Xyris, the Writhing Storm (Let's brew!)

[Sanity_Eclipse]

Rhythm of the Wild is nontoken, doesn't seem as effective in this list. Maybe Purphoros, God of the Forge in its place?

Well that's a derp on my part /facepalm. Maybe, maybe not Purphy 1.0 but Rhythm is definitely dropped.

[pokken]

Man I really like the idea of a pump spell focused version of this list for some reason. Just feels really really fun and daring. Get as much power as you can to draw a ton of cards, use spells to give it haste and stuff.

[Cyberium]

Rough initial list.

Rhythm of the Wild is nontoken, doesn't seem as effective in this list. Maybe Purphoros, God of the Forge in its place?

There's also Throne of the God-Pharaoh that could make each player lose life after a massive attack.

[Sanity_Eclipse]

Add

• Purphoros, God of the Forge|THS
• Tectonic Break|MMQ

Remove

• Ice-Fang Coatl|MH1
• Rhythm of the Wild|RNA

Creature swapped for a creature, non-creature for non-creature.

[pokken]

So I am pretty sure I am going to brew up a combat trick focused Xyris, and I want to use the snakes primarily to fuel tapping for firebreathing spells and making mana as a subtheme.

Here's my current card list for that:

• earthcraft
• Xenagos, the Reveler
• cryptolith rite
• phyrexian altar
• battle hymn

I'd like to get a handful more of those effects but I'm drawing a blank. Because the deck is going to be *super* low to the ground we need to make colored mana with these effects ideally so I can cast say, 4 or 5 pump spells some with GG or RR in the cost.

Any other ideas for ways to turn snakes into colored mana?

[Sanity_Eclipse]

Song of Freyalise, Dragonrage, Homura, Human Ascendant as well.

[Cyberium]

Song of Freyalise, Dragonrage, Homura, Human Ascendant as well.

Or if you go by number instead of raw combat, Goblin Bombardment doubles as creature removal. Coat of Arms make your Xyris YUGE.

[BeneTleilax]

Is Thermopod feasible?

[benjameenbear]

I'll throw up a decklist here as well since I like the idea of a Flying Snake and Shark Swarm.

Xyris: Sharks and Snakes On A Plane

DecklistCMCManaPricesChartsDraw 7

Commander

1 Xyris, the Writhing Storm

Mana Sources (14)

1 Sol Ring

1 Utopia Sprawl

1 Nature's Lore

1 Farseek

1 Arcane Signet

1 Talisman of Curiosity

1 Talisman of Creativity

1 Izzet Signet

1 Simic Signet

1 Worn Powerstone

1 Kodama's Reach

1 Cultivate

1 Skyshroud Claim

1 Coveted Jewel

Synergies/Utility (14)

1 Noxious Revival

1 Song of Freyalise

1 Collision // Colossus

1 Regrowth

1 Expansion // Explosion

1 Impact Tremors

1 Phyrexian Altar

1 Shared Animosity

1 Opposition

1 Become Immense

1 Pandemonium

1 Eldrazi Monument

1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun

1 Shark Typhoon

Card Draw (14)

1 Preordain

1 Prosperity

1 Fascination

1 Sylvan Library

1 Growth Spiral

1 Impulse

1 Vision Skeins

1 Words of Wisdom

1 Narset, Parter of Veils

1 Windfall

1 Wheel of Fortune

1 Magus of the Wheel

1 Time Reversal

1 Echo of Eons

Removal (11)

1 Rapid Hybridization

1 Rolling Earthquake

1 Earthquake

1 Cyclonic Rift

1 Reality Shift

1 Mizzium Mortars

1 Hull Breach

1 Comet Storm

1 Beast Within

1 Capsize

1 Commit // Memory

Protection/Counterspells (9)

1 Blossoming Defense

1 Heroic Intervention

1 Counterspell

1 Arcane Denial

1 Mission Briefing

1 Dream Fracture

1 Disallow

1 Counterflux

1 Plasm Capture

Lands (37)

1 Taiga

1 Tropical Island

1 Volcanic Island

1 Misty Rainforest

1 Scalding Tarn

1 Wooded Foothills

1 Breeding Pool

1 Steam Vents

1 Stomping Ground

1 Karplusan Forest

1 Shivan Reef

1 Yavimaya Coast

1 Hinterland Harbor

1 Rootbound Crag

1 Sulfur Falls

1 Fiery Islet

1 Waterlogged Grove

1 Command Tower

1 Reflecting Pool

1 Ketria Triome

1 Kessig Wolf Run

1 Frontier Bivouac

1 Ancient Tomb

1 Mystic Sanctuary

1 Temple of Mystery

1 Temple of Abandon

1 Temple of Epiphany

3 Forest

4 Island

3 Mountain

Approximate Total Cost:

And because I'm a cEDH deck-builder as well:

Xyris cEDH

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Xyris Divergent Polymorph cEDH

DecklistCMCManaPricesChartsDraw 7

Commander

1 Xyris, the Writhing Storm

Mana Sources (16)

1 Mana Crypt

1 Lotus Petal

1 Chrome Mox

1 Mox Diamond

1 Sol Ring

1 Utopia Sprawl

1 Carpet of Flowers

1 Mana Vault

1 Arcane Signet

1 Fellwar Stone

1 Grim Monolith

1 Talisman of Curiosity

1 Talisman of Creativity

1 Izzet Signet

1 Simic Signet

1 Nature's Lore

Stax Pieces (3)

1 Cursed Totem

1 Narset, Parter of Veils

1 Mindlock Orb

Combo Pieces (9)

1 Goblin Bombardment

1 Phyrexian Altar

1 Shared Animosity

1 Proteus Staff

1 Whirlpool Warrior

1 Opposition

1 Pandemonium

1 Purphoros, God of the Forge

1 Divergent Transformations

Tutors (5)

1 Mystical Tutor

1 Worldly Tutor

1 Gamble

1 Whir of Invention

1 Fabricate

Card Draw (15)

1 Brainstorm

1 Preordain

1 Mystic Remora

1 Ponder

1 Winds of Change

1 Gitaxian Probe

1 Impulse

1 Growth Spiral

1 Sylvan Library

1 Rhystic Study

1 Windfall

1 Wheel of Fortune

1 Molten Psyche

1 Timetwister

1 Echo of Eons

Removal (9)

1 Rapid Hybridization

1 Nature's Claim

1 Chain of Vapor

1 By Force

1 Rolling Earthquake

1 Cyclonic Rift

1 Mizzium Mortars

1 Beast Within

1 Force of Vigor

Counterspells (13)

1 Swan Song

1 Mental Misstep

1 Pyroblast

1 Red Elemental Blast

1 Veil of Summer

1 Mana Drain

1 Arcane Denial

1 Delay

1 Counterspell

1 Disallow

1 Counterflux

1 Force of Negation

1 Force of Will

Lands (30)

1 Ancient Tomb

1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All

1 Gaea's Cradle

1 Mystic Sanctuary

1 Command Tower

1 City of Brass

1 Exotic Orchard

1 Taiga

1 Volcanic Island

1 Tropical Island

1 Stomping Ground

1 Breeding Pool

1 Steam Vents

1 Waterlogged Grove

1 Fiery Islet

1 Spire Garden

1 Shivan Reef

1 Yavimaya Coast

1 Karplusan Forest

1 Hinterland Harbor

1 Sulfur Falls

1 Island

1 Misty Rainforest

1 Scalding Tarn

1 Wooded Foothills

1 Verdant Catacombs

1 Flooded Strand

1 Polluted Delta

1 Bloodstained Mire

1 Arid Mesa

Approximate Total Cost:

[tempoEDH]

So I am pretty sure I am going to brew up a combat trick focused Xyris, and I want to use the snakes primarily to fuel tapping for firebreathing spells and making mana as a subtheme.

Here's my current card list for that:

• earthcraft
• Xenagos, the Reveler
• cryptolith rite
• phyrexian altar
• battle hymn

I'd like to get a handful more of those effects but I'm drawing a blank. Because the deck is going to be *super* low to the ground we need to make colored mana with these effects ideally so I can cast say, 4 or 5 pump spells some with GG or RR in the cost.

Any other ideas for ways to turn snakes into colored mana?

Thermopod, Citanul Heirophants, Song of Freyalise, Druid's Repository come to mind.

[Cyberium]

List updated.

[Mimicvat]

Lol, Whelming Wave works with Xyris. Theres no way I can not run that lol

Man I really like the idea of a pump spell focused version of this list for some reason. Just feels really really fun and daring. Get as much power as you can to draw a ton of cards, use spells to give it haste and stuff.

Oh man, I have wanted to do combat trick tribal for a long time, that seems like a very legit idea. It also makes the "Hey, want to take 3 damage to draw some cards..." question *way* more interesting.

Went through the boosts, gotta say I was pretty disappointed... they're scaled to limited, pretty much the weakest format in the world, so getting more than +3/+3 from one card is pretty damn hard (there is one that will give +6 though!). The 2 CMC cards and particularly the 3 CMC options don't seem to scale up much in power vs the cream of the 1 CMC crop. Really wish we had white for the protection and WR boosts.

Would highly recommend some double strike equipment or anthems in the deck. Turns +3/+3 into a two turn clock

Boost
Brute Force
Enrage
Explosive Growth
Giant Growth
Groundswell
Infuriate
Lifecraft Awakening
Might of Alara
Might of Old Krosa
Mutagenic Growth
Samut's Sprint
Titan's Strength
Untamed Might
Vines of Vastwood
CMC2
Echoing Courage
Might of the Nephilim
Gift of Growth
Psychotic Fury
Temur Battle Rage
Titanic Growth
CMC3
Invigorate
Temur Charm

Protection and Boost
Blossoming Defense
Ranger's Guile
Simic Charm
Mortal's Resolve

Protection
Dive Down
Intervene
Hapatra's Mark
Mizziumn Skin

Song of Freyalise, Dragonrage, Homura, Human Ascendant as well.

Or if you go by number instead of raw combat, Goblin Bombardment doubles as creature removal. Coat of Arms make your Xyris YUGE.

Oh god, any deck that lets me use Goblin Bombardment is a deck I'm going to like. What a sick idea!

[pokken]

I concluded that it required a bit of a storm element to make pump spells work. Haze of Rage in particular is really good.

Seething Anger and reckless charge are a couple you missed that can get you lethal by being mana sinks. And of course Finale of Devastation

[CommanderMaster999]

So I am pretty sure I am going to brew up a combat trick focused Xyris, and I want to use the snakes primarily to fuel tapping for firebreathing spells and making mana as a subtheme.

Here's my current card list for that:

• earthcraft
• Xenagos, the Reveler
• cryptolith rite
• phyrexian altar
• battle hymn

I'd like to get a handful more of those effects but I'm drawing a blank. Because the deck is going to be *super* low to the ground we need to make colored mana with these effects ideally so I can cast say, 4 or 5 pump spells some with GG or RR in the cost.

Any other ideas for ways to turn snakes into colored mana?

Should tell you with the altar and any one mana tapper enabler for all creatures Faces of the Past then you could get a massive spell very very very early in the game (tap all the snakes then sac one then they all untap and tap remaintent and tap one and so on and so fourth)

[Mimicvat]

Kamahl, Fist of Krosa , Essence of the Wild Heraldic Banner, Mana Echoes Savage Beating, Shaman of Forgotten Ways, Mirrorwing Dragon/Zada, Hedron Grinder

Dunno if any of these have been mentioned, but they have some game. Love the idea of using Zada or Mirrorwing on the pump strategy. SofW is a solid mana dork that can be a wincon in the late game. Echoes is probably somewhere in the thread, no %$#% thats good in a token deck. Essence of the Wild is pure jank and I gotta try it. I love Kamahl in any creature-centric deck and he fills the roles of wincon, protection and Xyris pump enabler,