Commander

Xyris, the Writhing Storm

Global commander stats

All Temur commanders

2395 Wins

4404 Losses

Overview

Summary

Xyris, the Writhing Storm is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 6,828 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (2395–4404) at an Elo of 1,646, ranking #237 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 106343 damage dealt and 0.89 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 2 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 6828 recorded Playgroup games (2395 wins, 4404 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: 2 months.

How many decks use Xyris, the Writhing Storm?

1,882 decks list Xyris, the Writhing Storm as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,086 have played at least one recorded game.

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

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Global rank

237

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1646

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 106343

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 87

Average kills per game 0.89

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 1882

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1086

No. games played with this commander 6828

Total hours played 2 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1668	WarWombat	8	6	75 %
2	1663	500squirrels	26	15	60 %
3	1655	Saffie	48	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, 45.22% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

45.22%

Non Combat Damage

33.75%

Commander Damage

9.89%

Combo

5.09%

Alternative

3.84%

Poison

1.19%

Mill

1.02%

Avg win turn 7.7 based on 2428 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.

+6.2 pp

Top card: Rockfall Vale

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Rockfall Vale 206 games	+6.2 pp	206
2	Evendo, Waking Haven 41 games	+5.5 pp	41
3	Geier Reach Sanitarium 264 games	+4.4 pp	264
4	Eldrazi Monument 102 games	+4.2 pp	102
5	Monstrous Rage 62 games	+4.0 pp	62
6	Talisman of Curiosity 113 games	+3.0 pp	113
7	Stormcarved Coast 173 games	+2.8 pp	173
8	Vandalblast 108 games	+2.7 pp	108
9	Ominous Seas 56 games	+2.3 pp	56
10	Talisman of Creativity 121 games	+2.2 pp	121

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Three Visits 414 games	+2.2 pp	414
12	Overprotect 220 games	+2.1 pp	220
13	Stoneforge Masterwork 98 games	+1.9 pp	98
14	Beastmaster Ascension 470 games	+1.6 pp	470
15	Hinterland Harbor 374 games	+1.5 pp	374

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 42.12% of games from position 1 and 24.29% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

42.12% n=1890

Seat 2

34.58% n=1868

Seat 3

32.76% n=1729

Seat 4

27.77% n=1075

Seat 5

24.29% n=140

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=3113

1 mulligan

34.45% n=1235

2 mulligans

34.26% n=467

3 mulligans

26.35% n=148

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 4748 self-reports.

3.77 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Xyris, the Writhing Storm wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.1% of the time across 2443 tracked wins.

69.1 \%

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.