Commander

Xyris, the Writhing Storm

Global commander stats

All Temur commanders

2469 Wins

4524 Losses

Overview

Summary

Xyris, the Writhing Storm is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 7,034 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (2469–4524) at an Elo of 1,675, ranking #113 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 102922 damage dealt and 0.89 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 28 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Xyris, the Writhing Storm's win rate?

Xyris, the Writhing Storm has a 35% win rate across 7034 recorded Playgroup games (2469 wins, 4524 losses).

How long do winning games with Xyris, the Writhing Storm take?

Wins with Xyris, the Writhing Storm take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 10 months.

How many decks use Xyris, the Writhing Storm?

1,948 decks list Xyris, the Writhing Storm as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,134 have played at least one recorded game.

Xyris, the Writhing Storm Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

113

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1675

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 102922

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 81

Average kills per game 0.89

Average turn length 9 minutes

No. decks for this commander 1948

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1134

No. games played with this commander 7034

Total hours played 10 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1678	500squirrels	28	16	62 %
2	1668	WarWombat	8	6	75 %
3	1655	Saffie	49	17	36 %
4	1644	KeetZ	33	16	48 %
5	1641	Elodin86	6	5	83 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Xyris, the Writhing Storm wins, 45.4% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

45.4%

Non Combat Damage

34.06%

Commander Damage

9.58%

Combo

4.98%

Alternative

3.78%

Poison

1.15%

Mill

1.04%

Avg win turn 7.7 based on 2502 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Xyris, the Writhing Storm

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Xyris, the Writhing Storm decks that leave them out.

+9.5 pp

Top card: On the Trail

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	On the Trail Signature build 52 games · Signature build	+9.5 pp	52
2	Mistrise Village 112 games	+7.6 pp	112
3	Rockfall Vale 240 games	+5.8 pp	240
4	Evendo, Waking Haven 43 games	+5.6 pp	43
5	Eldrazi Monument 109 games	+5.4 pp	109
6	Geier Reach Sanitarium 305 games	+4.4 pp	305
7	Ominous Seas 58 games	+2.7 pp	58
8	Stormcarved Coast 200 games	+2.5 pp	200
9	Monstrous Rage 67 games	+2.4 pp	67
10	Beastmaster Ascension 532 games	+2.3 pp	532

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Overprotect 229 games	+2.2 pp	229
12	Three Visits 466 games	+2.2 pp	466
13	Goblin Bombardment 816 games	+2.1 pp	816
14	Enduring Vitality 499 games	+2.1 pp	499
15	Stoneforge Masterwork 101 games	+2.0 pp	101

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Xyris, the Writhing Storm wins 42.2% of games from position 1 and 23.94% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

42.2% n=1936

Seat 2

34.6% n=1928

Seat 3

32.55% n=1777

Seat 4

28.42% n=1110

Seat 5

23.94% n=142

Seat 6

32.0% n=25

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Xyris, the Writhing Storm wins 34.84% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.84% n=3150

1 mulligan

34.66% n=1268

2 mulligans

34.45% n=476

3 mulligans

27.27% n=154

4 mulligans

37.5% n=32

5 mulligans

8.33% n=12

6 mulligans

33.33% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Xyris, the Writhing Storm 3.77/5 on average, across 4872 self-reports.

3.77 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Xyris, the Writhing Storm wins, opponents flag the game as salty 37.2% of the time across 2523 tracked wins.

37.2 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Xyris, the Writhing Storm. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.