Xira Arien: Insects
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Legendary Creature — Insect Wizard

High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Xira Arien's Insects builds — cards that lean hardest into the Insects theme.
Ant Queen
Hornet Queen
Hornet Nest
Giant Adephage
Saber Ants
Scute Mob
Caustic Caterpillar
Dragonlair Spider
Stag BeetleTop Cards
The staple cards most Xira Arien Insects decks run as their core.
Moldgraf Monstrosity
Broodhatch Nantuko
Blightbeetle
Scute Swarm
Rampant Growth
Blasphemous Act
CultivateGame Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Xira Arien Insects game on their own.
Bolas's Citadel
Crop Rotation
Gamble
Orcish Bowmasters
Demonic Tutor
Ancient Tomb
Worldly Tutor
Vampiric TutorCreatures
Creatures that carry the Insects plan in Xira Arien decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Evendo Brushrazer
Horizon Explorer
Giant Ankheg
Crash of Rhino Beetles
Swarm of Bloodflies
Gleancrawler
Nantuko Elder
Living Hive
Agitator Ant
Iridescent Hornbeetle
Endless Cockroaches
Army Ants
Caustic Wasps
Haywire Mite
Nantuko Husk
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
Nessian Hornbeetle
Duskshell Crawler
Vorapede
Devouring Swarm
Spring-Leaf Avenger
Phyrexian Swarmlord
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
Carrion Grub
Mortician Beetle
Invader Parasite
Quarry Beetle
Mirkwood Bats
Eternal Witness
Huskburster Swarm
Plague Stinger
Phantom Nantuko
Dread
Defiler of Vigor
Battlefly Swarm
Circuit Mender
Metallic Mimic
Land Leeches
Blood Artist
Viscera Seer
Graveshifter
Ignoble HierarchInstants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Xira Arien's Insects deck ahead.
Bedevil
Terminate
Putrefy
Riveteers Charm
Carrion
Chord of Calling
Deathsprout
Chaos Warp
Village Rites
Thrilling Encore
Songs of the Damned
Pair o' Dice Lost
Altar's Reap
Delayed Blast Fireball
Release the Ants
Gravepurge
Blunt the Assault
Cauldron Dance
Pounce
Hell Swarm
Signal the Clans
Sacrifice
Snuff Out
Doom Blade
Jund Charm
Pit Fight
Harrow
Go for the Throat
Second Harvest
Murder
Tainted Strike
Beast Within
Abrupt Decay
Fog
Fire Covenant
Krosan Grip
Tear Asunder
Nature's Claim
Grapple with the Past
Artifact Mutation
Fell the Profane
Return of the Wildspeaker
Noxious Revival
Assassin's Trophy
Heroic Intervention
Entomb
Dark Ritual
Infernal Grasp
Rakdos Charm
Deflecting SwatSorceries
Sorceries that push the Insects game plan forward for Xira Arien.
Regrowth
Kodama's Reach
Harmonize
Beacon of Creation
Blasphemous Edict
Overrun
Shamanic Revelation
Feed the Swarm
Damnation
Urborg Repossession
Primal Command
Rolling Earthquake
Star of Extinction
Savage Twister
Obliterating Bolt
Revive the Shire
Growth Spasm
One Dozen Eyes
Doomfall
Zombify
Raise Dead
Infernal Plunge
Patriarch's Bidding
Profane Tutor
Yawgmoth's Will
Triumph of the Hordes
Scheming Symmetry
Insurrection
Earthquake
Nature's Lore
Life from the Loam
Crackle with Power
In Garruk's Wake
Buried Alive
Diabolic Tutor
Lavalanche
Read the Bones
Wheel of Fortune
Chain Reaction
Green Sun's Zenith
Explore
Three Visits
Splendid Reclamation
Living Death
Faithless Looting
Vandalblast
Skyshroud Claim
Victimize
Farseek
ReanimateUtility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Xira Arien Insects decks.
Vanquisher's Banner
Icon of Ancestry
Coat of Arms
Obelisk of Urd
Banner of Kinship
Skullclamp
The Immortal Sun
Door of Destinies
Cryptic Gateway
Bow of Nylea
The Great Henge
Belbe's Portal
Aetherflux Reservoir
The Hive
Instruments of War
Eldrazi Monument
Lotus Ring
Black Vise
Sensei's Divining Top
Urza's Incubator
Darksteel Plate
Herald's Horn
Wayfarer's Bauble
Howling Mine
The Ozolith
Altar of Dementia
Birthing Pod
Phyrexian Altar
Crucible of Worlds
Swiftfoot Boots
Lightning GreavesEnchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Insects strategy in Xira Arien decks.
Moldervine Reclamation
Asceticism
Beastmaster Ascension
Grievous Wound
Evolutionary Leap
Impact Tremors
Deathreap Ritual
Phyrexian Arena
Skin Invasion
Crawling Infestation
Phyrexian Reclamation
Rhythm of the Wild
Animate Dead
Innkeeper's Talent
Dark Tutelage
Molten Echoes
Mana Echoes
Gaea's Anthem
Alpha Status
Song of Freyalise
Descendants' Path
Cover of Darkness
Bad Moon
Goblin Bombardment
Lignify
Crawling Sensation
Shared Animosity
No Mercy
Death's Presence
Prismatic Omen
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
Case of the Locked Hothouse
Journey to Eternity
Primal Vigor
Fires of Yavimaya
Fecundity
The Meathook Massacre
Guardian Project
Utopia Sprawl
Warstorm Surge
Squandered Resources
Grave Pact
Sneak Attack
Wild Growth
Parallel Lives
Doubling Season
Valakut Exploration
Ripples of UndeathPlaneswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Xira Arien's Insects game plan.
Domri, Anarch of Bolas
Lolth, Spider Queen
Domri, City Smasher
Vraska, Golgari Queen
Wrenn and SixUtility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Xira Arien Insects decks.
Eumidian Hatchery
Swarmyard
Grim Backwoods
Restless Vents
Field of Ruin
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
Forgotten Cave
Tranquil Thicket
Three Tree City
Blinkmoth Nexus
Inkmoth Nexus
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
Witch's Cottage
Barren Moor
Karn's Bastion
High Market
Dryad Arbor
Boseiju, Who Endures
Rogue's Passage
Kessig Wolf Run
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Reliquary Tower
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Bojuka BogMana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Xira Arien's Insects strategy.
Golgari Signet
Rakdos Signet
Gruul Signet
Chromatic Lantern
Commander's Sphere
Fellwar Stone
Arcane Signet
Patchwork Banner
Ebony Fly
Pillar of Origins
Worn Powerstone
Golgari Keyrune
Jeweled Lotus
Mind Stone
Talisman of Resilience
Sol RingLands
The mana base behind Xira Arien's Insects decks.
Vernal Fen
Golgari Rot Farm
Terramorphic Expanse
Graven Cairns
Jund Panorama
Twilight Mire
Savage Lands
Evolving Wilds
Blazemire Verge
Geothermal Crevice
Path of Ancestry
Rakdos Carnarium
Darigaaz's Caldera
Temple of Malady
Fire-Lit Thicket
Temple of Abandon
Overgrown Tomb
Badlands
Gruul Turf
Bayou
Blighted Woodland
Swamp
Forest
Twisted Landscape
Sulfurous Springs
Rootbound Crag
Dragonskull Summit
Luxury Suite
Canyon Slough
Myriad Landscape
Sheltered Thicket
Escape Tunnel
Game Trail
Command Tower
Blood Crypt
Woodland Cemetery
Bloodstained Mire
Undergrowth Stadium
Mountain
Stomping Ground
Cinder Glade
Raucous Theater
Fabled Passage
Verdant Catacombs
Ziatora's Proving Ground
Wooded Foothills
Smoldering Marsh
Llanowar Wastes
Riveteers Overlook
Exotic OrchardSimilar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Xira Arien: Insects.
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
Eddie Brock
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
Abby, Merciless Soldier // Ellie, Vengeful Hunter
Abby, Merciless Soldier // Joel, Resolute Survivor
Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor
Ellie, Vengeful Hunter // Joel, Resolute Survivor
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Tana, the Bloodsower
Halana, Kessig Ranger // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Hardy of Myra's Marvels // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Ignacio of Myra's Marvels // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Ignacio of Myra's Marvels // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Krark, the Thumbless
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Tana, the Bloodsower
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor // Tana, the Bloodsower
Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel // Tana, the Bloodsower
Nocturno of Myra's Marvels // Tana, the Bloodsower
Numa, Joraga Chieftain // Vial Smasher the Fierce
The Reaper, King No More
Agent Venom
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
Alpharael, Stonechosen
Amarant Coral
Anax, Hardened in the Forge
Aphemia, the Cacophony
Armaggon, Future Shark
Arno Dorian
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
Ashling, the Limitless
Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
Avatar Roku, Firebender
Azula, On the Hunt
Azula, Ruthless Firebender