Commander

Xyris, the Writhing Storm

Global commander stats

All Temur commanders

2512 Wins

4610 Losses

Overview

Summary

Xyris, the Writhing Storm is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 7,147 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (2512–4610) at an Elo of 1,564, ranking #966 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 101338 damage dealt and 0.88 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 12 Nov 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 7147 recorded Playgroup games (2512 wins, 4610 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: 9 months.

How many decks use Xyris, the Writhing Storm?

2,017 decks list Xyris, the Writhing Storm as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,157 have played at least one recorded game.

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

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Global rank

966

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1564

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 101338

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 81

Average kills per game 0.88

Average turn length 8 minutes

No. decks for this commander 2017

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1157

No. games played with this commander 7147

Total hours played 9 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	1660	KeetZ	34	17	50 %
4	1655	Saffie	49	17	36 %
5	1641	Elodin86	6	5	83 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Xyris, the Writhing Storm wins, 45.52% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

45.52%

Non Combat Damage

33.87%

Commander Damage

9.49%

Combo

5.02%

Alternative

3.88%

Poison

1.13%

Mill

1.08%

Avg win turn 7.7 based on 2542 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.

+7.6 pp

Top card: On the Trail

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	On the Trail Signature build 55 games · Signature build	+7.6 pp	55
2	Evendo, Waking Haven 47 games	+7.0 pp	47
3	Mistrise Village 118 games	+6.9 pp	118
4	Rockfall Vale 247 games	+5.2 pp	247
5	Eldrazi Monument 114 games	+4.0 pp	114
6	Scavenger Grounds Signature build 52 games · Signature build	+3.6 pp	52
7	Monstrous Rage 67 games	+3.3 pp	67
8	Overprotect 233 games	+2.9 pp	233
9	Stormcarved Coast 208 games	+2.8 pp	208
10	Teferi's Ageless Insight 74 games	+2.5 pp	74

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Enduring Vitality 518 games	+2.4 pp	518
12	Three Visits 475 games	+2.3 pp	475
13	Stoneforge Masterwork 103 games	+2.1 pp	103
14	Vandalblast 122 games	+2.1 pp	122
15	Weftstalker Ardent 164 games	+1.7 pp	164

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 42.15% of games from position 1 and 23.61% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

42.15% n=1967

Seat 2

34.77% n=1967

Seat 3

32.58% n=1800

Seat 4

28.43% n=1122

Seat 5

23.61% n=144

Seat 6

32.0% n=25

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Xyris, the Writhing Storm wins 34.91% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.91% n=3167

1 mulligan

34.84% n=1283

2 mulligans

34.79% n=480

3 mulligans

27.56% n=156

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 4924 self-reports.

3.77 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Xyris, the Writhing Storm wins, opponents flag the game as salty 36.9% of the time across 2566 tracked wins.

36.9 \%

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.