Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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Windfall
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
53%synergy
Impact Tremors
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
50%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
40%synergy
The Locust God
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Skullclamp
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
34%synergy
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Cultivate
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Growth Spiral
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Rampant Growth
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Llanowar Elves
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Seedborn Muse
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
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Jace's Archivist
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Birds of Paradise
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Enduring Vitality
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Junk Winder
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Humble Defector
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Agate Instigator
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Mage
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13%synergy
Elvish Mystic
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3%synergy
Chasm Skulker
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Esix, Fractal Bloom
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Horizon Chimera
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Coiling Oracle
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Witness
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Scout
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Deeproot Wayfinder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Seshiro the Anointed
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dakra Mystic
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ohran Viper
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Glademuse
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Reclamation Sage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Oakhame Adversary
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Giant Growth
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Shore Up
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Harrow
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Gaea's Gift
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Vision Skeins
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Might of the Masses
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Blossoming Defense
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Heroic Intervention
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Get a Leg Up
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Simic Charm
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Brute Force
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Invigorate
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Battle Hymn
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Overprotect
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Become Immense
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Wheel and Deal
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Long River's Pull
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Mutagenic Growth
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Words of Wisdom
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Boon of Boseiju
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Temur Charm
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Twinferno
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Decisive Denial
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Monstrous Rage
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Biomass Mutation
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Titanic Growth
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Titan's Strength
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Groundswell
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Royal Treatment
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Ram Through
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Soul's Fire
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Might of Old Krosa
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Dream Fracture
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Infuriate
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Krosan Grip
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Collective Resistance
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Molten Psyche
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Nature's Lore
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Prosperity
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Winds of Change
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Minds Aglow
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Reforge the Soul
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Time Reversal
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Burning Inquiry
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Whelming Wave
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Charge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Explore
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Wear Down
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Stump Stomp
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Game Plan
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Broken Bond
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bushwhack
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Collective Voyage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Three Visits
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-20%synergy
Overrun
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Scale Up
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Pick Your Poison
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Howling Mine
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Font of Mythos
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Temple Bell
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Shared Animosity
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Fevered Visions
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Season of Growth
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Roar of Resistance
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Warstorm Surge
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Mass Hysteria
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Song of Freyalise
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Parallel Lives
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Well of Ideas
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Wild Growth
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Flare
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fecundity
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Bear Umbra
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Snake Umbra
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Vicious Shadows
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Xenagos, the Reveler
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Castle Embereth
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Simic Signet
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Gruul Signet
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Cinder Glade
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Abandon
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Rootbound Crag
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Gruul Turf
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Ketria Triome
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Mossfire Valley
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Game Trail
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Karplusan Forest
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Thornwood Falls
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Tangled Islet
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Rugged Highlands
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-23%synergy
Stomping Ground
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-34%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-24%synergy
Copperline Gorge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Willowrush Verge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Rockfall Vale
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-23%synergy
Breeding Pool
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-40%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy