Commander

Xyris, the Writhing Storm

Global commander stats

All Temur commanders

2448 Wins

4500 Losses

Overview

Summary

Xyris, the Writhing Storm is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 6,986 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (2448–4500) at an Elo of 1,630, ranking #330 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 103989 damage dealt and 0.88 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 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 6986 recorded Playgroup games (2448 wins, 4500 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?

1,938 decks list Xyris, the Writhing Storm as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,129 have played at least one recorded game.

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

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Global rank

330

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1630

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 103989

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 82

Average kills per game 0.88

Average turn length 9 minutes

No. decks for this commander 1938

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1129

No. games played with this commander 6986

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, 45.41% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

45.41%

Non Combat Damage

33.85%

Commander Damage

9.68%

Combo

5.03%

Alternative

3.82%

Poison

1.16%

Mill

1.05%

Avg win turn 7.7 based on 2481 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.

+9.7 pp

Top card: On the Trail

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	On the Trail Signature build 52 games · Signature build	+9.7 pp	52
2	Mistrise Village Signature build 108 games · Signature build	+6.5 pp	108
3	Eldrazi Monument 108 games	+6.0 pp	108
4	Rockfall Vale 231 games	+5.8 pp	231
5	Evendo, Waking Haven 43 games	+5.8 pp	43
6	Geier Reach Sanitarium 281 games	+5.7 pp	281
7	Monstrous Rage 66 games	+3.1 pp	66
8	Beastmaster Ascension 500 games	+3.1 pp	500
9	Ominous Seas 58 games	+3.0 pp	58
10	Stormcarved Coast 198 games	+2.6 pp	198

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Scavenger Grounds Signature build 50 games · Signature build	+2.5 pp	50
12	Vandalblast 119 games	+2.4 pp	119
13	Three Visits 436 games	+2.3 pp	436
14	Overprotect 227 games	+2.3 pp	227
15	Stoneforge Masterwork 101 games	+2.2 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 42.12% of games from position 1 and 24.11% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

42.12% n=1928

Seat 2

34.52% n=1915

Seat 3

32.62% n=1764

Seat 4

28.29% n=1101

Seat 5

24.11% n=141

Seat 6

32.0% n=25

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Xyris, the Writhing Storm wins 34.81% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.81% n=3144

1 mulligan

34.54% n=1261

2 mulligans

34.45% n=476

3 mulligans

26.8% n=153

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 4842 self-reports.

3.77 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Xyris, the Writhing Storm wins, opponents flag the game as salty 37.3% of the time across 2500 tracked wins.

37.3 \%

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.