Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Tokens

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Impact Tremors
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Windfall
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Witty Roastmaster
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Gaea's Gift
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Blossoming Defense
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Simic Charm
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Cultivate
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Growth Spiral
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Llanowar Elves
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Junk Winder
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Seshiro the Anointed
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
The Locust God
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Chasm Skulker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Horizon Chimera
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Whirlpool Warrior
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Anger
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Enduring Vitality
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Heartwood Storyteller
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Archivist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Dragon Mage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Mystic
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Agate Instigator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Body of Knowledge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Trygon Predator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Selfless Safewright
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Círdan the Shipwright
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Humble Defector
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Wonder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Saryth, the Viper's Fang
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Howling Golem
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Silver Myr
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Iron Myr
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Spark Double
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Weaver of Currents
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Snakeskin Veil
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Overprotect
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Invigorate
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Colossal Growth
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Become Immense
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Harrow
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Shore Up
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Might of the Masses
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Siege Smash
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Giant Growth
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Vision Skeins
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Long River's Pull
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Khalni Ambush
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Titanic Growth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mutagenic Growth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Get a Leg Up
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Dream Fracture
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Royal Treatment
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Strength in Numbers
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Decisive Denial
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Collision // Colossus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Might of the Nephilim
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Monstrous Rage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Ram Through
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Staggering Size
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Slip Out the Back
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Return to Nature
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Brute Force
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Collective Resistance
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Groundswell
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Chorus of Might
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Echoing Courage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Reflection
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Second Harvest
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Temur Charm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Boon of Boseiju
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Claim
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Twinferno
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Overrun
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Nature's Lore
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Explore
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Time Reversal
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Winds of Change
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Commit // Memory
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Molten Psyche
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Whelming Wave
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Game Plan
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Fascination
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Fate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Wear Down
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Nissa's Pilgrimage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Reforge the Soul
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Consuming Tide
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Oversimplify
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Reckless Charge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Full Steam Ahead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vastwood Surge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Armed // Dangerous
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Decimate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Minds Aglow
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bushwhack
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Incendiary Command
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Stump Stomp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Shared Roots
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Howling Mine
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Spellbook
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Temple Bell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Embercleave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Kruphix
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Forced Fruition
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Shared Animosity
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Season of Growth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Snake Umbra
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Rising of the Day
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sylvan Anthem
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fevered Visions
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Springleaf Parade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Raiding Schemes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Warstorm Surge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Bear Umbra
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Wild Growth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Ichthyomorphosis
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Opposition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sticky Fingers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Access Tunnel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fertile Thicket
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Patchwork Banner
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Gruul Signet
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Simic Signet
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bounty Board
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Cinder Glade
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Rootbound Crag
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Rockfall Vale
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Abandon
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Karplusan Forest
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Game Trail
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mossfire Valley
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Khalni Ambush
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Gruul Turf
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Rugged Highlands
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Sodden Verdure
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Islet
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Stream
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Thornwood Falls
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Overflowing Basin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Grove
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Vivid Creek
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy