Xira, the Golden Sting (Commander) - Budget Insects

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Nick Price
Feb 18, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Wither Cards in Commander
Continuing our dive into mechanics from the original Lorwyn block, this week it's time to see which cards with wither are the most popular.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Collective Inferno
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ant Queen
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
81%synergy
Hornet Queen
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
72%synergy
Hornet Nest
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Dragonlair Spider
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
70%synergy
Saber Ants
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
68%synergy
Living Hive
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
68%synergy
Crash of Rhino Beetles
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Scute Mob
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Rampant Growth
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Cultivate
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Giant Adephage
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Putrefy
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Agitator Ant
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Necrosquito
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Blightbeetle
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Giant Ankheg
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Xira Arien
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
The Swarmweaver
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
49%synergy
Scute Swarm
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Kazandu Nectarpot
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Swarm of Bloodflies
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Barbed Shocker
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Infestation Sage
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Nantuko Elder
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Circuit Mender
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Nessian Hornbeetle
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Gleancrawler
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Biotech Specialist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Buzzard-Wasp Colony
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Endless Cockroaches
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Flesh Burrower
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Symbiotic Beast
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Viscera Seer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Vorapede
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Caustic Wasps
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Broodspinner
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Stag Beetle
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Radiant Performer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Kraul Whipcracker
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Ambush Gigapede
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Ahriman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Goobbue Gardener
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Skittermaw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Evendo Brushrazer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Scouring Swarm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Broodguard Elite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Horizon Explorer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Terminate
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Return to Nature
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Deathsprout
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Bedevil
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Riveteers Charm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Carrion Call
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Murder
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Fight On!
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Airship Crash
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rig for War
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Diplomatic Relations
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dark Endurance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Luminescent Rain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Charm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Sarkhan's Resolve
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Piercing Exhale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bestow Greatness
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Toxin Analysis
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fog
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Broken Wings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Second Harvest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Tribal Unity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-31%synergy
Costly Plunder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rampaging Growth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Artifact Mutation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Give In to Violence
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Betrayer's Bargain
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Drag to the Roots
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Chain Assassination
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Witch-king
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Ants
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Farseek
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Decimate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Migration Path
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Chain Reaction
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Rydia's Return
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rhino's Rampage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Bone Shards
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Lore
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-25%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Roamer's Routine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Risky Shortcut
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Return from Extinction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Lavalanche
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
They Went This Way
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Beacon of Creation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Annihilating Glare
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
One Dozen Eyes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Macabre Waltz
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dreadbore
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Ichor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Back for Seconds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Convert to Slime
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Fell
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Overpowering Attack
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Final Act
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Exploration Broodship
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hornet Cannon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Trigon of Infestation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Heaped Harvest
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Crawling Infestation
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
53%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
45%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Impact Tremors
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Shared Animosity
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Crawling Sensation
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Silken Strength
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Raid Bombardment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Anthem
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ferocity of the Wilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Snack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
War Squeak
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Domri, Anarch of Bolas
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Vents
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Grim Backwoods
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Golgari Signet
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Gruul Signet
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Keyrune
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Ebony Fly
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Obelisk of Jund
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Savage Lands
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Cinder Glade
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Abandon
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Malady
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Twisted Landscape
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Gruul Turf
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Rugged Highlands
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Vernal Fen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Game Trail
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Bleeding Woods
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Wastewood Verge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Darigaaz's Caldera
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Rootbound Crag
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Festering Gulch
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mirage Mesa
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Jund Panorama
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-37%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy