Xira, the Golden Sting
$0.35
$0.35Legendary Creature — Insect Assassin
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#658
Current Rank
#827
Last Week
#796
Past 2 Years
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Xira, the Golden Sting.
The Professor Plays Himself! (with Jane Don't)
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Post's Enchanting Concert! Chaotic Commander MTG EDH Gameplay!
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Ep: 8 Xira v Atraxa v Goblinson v Akiri [EDH gameplay]
IN DEATH FEAT. ELDER DRUNKEN HIGHLANDER - cEDH - S10E2 - WILSON/SCION v XIRA v MAGDA v YENNETT MTG
DESCENDING FEAT. ELDER DRUNKEN HIGHLANDER - cEDH - S10E1 - WILSON/SCION v XIRA v MAGDA v YENNETT VOD
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL PART 2 FEAT. OOPS...ALL SALT - cEDH - XIRA v UMBRIS v VITO v DIHADA - MTG GAMEPLAY
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL PART 1 FEAT. OOPS...ALL SALT - cEDH - XIRA v UMBRIS v VITO v DIHADA - MTG GAMEPLAY
NO HOPE IN HADLEY'S FEAT. OSMTG - IMPLEMENTS OF cEDH - S9E9 - XIRA v TIVIT v SILAS/ROGRAKH v BIRGI
More Xira, the Golden Sting VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Xira, the Golden Sting decks.
Great Fierce Bee+19% Synergy
$0.15
Supper for Spiders+2% Synergy
$0.38
Troop of Ponies+1% Synergy
$0.27
My Precious+1% Synergy
$1.49
The Sackville-Bagginses+1% Synergy
$0.82
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Xira, the Golden Sting's abilities and overall game plan.
Swarmyard+53% Synergy
$6.05
Hornet Queen+48% Synergy
$0.35
Hornet Nest+47% Synergy
$0.32
Fumulus, the Infestation+46% Synergy
$9.29
Skullclamp+45% Synergy
$6.00
Dragonlair Spider+45% Synergy
$4.43
Caustic Caterpillar+41% Synergy
$0.30
The Swarmweaver+40% Synergy
$0.33
Haywire Mite+40% Synergy
$0.45
Aatchik, Emerald Radian+38% Synergy
$0.30
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Xira, the Golden Sting decks.
Village Rites+38% Synergy
$0.71
Scute Swarm+33% Synergy
$9.53
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest+31% Synergy
$0.31
Rampant Growth+16% Synergy
$0.63
Sakura-Tribe Elder+15% Synergy
$0.30
Cultivate+12% Synergy
$0.39
Blasphemous Act+7% Synergy
$0.93
Farseek+5% Synergy
$0.45
Assassin's Trophy+1% Synergy
$1.18
Ignoble Hierarch-8% Synergy
$1.31
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor-4% Synergy
$66.72
Vampiric Tutor-5% Synergy
$54.51
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Xira, the Golden Sting's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord+34% Synergy
$28.66
Radiant Performer+33% Synergy
$1.05
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger+32% Synergy
$17.21
Ant Queen+31% Synergy
$0.73
Giant Adephage+30% Synergy
$0.42
Blood Artist+28% Synergy
$2.76
Broodhatch Nantuko+27% Synergy
$0.34
Generous Patron+26% Synergy
$5.27
Living Hive+24% Synergy
$1.19
Mirkwood Bats+24% Synergy
$1.93
Blex, Vexing Pest+24% Synergy
$9.34
Zulaport Cutthroat+24% Synergy
$1.21
Mahadi, Emporium Master+24% Synergy
$1.58
Morbid Opportunist+23% Synergy
$0.35
Blightbeetle+21% Synergy
$0.62
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed+20% Synergy
$0.33
Scute Mob+20% Synergy
$0.71
Spring-Leaf Avenger+20% Synergy
$0.32
Agitator Ant+18% Synergy
$0.28
Viscera Seer+18% Synergy
$0.38
Saber Ants+18% Synergy
$0.36
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale+17% Synergy
$7.04
Grist, Voracious Larva+17% Synergy
$1.28
Poison-Tip Archer+17% Synergy
$1.72
Kulrath Knight+16% Synergy
$0.25
Giant Ankheg+15% Synergy
$0.29
Springheart Nantuko+15% Synergy
$5.41
Canoptek Scarab Swarm+14% Synergy
$12.41
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+14% Synergy
$7.16
Pitiless Plunderer+12% Synergy
$4.78
Crash of Rhino Beetles+12% Synergy
$0.23
Chevill, Bane of Monsters+12% Synergy
$1.47
Xira Arien+11% Synergy
$0.30
Caustic Wasps+11% Synergy
$0.93
Endless Cockroaches+11% Synergy
$0.47
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+11% Synergy
$4.72
Roaming Throne+11% Synergy
$51.91
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld+9% Synergy
$0.14
Cankerbloom+8% Synergy
$0.56
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred+8% Synergy
$0.30
Chatterfang, Squirrel General+7% Synergy
$13.29
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+6% Synergy
$30.32
Honest Rutstein+2% Synergy
$0.35
The Scorpion God+1% Synergy
$0.27
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+0% Synergy
$0.36
Horizon Explorer-2% Synergy
$2.07
Mayhem Devil-3% Synergy
$0.33
Eternal Witness-3% Synergy
$2.46
Icetill Explorer-5% Synergy
$18.76
Birds of Paradise-10% Synergy
$9.78
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Xira, the Golden Sting safe.
Corrupted Conviction+28% Synergy
$0.36
Deadly Dispute+27% Synergy
$0.36
Second Harvest+16% Synergy
$5.56
Terminate+14% Synergy
$0.34
Bedevil+13% Synergy
$0.33
Putrefy+11% Synergy
$0.23
Deathsprout+11% Synergy
$0.37
Plumb the Forbidden+9% Synergy
$0.41
Golgari Charm+7% Synergy
$2.21
Tragic Slip+7% Synergy
$0.34
Artifact Mutation+6% Synergy
$2.43
Go for the Throat+6% Synergy
$0.62
Abrade+4% Synergy
$0.33
Riveteers Charm+4% Synergy
$0.17
Soul Shatter+4% Synergy
$3.93
Return to Nature+3% Synergy
$0.33
Arachnogenesis+3% Synergy
$7.57
Lightning Bolt+2% Synergy
$0.98
Revitalizing Repast+1% Synergy
$1.50
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$4.37
Heroic Intervention+0% Synergy
$15.45
Malakir Rebirth+0% Synergy
$13.63
Nature's Claim0% Synergy
$1.44
Beast Within0% Synergy
$0.73
Chaos Warp0% Synergy
$0.32
Abrupt Decay-1% Synergy
$2.55
Deadly Rollick-4% Synergy
$29.14
Rakdos Charm-5% Synergy
$0.40
Infernal Grasp-6% Synergy
$0.34
Deflecting Swat-7% Synergy
$70.71
Tear Asunder-7% Synergy
$0.23
Harrow-13% Synergy
$0.35
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Xira, the Golden Sting's game plan and control the board.
Swarmyard Massacre+28% Synergy
$4.57
Victimize+18% Synergy
$1.25
Rise of the Witch-king+17% Synergy
$0.73
Beacon of Creation+14% Synergy
$7.98
Kodama's Reach+9% Synergy
$1.85
Feed the Swarm+6% Synergy
$0.21
Blasphemous Edict+5% Synergy
$4.21
Bone Shards+5% Synergy
$0.27
Triumph of the Hordes+5% Synergy
$11.18
Decimate+5% Synergy
$0.29
Three Visits+5% Synergy
$5.83
Lich-Knights' Conquest+5% Synergy
$1.08
Dread Return+4% Synergy
$0.45
Pest Infestation+4% Synergy
$0.57
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$6.91
Chain Reaction+2% Synergy
$0.29
Diabolic Intent+2% Synergy
$17.18
Damnation+1% Synergy
$21.16
Toxic Deluge+0% Synergy
$4.25
Vandalblast+0% Synergy
$1.47
Culling Ritual0% Synergy
$0.86
Nature's Lore0% Synergy
$3.09
Black Sun's Zenith-1% Synergy
$0.34
Skyshroud Claim-5% Synergy
$0.79
Reanimate-5% Synergy
$9.30
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Cauldron of Essence+27% Synergy
$3.15
Ashnod's Altar+22% Synergy
$16.65
Strionic Resonator+21% Synergy
$8.63
Vanquisher's Banner+10% Synergy
$5.89
Phyrexian Altar+9% Synergy
$58.53
Herald's Horn+9% Synergy
$5.74
Whispersilk Cloak+7% Synergy
$2.14
Banner of Kinship+6% Synergy
$8.64
Urabrask's Forge+6% Synergy
$1.17
Lithoform Engine+6% Synergy
$7.82
Helm of the Host+6% Synergy
$6.06
Eldrazi Monument+5% Synergy
$10.79
The Ozolith+2% Synergy
$64.30
Swiftfoot Boots+0% Synergy
$2.32
Contagion Clasp0% Synergy
$0.34
Lightning Greaves-6% Synergy
$4.61
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Xira, the Golden Sting's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Moldervine Reclamation+32% Synergy
$0.28
Impact Tremors+31% Synergy
$2.32
Goblin Bombardment+29% Synergy
$3.60
Bastion of Remembrance+21% Synergy
$0.39
The Hunger Tide Rises+21% Synergy
$0.22
Parallel Lives+20% Synergy
$39.13
Doubling Season+18% Synergy
$33.70
Deathreap Ritual+17% Synergy
$0.34
Beastmaster Ascension+15% Synergy
$6.47
Crawling Infestation+12% Synergy
$0.29
Vraska Joins Up+11% Synergy
$1.55
Shared Animosity+8% Synergy
$4.02
Awakening Zone+7% Synergy
$0.39
Dictate of Erebos+7% Synergy
$15.39
Firebender Ascension+7% Synergy
$1.01
Grave Pact+6% Synergy
$33.37
Breath of Fury+6% Synergy
$14.26
The Meathook Massacre+6% Synergy
$24.87
Crawling Sensation+6% Synergy
$0.31
Cryptolith Rite+5% Synergy
$14.21
Insidious Roots+5% Synergy
$1.65
Hollowmurk Siege+5% Synergy
$1.00
At Knifepoint+5% Synergy
$0.31
Nest of Scarabs+5% Synergy
$6.96
Cultist of the Absolute+4% Synergy
$0.41
Black Market+4% Synergy
$6.17
Evolutionary Leap+3% Synergy
$4.02
All Will Be One+1% Synergy
$17.17
Blowfly Infestation0% Synergy
$0.32
Black Market Connections-1% Synergy
$9.15
Phyrexian Arena-1% Synergy
$4.65
Everlasting Torment-1% Synergy
$0.28
Binding the Old Gods-1% Synergy
$0.31
Riveteers Ascendancy-2% Synergy
$0.52
Grave Venerations-3% Synergy
$0.41
Rhythm of the Wild-9% Synergy
$5.61
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Xira, the Golden Sting to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Grist, the Hunger Tide+35% Synergy
$0.73
Vraska, Golgari Queen+8% Synergy
$5.40
Lolth, Spider Queen+7% Synergy
$4.98
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+3% Synergy
$8.56
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Reliquary Tower+14% Synergy
$3.79
Phyrexian Tower+12% Synergy
$28.62
High Market+11% Synergy
$0.49
Three Tree City+10% Synergy
$29.30
Rogue's Passage+10% Synergy
$0.36
Restless Vents+9% Synergy
$0.33
Nesting Grounds+6% Synergy
$0.30
Grim Backwoods+5% Synergy
$0.27
Access Tunnel+5% Synergy
$0.39
Bojuka Bog+4% Synergy
$1.43
Karn's Bastion+2% Synergy
$1.87
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+1% Synergy
$17.76
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+0% Synergy
$58.12
Eumidian Hatchery-1% Synergy
$0.28
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$11.09
Boseiju, Who Endures-6% Synergy
$51.21
Kessig Wolf Run-10% Synergy
$0.39
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Patchwork Banner+15% Synergy
$3.34
Golgari Signet+11% Synergy
$0.34
Rakdos Signet+6% Synergy
$4.26
Gruul Signet+5% Synergy
$0.48
Arcane Signet+3% Synergy
$0.60
Thought Vessel+2% Synergy
$2.56
Commander's Sphere+1% Synergy
$0.26
Chromatic Lantern+1% Synergy
$1.06
Talisman of Resilience-2% Synergy
$0.39
Fellwar Stone-3% Synergy
$0.90
Talisman of Impulse-3% Synergy
$0.37
Talisman of Indulgence-3% Synergy
$1.93
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.57
Lands
The mana base foundation for Xira, the Golden Sting decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Path of Ancestry+16% Synergy
$0.26
Savage Lands+12% Synergy
$0.31
Woodland Cemetery+10% Synergy
$0.67
Rockfall Vale+9% Synergy
$3.08
Ziatora's Proving Ground+8% Synergy
$9.60
Deathcap Glade+7% Synergy
$3.08
Undergrowth Stadium+5% Synergy
$6.26
Haunted Ridge+4% Synergy
$7.61
Temple of Malady+3% Synergy
$0.32
Dragonskull Summit+3% Synergy
$0.40
Golgari Rot Farm+3% Synergy
$0.36
Luxury Suite+3% Synergy
$9.28
Spire Garden+3% Synergy
$6.73
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$6.91
Temple of Malice+2% Synergy
$0.23
Temple of Abandon+2% Synergy
$0.26
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.09
Revitalizing Repast+1% Synergy
$1.50
Forest+1% Synergy
$0.08
Twisted Landscape+0% Synergy
$0.30
Mountain+0% Synergy
$0.09
Rootbound Crag+0% Synergy
$0.37
Exotic Orchard+0% Synergy
$0.19
Malakir Rebirth+0% Synergy
$13.63
Gruul Turf0% Synergy
$0.65
Rakdos Carnarium-1% Synergy
$0.36
Command Tower-2% Synergy
$0.30
Badlands-2% Synergy
Bayou-3% Synergy
Underground Mortuary-3% Synergy
$16.48
Overgrown Tomb-3% Synergy
$7.78
Raucous Theater-3% Synergy
$11.15
Commercial District-4% Synergy
$8.36
Cinder Glade-4% Synergy
$0.30
Smoldering Marsh-4% Synergy
$0.32
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.25
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.24
Blood Crypt-5% Synergy
$8.73
Llanowar Wastes-5% Synergy
$0.66
Twilight Mire-6% Synergy
$0.34
Stomping Ground-6% Synergy
$6.89
Sulfurous Springs-7% Synergy
$1.07
Karplusan Forest-8% Synergy
$0.46
Terramorphic Expanse-8% Synergy
$0.25
Fabled Passage-10% Synergy
$1.12
Riveteers Overlook-11% Synergy
$0.23
Verdant Catacombs-12% Synergy
$30.29
Wooded Foothills-13% Synergy
$19.60
Bloodstained Mire-13% Synergy
$18.82
Vernal Fen-16% Synergy
$0.55
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