
18%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
19%inclusion53 decks284 decks
18%synergy
Kodama's Reach
18%inclusion51 decks284 decks
-14%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
16%inclusion46 decks284 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
15%inclusion43 decks284 decks
-19%synergy
Minds Aglow
14%inclusion41 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion37 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Day's Undoing
13%inclusion36 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
12%inclusion35 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fate
10%inclusion28 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion28 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
10%inclusion28 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion27 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Natural Order
10%inclusion27 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
8.5%inclusion24 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
-1%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Flame
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Game Plan
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Molten Duplication
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Incendiary Command
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Neoform
5.3%inclusion15 decks284 decks
1%synergy
Wear Down
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
49%inclusion140 decks284 decks
48%synergy
Howling Mine
38%inclusion109 decks284 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion75 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
26%inclusion73 decks284 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion65 decks284 decks
15%synergy
Font of Mythos
22%inclusion62 decks284 decks
20%synergy
Coat of Arms
17%inclusion47 decks284 decks
16%synergy
Banner of Kinship
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Memory Jar
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
10%inclusion27 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Temple Bell
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.5%inclusion24 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Horn of Greed
8.5%inclusion24 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
6.3%inclusion18 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
5.3%inclusion15 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Rimefire Torque
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion132 decks284 decks
34%synergy
Shared Animosity
42%inclusion118 decks284 decks
38%synergy
Parallel Lives
39%inclusion110 decks284 decks
33%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
36%inclusion103 decks284 decks
34%synergy
Underworld Breach
30%inclusion84 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
24%inclusion67 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Forced Fruition
23%inclusion64 decks284 decks
20%synergy
Sylvan Library
22%inclusion62 decks284 decks
15%synergy
Burgeoning
21%inclusion61 decks284 decks
18%synergy
Exploration
18%inclusion50 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
16%inclusion46 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Doubling Season
16%inclusion45 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Earthcraft
15%inclusion44 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
15%inclusion44 decks284 decks
15%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
15%inclusion42 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Springleaf Parade
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Roar of Resistance
13%inclusion38 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11%inclusion32 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
11%inclusion30 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Mass Hysteria
9.2%inclusion26 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
8.1%inclusion23 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Fevered Visions
8.1%inclusion23 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Opposition
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
6.7%inclusion19 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Mana Echoes
6.3%inclusion18 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
8.5%inclusion24 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.2%inclusion26 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
6.3%inclusion18 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.3%inclusion18 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Xenagos, the Reveler
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
69%inclusion195 decks284 decks
48%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
58%inclusion166 decks284 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion153 decks284 decks
24%synergy
Three Tree City
40%inclusion97 decks240 decks
36%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
34%inclusion97 decks284 decks
32%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
33%inclusion93 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Mistrise Village
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
24%inclusion69 decks284 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion47 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Woodland
12%inclusion32 decks272 decks
4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
11%inclusion30 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion27 decks284 decks
-6%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.1%inclusion22 decks271 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion18 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion267 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion241 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion107 decks284 decks
28%synergy
Mox Diamond
38%inclusion107 decks284 decks
31%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion93 decks284 decks
25%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion90 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion87 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
26%inclusion75 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
25%inclusion70 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Mana Crypt
21%inclusion59 decks284 decks
19%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
19%inclusion54 decks284 decks
15%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
19%inclusion53 decks284 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
18%inclusion52 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion40 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion38 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Simic Signet
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.4%inclusion13 decks239 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
5.3%inclusion15 decks284 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion271 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Breeding Pool
92%inclusion260 decks284 decks
44%synergy
Stomping Ground
91%inclusion259 decks284 decks
44%synergy
Steam Vents
90%inclusion257 decks284 decks
46%synergy
Tropical Island
85%inclusion240 decks284 decks
69%synergy
Volcanic Island
85%inclusion240 decks284 decks
70%synergy
Misty Rainforest
84%inclusion239 decks284 decks
51%synergy
Scalding Tarn
84%inclusion239 decks284 decks
52%synergy
Taiga
83%inclusion237 decks284 decks
69%synergy
Wooded Foothills
81%inclusion229 decks284 decks
46%synergy
Island
80%inclusion228 decks284 decks
-14%synergy
Forest
77%inclusion219 decks284 decks
-18%synergy
Mountain
76%inclusion215 decks284 decks
-16%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
66%inclusion187 decks284 decks
32%synergy
Ketria Triome
65%inclusion185 decks284 decks
24%synergy
Training Center
64%inclusion181 decks284 decks
34%synergy
Spire Garden
59%inclusion167 decks284 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion146 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
49%inclusion140 decks284 decks
39%synergy
City of Brass
46%inclusion131 decks284 decks
35%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion110 decks284 decks
28%synergy
Windswept Heath
38%inclusion107 decks284 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion98 decks284 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion93 decks284 decks
22%synergy
Arid Mesa
30%inclusion85 decks284 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion83 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
26%inclusion75 decks284 decks
-8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
26%inclusion75 decks284 decks
-16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
25%inclusion71 decks284 decks
-15%synergy
Shivan Reef
24%inclusion67 decks284 decks
-8%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
23%inclusion65 decks284 decks
-5%synergy
Rootbound Crag
22%inclusion63 decks284 decks
-17%synergy
Karplusan Forest
22%inclusion63 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Rockfall Vale
22%inclusion62 decks284 decks
-9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
21%inclusion61 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
21%inclusion59 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
20%inclusion58 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
20%inclusion58 decks284 decks
-31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion47 decks272 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion41 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Hedge Maze
14%inclusion40 decks284 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion39 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion37 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion36 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
11%inclusion30 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
11%inclusion30 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
10%inclusion29 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Commercial District
10%inclusion29 decks284 decks
-1%synergy
Cinder Glade
10%inclusion29 decks284 decks
-31%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion27 decks284 decks
7%synergy