Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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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Origin of Metalbending
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Octopus Form
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Airship Engine Room
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Snakeskin Veil
62%inclusion63 decks101 decks
56%synergy
Blossoming Defense
56%inclusion57 decks101 decks
54%synergy
Giant Growth
55%inclusion56 decks101 decks
53%synergy
Shore Up
53%inclusion54 decks101 decks
51%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
55%inclusion56 decks101 decks
51%synergy
Invigorate
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
51%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
46%inclusion46 decks101 decks
44%synergy
Simic Charm
48%inclusion48 decks101 decks
43%synergy
Become Immense
44%inclusion44 decks101 decks
42%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
41%synergy
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Cultivate
63%inclusion64 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Rampant Growth
50%inclusion50 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Growth Spiral
49%inclusion49 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Negate
49%inclusion49 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Kodama's Reach
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Impact Tremors
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
38%synergy
Gaea's Gift
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
40%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
28%synergy
Overprotect
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
38%synergy
Collision // Colossus
40%inclusion40 decks101 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Witty Roastmaster
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
31%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
29%synergy
Coiling Oracle
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
28%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
28%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
28%synergy
Trygon Predator
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Junk Winder
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Elves
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Chasm Skulker
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Ohran Viper
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Oakhame Adversary
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Sunder Shaman
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Lorescale Coatl
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Elvish Mystic
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Geode Golem
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Humble Defector
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13%synergy
Horizon Chimera
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Mage
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Vedalken Heretic
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Seshiro the Anointed
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Surrakar Spellblade
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Deeproot Wayfinder
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Mischievous Catgeist
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Djinn Illuminatus
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Lore Broker
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Howling Golem
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Enduring Vitality
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Bladegriff Prototype
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Birds of Paradise
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-26%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Might of the Masses
40%inclusion40 decks101 decks
39%synergy
Harrow
38%inclusion38 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Brute Force
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Titan's Strength
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
34%synergy
Groundswell
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
34%synergy
Beast Within
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Decisive Denial
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Get a Leg Up
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Titanic Growth
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Ram Through
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
27%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Siege Smash
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Colossal Growth
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Temur Charm
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
-10%synergy
Mutagenic Growth
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Royal Treatment
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Soul's Fire
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Khalni Ambush
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Vision Skeins
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Joint Exploration
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Might of the Nephilim
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Boon of Boseiju
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Bulk Up
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Dream Fracture
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Long River's Pull
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Bite Down
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Twinferno
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Eureka Moment
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Biomass Mutation
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Unleash Fury
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Cosmic Hunger
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Master's Rebuke
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Collective Resistance
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Fully Grown
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Echoing Courage
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Infuriate
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Ranger's Guile
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Words of Wisdom
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Staggering Size
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Hunter's Insight
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
27%synergy
Farseek
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
-12%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
-14%synergy
Explore
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Reckless Charge
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
-17%synergy
Stump Stomp
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Commit // Memory
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Overrun
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Whelming Wave
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Scale Up
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Thrash // Threat
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Wear Down
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Roar of Challenge
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Reforge the Soul
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Minds Aglow
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Game Plan
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Bushwhack
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Fascination
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Decimate
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Summer Bloom
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Prosperity
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Skyscribing
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Incendiary Command
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Change
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Time Reversal
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-21%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Wild Ride
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Howling Mine
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Goldvein Pick
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Shared Animosity
38%inclusion38 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Season of Growth
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Snake Umbra
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Wild Growth
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Forced Fruition
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Combat Research
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Sticky Fingers
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Fevered Visions
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Fertile Ground
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Well of Ideas
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Anthem
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Nerd Rage
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Fecundity
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Song of Freyalise
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Raid Bombardment
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Rancor
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
40%inclusion40 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion71 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion68 decks101 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Simic Signet
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Gruul Signet
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Signet
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion101 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Island
99%inclusion100 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion100 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion88 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
66%inclusion67 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion58 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Cinder Glade
51%inclusion52 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion42 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion40 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion39 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Mystery
38%inclusion38 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Gruul Turf
38%inclusion38 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Abandon
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Game Trail
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Rootbound Crag
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Mossfire Valley
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Grove
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
-6%synergy
Khalni Ambush
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Tangled Islet
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Karplusan Forest
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Rockfall Vale
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
-15%synergy
Stump Stomp
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Overflowing Basin
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Simic Guildgate
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
-7%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Thornwood Falls
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Rugged Highlands
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy