Xira, the Golden Sting
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Legendary Creature — Insect Assassin

Jund sacrifice value that marks creatures with egg counters on attack, then kills them for cards and flying Insect tokens.
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Xira is a four-mana 3/3 with flying and haste, so she can attack the turn she lands. Each attack puts an egg counter on another target creature that doesn't already have one. When that creature dies with the egg on it, you draw a card and make a 1/1 flying Insect. You can mark your own fodder or an opponent's threat, which means removal, trades in combat and sacrifice outlets all turn into card draw. The deck wants plenty of cheap bodies and ways to cash them in.
In the recorded games, the plan that held up was simple attrition. Carrion Feeder and Transmogrant Altar sacrificed egg-marked creatures on demand, and Ophiomancer kept handing over Snakes to feed them. Each death replaced itself with a card and a flier, so Xira's side rarely ran out of resources even when combat turned messy. Some lists added Doubling Season and Branching Evolution for a counters angle, though that was not the main engine. With only 11 games logged, the pattern is modest: steady value rather than fast kills, and the deck needed a few turns of attacks before the Insects added up to real pressure.
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New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Xira, the Golden Sting decks.
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Xira, the Golden Sting's abilities and overall game plan.
Swarmyard
Hornet Queen
Hornet Nest
Skullclamp
Dragonlair Spider
Caustic Caterpillar
Haywire MiteTop Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Xira, the Golden Sting decks.
Hornet Queen
Hornet Nest
Skullclamp
Dragonlair Spider
Cultivate
Blasphemous Act
Farseek
Ignoble HierarchGame Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor
Vampiric TutorCreatures
Essential creatures that complement Xira, the Golden Sting's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Caustic Caterpillar
Haywire Mite
Scute Swarm
Ant Queen
Giant Adephage
Blood Artist
Mirkwood Bats
Generous Patron
Zulaport Cutthroat
Morbid Opportunist
Blightbeetle
Scute Mob
Spring-Leaf Avenger
Agitator Ant
Viscera Seer
Great Fierce Bee
Poison-Tip Archer
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Giant Ankheg
Springheart Nantuko
Kulrath Knight
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
Pitiless Plunderer
Crash of Rhino Beetles
Roaming Throne
Endless Cockroaches
Cankerbloom
Horizon Explorer
Mayhem Devil
Eternal Witness
Icetill Explorer
Birds of ParadiseInstants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Xira, the Golden Sting safe.
Village Rites
Corrupted Conviction
Deadly Dispute
Second Harvest
Terminate
Bedevil
Putrefy
Deathsprout
Plumb the Forbidden
Tragic Slip
Golgari Charm
Artifact Mutation
Go for the Throat
Abrade
Riveteers Charm
Soul Shatter
Return to Nature
Arachnogenesis
Lightning Bolt
Fell the Profane
Revitalizing Repast
Assassin's Trophy
Heroic Intervention
Malakir Rebirth
Chaos Warp
Nature's Claim
Beast Within
Abrupt Decay
Deadly Rollick
Vampiric Tutor
Rakdos Charm
Deflecting Swat
Infernal Grasp
Tear Asunder
HarrowSorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Xira, the Golden Sting's game plan and control the board.
Swarmyard Massacre
Victimize
Rise of the Witch-king
Rampant Growth
Kodama's Reach
Feed the Swarm
Blasphemous Edict
Bone Shards
Three Visits
Triumph of the Hordes
Pest Infestation
Decimate
Dread Return
Lich-Knights' Conquest
Bala Ged Recovery
Diabolic Intent
Chain Reaction
Damnation
Vandalblast
Toxic Deluge
Culling Ritual
Nature's Lore
Black Sun's Zenith
Demonic Tutor
Skyshroud Claim
ReanimateUtility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Cauldron of Essence
Ashnod's Altar
Strionic Resonator
Phyrexian Altar
Vanquisher's Banner
Herald's Horn
Whispersilk Cloak
Banner of Kinship
Helm of the Host
Urabrask's Forge
Lithoform Engine
Eldrazi Monument
The Ozolith
Swiftfoot Boots
Contagion Clasp
Lightning GreavesEnchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Xira, the Golden Sting's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Moldervine Reclamation
Impact Tremors
Goblin Bombardment
Bastion of Remembrance
Parallel Lives
Doubling Season
Deathreap Ritual
Beastmaster Ascension
Crawling Infestation
Vraska Joins Up
Shared Animosity
Dictate of Erebos
Firebender Ascension
Awakening Zone
Grave Pact
Breath of Fury
The Meathook Massacre
Crawling Sensation
Cryptolith Rite
Insidious Roots
Hollowmurk Siege
At Knifepoint
Nest of Scarabs
Black Market
Evolutionary Leap
Black Market Connections
Blowfly Infestation
Phyrexian Arena
Everlasting Torment
Binding the Old Gods
Riveteers Ascendancy
Grave Venerations
Rhythm of the WildPlaneswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Xira, the Golden Sting to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Swarmyard
Reliquary Tower
Phyrexian Tower
High Market
Rogue's Passage
Three Tree City
Restless Vents
Nesting Grounds
Grim Backwoods
Access Tunnel
Bojuka Bog
Karn's Bastion
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Eumidian Hatchery
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Boseiju, Who Endures
Kessig Wolf RunMana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Patchwork Banner
Golgari Signet
Rakdos Signet
Gruul Signet
Arcane Signet
Thought Vessel
Commander's Sphere
Chromatic Lantern
Fellwar Stone
Talisman of Resilience
Talisman of Impulse
Talisman of Indulgence
Sol RingLands
The mana base foundation for Xira, the Golden Sting decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Path of Ancestry
Savage Lands
Woodland Cemetery
Ziatora's Proving Ground
Rockfall Vale
Deathcap Glade
Undergrowth Stadium
Haunted Ridge
Temple of Malady
Spire Garden
Golgari Rot Farm
Luxury Suite
Dragonskull Summit
Bala Ged Recovery
Temple of Malice
Temple of Abandon
Swamp
Revitalizing Repast
Forest
Exotic Orchard
Malakir Rebirth
Mountain
Twisted Landscape
Rootbound Crag
Gruul Turf
Rakdos Carnarium
Command Tower
Badlands
Overgrown Tomb
Bayou
Underground Mortuary
Commercial District
Raucous Theater
Cinder Glade
Blood Crypt
Smoldering Marsh
Evolving Wilds
Myriad Landscape
Llanowar Wastes
Stomping Ground
Twilight Mire
Sulfurous Springs
Karplusan Forest
Terramorphic Expanse
Fabled Passage
Verdant Catacombs
Riveteers Overlook
Wooded Foothills
Bloodstained Mire
Vernal FenXira, the Golden Sting Deck Stats
Based on 3,407 Xira, the Golden Sting decks.
| Mana value | Cards |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 |
- Creature 30
- Instant 9
- Sorcery 9
- Artifact 7
- Enchantment 7
- Planeswalker 1
- Land 36
| Card type | Cards |
|---|---|
| Creature | 30 |
| Instant | 9 |
| Sorcery | 9 |
| Artifact | 7 |
| Enchantment | 7 |
| Planeswalker | 1 |
| Land | 36 |
Lands: 17 basic, 19 nonbasic
| Month | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 708 |
| 2024-11 | 669 |
| 2024-12 | 659 |
| 2025-01 | 770 |
| 2025-02 | 814 |
| 2025-03 | 734 |
| 2025-04 | 732 |
| 2025-05 | 685 |
| 2025-06 | 851 |
| 2025-07 | 718 |
| 2025-08 | 692 |
| 2025-09 | 744 |
| 2025-10 | 798 |
| 2025-11 | 786 |
| 2025-12 | 718 |
| 2026-01 | 761 |
| 2026-02 | 848 |
| 2026-03 | 765 |
| 2026-04 | 847 |
| 2026-05 | 839 |
| 2026-06 | 861 |
| 2026-07 | 965 |
| 2026-08 | 602 |
| 2026-09 | 704 |
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