Xyris, the Writhing Storm
- Mana cost
- {2}{G}{U}{R}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Snake Leviathan
- Power / toughness
- 3 / 5
- Set
- Year of the Snake 2025 #1 (mythic)
Flying
Whenever an opponent draws a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, create a 1/1 green Snake creature token.
Whenever Xyris deals combat damage to a player, you and that player each draw that many cards.
Xyris, the Writhing Storm has 5 printings, first in Commander 2020 (2020). EDHREC ranks it #4,616 among Commander cards. It appears most in Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis decks (7,698 on EDHREC). 2 public decks on TCG run it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Xyris, the Writhing Storm
- Arcane Maelstrom - Commander 2020, led by Kalamax, the Stormsire
- Painbow - Dominaria United, led by Jared Carthalion
Commanders that run Xyris, the Writhing Storm most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis: 7,698 decks
- Jared Carthalion: 958 decks
- Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile: 279 decks
- Zagorka, Mother of Sanctum: 107 decks
Often played with Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If a spell or ability causes an opponent to put cards into their hand without specifically using the word "draw," it's not a card drawn.
- : If the amount of damage Xyris deals is greater than the number of cards in your library and the number of cards in that player's library, you both lose the game at the same time. It doesn't matter if one of you had more cards in library than the other. If there are no other players left in the game, the game is a draw.
- : If the amount of damage Xyris deals is greater than the number of cards in your library but causes the defending player's life total to become 0 or less, that player loses the game before Xyris's ability causes you to draw cards. If there are no other players left in the game, you win the game.