High B3 "Group Hug" Xyris

Commander
URGXyris, the Writhing Storm
6.7±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(479 pts)
Estimated win turn
T5best
T6typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (64% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+6ⓘ
Fast mana4
1Sol Ring+10
RRite of Flame+5
2RSimian Spirit Guide+6
2GElvish Spirit Guide+6
Mana rocks2
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
Mana dorks1
1GGEnduring Vitality+5
Land ramp9
1GNature's Lore+6
1GFarseek+5
1GRampant Growth+5
1GCryptolith Rite+1
2GCultivate+5
2GKodama's Reach+5
2GRites of Flourishing+2
3GSkyshroud Claim+2
3GTempt with Discovery+1
Other acceleration1
GWild Growth+5
Commander Draw Engine (Xyris, the Writhing Storm provides card draw)+23ⓘ
Tutors5
UMystical Tutor+9
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
XGGNature's Rhythm+1
XGGGChord of Calling+7
3GTempt with Discovery+1
Draw engines5
UMystic Remora+9
1Skullclamp+8
2Howling Mine+1
2URhystic Study+10
2GRites of Flourishing+2
Cantrips & burst draw1
U/PGitaxian Probe+7
Wheels4
RWinds of Change+1
2UWindfall+6
2RMagus of the Wheel+5
3U4UUCommit // Memory+4
Counterspells10
0Pact of Negation+9
UFlusterstorm+8
U/PMental Misstep+8
USwan Song+8
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
UUCounterspell+8
1UArcane Denial+8
UULong River's Pull+6
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
3UUMisdirection+7
Spot removal6
UChain of Vapor+7
URapid Hybridization+5
UPongify+5
UInto the Flood Maw+4
2RChaos Warp+5
3U4UUCommit // Memory+4
Board wipes1
1UCyclonic Rift+8
Protection6
GRoyal Treatment+4
GDefend the Rider+4
GSnakeskin Veil+1
UShore Up+1
1GHeroic Intervention+7
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Other1
2GInvigorate+4
Mana Acceleration (17 sources)+7ⓘ
Fetchlands4
Bloodstained Mire+8
Polluted Delta+8
Windswept Heath+8
Evolving Wilds+5
Dual & shock lands5
Stomping Ground+6
Breeding Pool+6
Steam Vents+6
Sulfur Falls+4
Yavimaya Coast+4
Premium utility lands3
City of Brass+5
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands5
2GGrowing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Temple of the False God+2
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway+2
Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway+2
Basic lands3
Forest+6
Island+6
Mountain+6
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 2 haste enablers, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+15.4ⓘ
Commander Synergy (2 groups)+9ⓘ
Synergy pieces1
1RImpact Tremors+5
Win conditions1
2RShared Animosity+6
Combat threats1
1RGFires of Yavimaya+1
Drain effects2
2RMolten Gatekeeper+1
5Psychosis Crawler+4
Other1
1RGoblin Bombardment+5

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 6.7 → Bracket 4
Interaction93Mana base88Consistency87

0.2 above Bracket 3 ceiling (6.5)

1.8 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 4.

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Game changers 3
Rhystic StudyMystical TutorCyclonic Rift
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes4 total

Counter Control10 cards

10 counterspells. Control the stack and protect your win conditions.

Flusterstorm,Mental Misstep,Counterspell,Pact of Negation,Snakeskin Veil
Tokens (Commander)1 cards

Commander generates or synergizes with creature tokens.

Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Token Strategy7 cards

7 token producers. Go-wide strategies can overwhelm opponents with numbers.

Swan Song,Royal Treatment,Rapid Hybridization,Pongify,Into the Flood Maw

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.