Xira, the Golden Sting
$0.37
$0.37Legendary Creature — Insect Assassin
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Xira, the Golden Sting players are trying out in Insects decks.
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist+11% Synergy
$0.38
Blech, Loafing Pest+11% Synergy
$0.40
Dina's Guidance+7% Synergy
$1.06
Studious First-Year+7% Synergy
$0.31
Cauldron of Essence+4% Synergy
$3.16
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Xira, the Golden Sting's Insects builds — cards that lean hardest into the Insects theme.
Hornet Nest+78% Synergy
$0.34
Hornet Queen+78% Synergy
$0.34
Dragonlair Spider+70% Synergy
$4.85
Fumulus, the Infestation+66% Synergy
$7.13
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord+66% Synergy
$30.95
Caustic Caterpillar+65% Synergy
$0.34
Ant Queen+65% Synergy
$0.79
Giant Adephage+64% Synergy
$0.39
Swarmyard+63% Synergy
$4.93
Aatchik, Emerald Radian+61% Synergy
$0.34
Top Cards
The staple cards most Xira, the Golden Sting Insects decks run as their core.
Scute Swarm+61% Synergy
$8.89
Grist, the Hunger Tide+60% Synergy
$0.39
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger+60% Synergy
$19.12
The Swarmweaver+56% Synergy
$0.34
Broodhatch Nantuko+56% Synergy
$0.32
Haywire Mite+52% Synergy
$0.39
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest+43% Synergy
$0.66
Skullclamp+42% Synergy
$4.93
Rampant Growth+25% Synergy
$0.47
Cultivate+20% Synergy
$0.34
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Xira, the Golden Sting Insects game on their own.
Demonic Tutor-2% Synergy
$76.77
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Insects plan in Xira, the Golden Sting decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Living Hive+54% Synergy
$1.08
Scute Mob+52% Synergy
$0.76
Blightbeetle+49% Synergy
$0.35
Spring-Leaf Avenger+48% Synergy
$0.35
Agitator Ant+46% Synergy
$0.35
Saber Ants+46% Synergy
$0.36
Blex, Vexing Pest+46% Synergy
$12.44
Giant Ankheg+44% Synergy
$0.33
Grist, Voracious Larva+43% Synergy
$0.99
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed+43% Synergy
$0.31
Canoptek Scarab Swarm+39% Synergy
$12.34
Springheart Nantuko+38% Synergy
$5.50
Crash of Rhino Beetles+38% Synergy
$0.13
Caustic Wasps+33% Synergy
$0.97
Nantuko Elder+33% Synergy
$0.70
Endless Cockroaches+31% Synergy
$0.62
Necrosquito+31% Synergy
$0.15
Radiant Performer+28% Synergy
$0.70
Gleancrawler+26% Synergy
$0.37
Mirkwood Bats+25% Synergy
$1.57
Swarm of Bloodflies+24% Synergy
$0.21
Mortician Beetle+21% Synergy
$1.56
Xira Arien+20% Synergy
$0.28
Huskburster Swarm+20% Synergy
$0.25
Duskshell Crawler+20% Synergy
$0.32
Roaming Throne+19% Synergy
$47.63
Circuit Mender+19% Synergy
$0.33
Battlefly Swarm+18% Synergy
$0.30
Iridescent Hornbeetle+17% Synergy
$0.26
Spineseeker Centipede+17% Synergy
$0.15
Flesh Burrower+16% Synergy
$0.21
Nantuko Husk+15% Synergy
$0.18
Infestation Sage+15% Synergy
$0.16
Spinner of Souls+14% Synergy
$0.37
Vorapede+14% Synergy
$0.40
Devouring Swarm+13% Synergy
$0.12
Stag Beetle+13% Synergy
$0.67
Krenko's Buzzcrusher+13% Synergy
$0.29
Symbiotic Wurm+13% Synergy
$7.30
Generous Patron+11% Synergy
$7.44
Blood Artist+8% Synergy
$2.55
Mahadi, Emporium Master+8% Synergy
$1.70
Honest Rutstein+6% Synergy
$0.40
Zulaport Cutthroat+5% Synergy
$1.00
Viscera Seer+5% Synergy
$0.41
Horizon Explorer0% Synergy
$2.23
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd0% Synergy
$0.44
Icetill Explorer-4% Synergy
$13.42
Sakura-Tribe Elder-11% Synergy
$0.34
Ignoble Hierarch-32% Synergy
$1.28
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Xira, the Golden Sting's Insects deck ahead.
Village Rites+41% Synergy
$0.69
Corrupted Conviction+38% Synergy
$0.25
Second Harvest+34% Synergy
$2.91
Deathsprout+22% Synergy
$0.41
Putrefy+20% Synergy
$0.25
Bedevil+17% Synergy
$0.29
Deadly Dispute+16% Synergy
$0.32
Terminate+14% Synergy
$0.29
Golgari Charm+9% Synergy
$1.63
Carrion Call+9% Synergy
$0.16
Return to Nature+8% Synergy
$0.22
Riveteers Charm+6% Synergy
$0.20
Go for the Throat+6% Synergy
$0.57
Plumb the Forbidden+6% Synergy
$0.36
Rampaging Growth+6% Synergy
$0.23
Kindred Summons+6% Synergy
$0.56
Carrion+5% Synergy
$3.07
Artifact Mutation+4% Synergy
$2.37
Abrade+4% Synergy
$0.41
Heroic Intervention+2% Synergy
$14.29
Return of the Wildspeaker+2% Synergy
$1.00
Lightning Bolt+2% Synergy
$0.83
Krosan Grip+2% Synergy
$1.69
Arachnogenesis+2% Synergy
$6.79
Revitalizing Repast-1% Synergy
$0.70
Chaos Warp-4% Synergy
$0.37
Rakdos Charm-7% Synergy
$0.37
Deadly Rollick-7% Synergy
$27.53
Beast Within-9% Synergy
$0.46
Assassin's Trophy-10% Synergy
$0.70
Harrow-14% Synergy
$0.30
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Insects game plan forward for Xira, the Golden Sting.
Swarmyard Massacre+44% Synergy
$3.91
Beacon of Creation+32% Synergy
$7.26
Rise of the Witch-king+25% Synergy
$0.94
Victimize+18% Synergy
$2.27
Triumph of the Hordes+15% Synergy
$12.36
Kodama's Reach+14% Synergy
$1.54
Lich-Knights' Conquest+10% Synergy
$0.68
Rise of the Ants+9% Synergy
$0.13
Crippling Fear+9% Synergy
$2.66
Blasphemous Act+8% Synergy
$3.83
One Dozen Eyes+8% Synergy
$0.23
Kindred Dominance+8% Synergy
$3.26
Decimate+7% Synergy
$0.31
Feed the Swarm+6% Synergy
$0.20
Send in the Pest+6% Synergy
$0.17
Dig Up+5% Synergy
$0.38
Patriarch's Bidding+5% Synergy
$4.28
Farseek+4% Synergy
$0.53
Chain Reaction+4% Synergy
$0.28
Dread Return+4% Synergy
$0.42
Migration Path+4% Synergy
$0.36
Pest Infestation+2% Synergy
$0.46
Blasphemous Edict+2% Synergy
$4.47
Damnation+2% Synergy
$20.72
Three Visits+1% Synergy
$4.60
Bala Ged Recovery-2% Synergy
$5.68
Diabolic Intent-3% Synergy
$17.57
Vandalblast-3% Synergy
$1.07
Culling Ritual-5% Synergy
$0.41
Skyshroud Claim-5% Synergy
$0.92
Nature's Lore-6% Synergy
$1.96
Toxic Deluge-7% Synergy
$3.31
Reanimate-12% Synergy
$8.61
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Xira, the Golden Sting Insects decks.
Vanquisher's Banner+28% Synergy
$4.76
Herald's Horn+26% Synergy
$4.39
Banner of Kinship+19% Synergy
$5.54
Strionic Resonator+18% Synergy
$9.18
Ashnod's Altar+16% Synergy
$14.95
Eldrazi Monument+12% Synergy
$9.35
Door of Destinies+12% Synergy
$2.83
Coat of Arms+11% Synergy
$18.43
Whispersilk Cloak+10% Synergy
$1.37
Lithoform Engine+9% Synergy
$7.40
Helm of the Host+7% Synergy
$5.72
Phyrexian Altar+6% Synergy
$55.96
Bow of Nylea+6% Synergy
$3.83
Obelisk of Urd+6% Synergy
$2.76
The Ozolith+4% Synergy
$65.54
Swiftfoot Boots-1% Synergy
$2.46
Conduit of Worlds-4% Synergy
$1.63
Lightning Greaves-13% Synergy
$3.66
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Insects strategy in Xira, the Golden Sting decks.
Moldervine Reclamation+42% Synergy
$0.30
Impact Tremors+42% Synergy
$2.00
The Hunger Tide Rises+42% Synergy
$0.28
Parallel Lives+30% Synergy
$38.30
Doubling Season+28% Synergy
$32.23
Beastmaster Ascension+27% Synergy
$5.61
Crawling Infestation+27% Synergy
$0.28
Goblin Bombardment+25% Synergy
$2.38
Shared Animosity+21% Synergy
$2.66
Deathreap Ritual+19% Synergy
$0.35
Crawling Sensation+16% Synergy
$0.32
Vraska Joins Up+13% Synergy
$0.64
Bastion of Remembrance+12% Synergy
$0.29
Dictate of Erebos+8% Synergy
$17.33
Insidious Roots+8% Synergy
$1.22
Hollowmurk Siege+8% Synergy
$0.96
Firebender Ascension+8% Synergy
$0.81
Springleaf Parade+7% Synergy
$8.31
Collective Inferno+7% Synergy
$1.33
Skin Invasion+7% Synergy
$0.13
Grave Pact+6% Synergy
$31.23
Growing Rites of Itlimoc+6% Synergy
$8.73
Cryptolith Rite+5% Synergy
$11.46
The Meathook Massacre+4% Synergy
$28.37
Evolutionary Leap+4% Synergy
$1.35
Sothera, the Supervoid+4% Synergy
$1.95
Primal Vigor+3% Synergy
$14.56
Nest of Scarabs+2% Synergy
$4.85
Binding the Old Gods+1% Synergy
$0.27
Warstorm Surge+1% Synergy
$0.87
Riveteers Ascendancy-3% Synergy
$0.60
Grave Venerations-5% Synergy
$0.56
Rhythm of the Wild-7% Synergy
$5.13
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Xira, the Golden Sting's Insects game plan.
Lolth, Spider Queen+10% Synergy
$5.00
Vraska, Golgari Queen+8% Synergy
$5.56
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Xira, the Golden Sting Insects decks.
Restless Vents+25% Synergy
$0.30
Three Tree City+24% Synergy
$27.19
Reliquary Tower+19% Synergy
$3.36
Rogue's Passage+15% Synergy
$0.40
Phyrexian Tower+10% Synergy
$25.29
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+9% Synergy
$14.92
High Market+9% Synergy
$0.78
Grim Backwoods+9% Synergy
$0.23
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+7% Synergy
$0.35
Castle Embereth+6% Synergy
$0.33
Nesting Grounds+5% Synergy
$0.31
Midgar, City of Mako+5% Synergy
$1.54
Bojuka Bog+4% Synergy
$0.95
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2% Synergy
$63.85
Cabal Coffers+2% Synergy
$34.50
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+2% Synergy
$3.35
Eumidian Hatchery0% Synergy
$0.31
Boseiju, Who Endures-9% Synergy
$49.11
Kessig Wolf Run-11% Synergy
$0.38
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Xira, the Golden Sting's Insects strategy.
Golgari Signet+23% Synergy
$0.30
Patchwork Banner+23% Synergy
$1.89
Gruul Signet+15% Synergy
$0.44
Rakdos Signet+11% Synergy
$2.81
Arcane Signet+9% Synergy
$0.69
Golgari Keyrune+8% Synergy
$0.11
Commander's Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.26
Ebony Fly+7% Synergy
$1.88
Potioner's Trove+6% Synergy
$0.17
Thought Vessel+5% Synergy
$1.92
Chromatic Lantern+3% Synergy
$0.82
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$1.84
Fellwar Stone-3% Synergy
$0.70
Talisman of Impulse-4% Synergy
$0.34
Talisman of Resilience-6% Synergy
$0.33
Lands
The mana base behind Xira, the Golden Sting's Insects decks.
Path of Ancestry+38% Synergy
$0.31
Savage Lands+23% Synergy
$0.28
Golgari Rot Farm+14% Synergy
$0.31
Unclaimed Territory+11% Synergy
$0.28
Secluded Courtyard+11% Synergy
$0.29
Temple of Malady+9% Synergy
$0.30
Deathcap Glade+8% Synergy
$2.21
Ziatora's Proving Ground+7% Synergy
$10.07
Rockfall Vale+7% Synergy
$2.51
Jungle Hollow+6% Synergy
$0.23
Haunted Mire+6% Synergy
$0.30
Cavern of Souls+6% Synergy
$51.61
Twisted Landscape+5% Synergy
$0.22
Gruul Turf+5% Synergy
$0.31
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.14
Temple of Malice+3% Synergy
$0.24
Forest+2% Synergy
$0.17
Undergrowth Stadium+2% Synergy
$5.69
Spire Garden+2% Synergy
$2.20
Rakdos Carnarium+2% Synergy
$0.35
Temple of Abandon+2% Synergy
$0.23
Haunted Ridge+1% Synergy
$8.32
Luxury Suite0% Synergy
$11.27
Mountain-1% Synergy
$0.16
Command Tower-1% Synergy
$0.34
Evolving Wilds-1% Synergy
$0.33
Revitalizing Repast-1% Synergy
$0.70
Cinder Glade-2% Synergy
$0.49
Woodland Cemetery-2% Synergy
$0.46
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.31
Underground Mortuary-3% Synergy
$12.91
Smoldering Marsh-4% Synergy
$0.57
Commercial District-4% Synergy
$6.69
Badlands-4% Synergy
Raucous Theater-7% Synergy
$10.05
Rootbound Crag-10% Synergy
$0.31
Terramorphic Expanse-10% Synergy
$0.29
Overgrown Tomb-11% Synergy
$10.00
Exotic Orchard-12% Synergy
$0.24
Riveteers Overlook-12% Synergy
$0.27
Dragonskull Summit-13% Synergy
$0.39
Stomping Ground-14% Synergy
$6.68
Blood Crypt-14% Synergy
$8.83
Llanowar Wastes-15% Synergy
$0.54
Fabled Passage-16% Synergy
$1.05
Karplusan Forest-16% Synergy
$0.43
Verdant Catacombs-17% Synergy
$28.51
Vernal Fen-17% Synergy
$0.43
Wooded Foothills-20% Synergy
$17.02
Bloodstained Mire-21% Synergy
$17.35
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Xira, the Golden Sting: Insects.
Tana, the Bloodsower // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
Grist, the Hunger Tide
Kresh the Bloodbraided
Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper
Bhaal, Lord of Murder
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cloakwood Hermit
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
Nemata, Primeval Warden
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tana, the Bloodsower
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Sengir, the Dark Baron
God-Eternal Bontu
Hazel of the Rootbloom
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tormod, the Desecrator
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Rakdos, the Muscle
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
The Swarmweaver
Gaius van Baelsar
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Wilson, Refined Grizzly // Cultist of the Absolute
Akul the Unrepentant
Bartel Runeaxe
Crovax the Cursed
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Criminal Past
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cultist of the Absolute
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Haunted One
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Street Urchin
Fumulus, the Infestation
Judith, the Scourge Diva
Orca, Siege Demon