Xira, the Golden Sting
$0.35
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New Cards
Recent-set cards that Xira, the Golden Sting players are trying out in -1/-1 Counters decks.
Immoral Bargain+10% Synergy
$0.50
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Xira, the Golden Sting's -1/-1 Counters builds — cards that lean hardest into the -1/-1 Counters theme.
Nest of Scarabs+87% Synergy
$5.89
The Scorpion God+85% Synergy
$0.29
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons+81% Synergy
$0.29
Blowfly Infestation+76% Synergy
$0.31
Kulrath Knight+75% Synergy
$0.20
Obelisk Spider+74% Synergy
$2.70
Generous Patron+68% Synergy
$7.14
Necroskitter+64% Synergy
$0.37
Massacre Girl, Known Killer+63% Synergy
$0.49
Crumbling Ashes+62% Synergy
$28.97
Top Cards
The staple cards most Xira, the Golden Sting -1/-1 Counters decks run as their core.
Black Sun's Zenith+62% Synergy
$0.37
Contagion Clasp+59% Synergy
$0.37
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+59% Synergy
$30.68
Spitting Dilophosaurus+55% Synergy
$27.99
Everlasting Torment+54% Synergy
$0.23
Contagion Engine+53% Synergy
$13.41
Grim Affliction+48% Synergy
$0.33
Skullclamp+41% Synergy
$5.65
Farseek+7% Synergy
$0.45
Ignoble Hierarch-6% Synergy
$1.39
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Xira, the Golden Sting -1/-1 Counters game on their own.
Demonic Tutor+1% Synergy
$61.95
Worldly Tutor-1% Synergy
$27.86
Field of the Dead-2% Synergy
$27.56
Vampiric Tutor-3% Synergy
$54.82
Creatures
Creatures that carry the -1/-1 Counters plan in Xira, the Golden Sting decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Carnifex Demon+41% Synergy
$0.25
Persistent Constrictor+40% Synergy
$12.83
Corrosive Mentor+39% Synergy
$6.62
Wickerbough Elder+38% Synergy
$0.29
Midnight Banshee+38% Synergy
$0.26
Chevill, Bane of Monsters+36% Synergy
$1.52
Banewhip Punisher+36% Synergy
$0.28
Evolution Sage+35% Synergy
$2.26
Channeler Initiate+33% Synergy
$0.21
Radiant Performer+31% Synergy
$0.81
Maha, Its Feathers Night+30% Synergy
$21.60
Vhati il-Dal+30% Synergy
$1.15
Stigma Lasher+26% Synergy
$4.15
Dusk Urchins+25% Synergy
$0.23
Soul Snuffers+24% Synergy
$0.30
Devoted Druid+23% Synergy
$1.05
The Swarmweaver+22% Synergy
$0.34
Cankerbloom+21% Synergy
$0.57
Decimator Beetle+21% Synergy
$0.10
Skinrender+20% Synergy
$0.29
Fumulus, the Infestation+20% Synergy
$9.31
Mahadi, Emporium Master+19% Synergy
$1.99
Dragonlair Spider+18% Synergy
$4.42
Melira, Sylvok Outcast+17% Synergy
$5.16
Poison-Tip Archer+16% Synergy
$1.49
Quillspike+16% Synergy
$10.53
Blood Artist+15% Synergy
$3.54
Zulaport Cutthroat+15% Synergy
$1.37
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch+15% Synergy
$0.34
Harbinger of Night+15% Synergy
$28.19
Aatchik, Emerald Radian+15% Synergy
$0.32
Plaguemaw Beast+15% Synergy
$0.19
Fume Spitter+15% Synergy
$0.34
Festering Mummy+15% Synergy
$0.27
Twitching Doll+14% Synergy
$2.60
Hateflayer+14% Synergy
$2.56
Morbid Opportunist+12% Synergy
$0.35
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+12% Synergy
$6.89
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale+12% Synergy
$7.47
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger+12% Synergy
$18.55
Freestrider Lookout+12% Synergy
$0.40
Chatterfang, Squirrel General+8% Synergy
$12.12
Pitiless Plunderer+5% Synergy
$4.11
Mirkwood Bats+3% Synergy
$1.62
Village Pillagers+2% Synergy
$0.29
Scute Swarm+2% Synergy
$8.67
Sakura-Tribe Elder+1% Synergy
$0.35
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest0% Synergy
$0.65
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-3% Synergy
$4.84
Birds of Paradise-11% Synergy
$9.85
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Xira, the Golden Sting's -1/-1 Counters deck ahead.
Atomize+39% Synergy
$10.71
Sudden Spoiling+28% Synergy
$6.46
Puncture Blast+19% Synergy
$0.22
Village Rites+17% Synergy
$0.38
Torment of Venom+15% Synergy
$0.19
Whisper of the Dross+14% Synergy
$0.35
Splendid Agony+12% Synergy
$0.13
Scar+10% Synergy
$0.23
Bedevil+9% Synergy
$0.31
Golgari Charm+9% Synergy
$2.52
Manhole Missile+9% Synergy
$0.18
Blight Rot+8% Synergy
$0.28
Corrupted Conviction+8% Synergy
$0.29
Artifact Mutation+7% Synergy
$2.24
Malakir Rebirth+6% Synergy
$13.47
Assassin's Trophy+5% Synergy
$0.95
Nature's Claim+5% Synergy
$1.25
Hapatra's Mark+5% Synergy
$0.22
Deadly Dispute+4% Synergy
$0.34
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$3.86
Tragic Slip+4% Synergy
$0.35
Return the Favor+4% Synergy
$0.99
Revitalizing Repast+3% Synergy
$2.24
Second Harvest+3% Synergy
$5.05
Plumb the Forbidden+3% Synergy
$0.35
Lightning Bolt+2% Synergy
$0.82
Valakut Awakening+2% Synergy
$17.94
Arachnogenesis+2% Synergy
$7.35
Heroic Intervention+1% Synergy
$16.00
Tear Asunder-2% Synergy
$0.32
Terminate-3% Synergy
$0.28
Putrefy-4% Synergy
$0.35
Deadly Rollick-4% Synergy
$27.91
Abrupt Decay-4% Synergy
$2.49
Beast Within-9% Synergy
$0.62
Rakdos Charm-9% Synergy
$0.45
Deflecting Swat-9% Synergy
$69.27
Chaos Warp-10% Synergy
$0.36
Harrow-14% Synergy
$0.32
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the -1/-1 Counters game plan forward for Xira, the Golden Sting.
Incremental Blight+32% Synergy
$0.26
Unnatural Restoration+28% Synergy
$1.53
Drown in Ichor+23% Synergy
$0.78
Swarmyard Massacre+13% Synergy
$4.03
Liliana's Influence+12% Synergy
$0.30
Smell Fear+11% Synergy
$0.23
Misfortune+11% Synergy
$1.36
Feed the Swarm+10% Synergy
$0.16
Triumph of the Hordes+9% Synergy
$11.12
Thirsting Roots+9% Synergy
$0.75
Vat Emergence+9% Synergy
$0.35
Nature's Lore+8% Synergy
$2.88
Three Visits+8% Synergy
$5.03
Cultivate+6% Synergy
$0.43
Soul Immolation+6% Synergy
$3.12
Expand the Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.31
Bala Ged Recovery+5% Synergy
$6.78
Blasphemous Edict+5% Synergy
$4.67
Risky Shortcut+5% Synergy
$0.25
Toxic Deluge+4% Synergy
$4.37
Decimate+4% Synergy
$0.34
Unearth+4% Synergy
$0.53
Rampant Growth+3% Synergy
$0.64
Green Sun's Zenith+3% Synergy
$31.59
Read the Bones+3% Synergy
$0.34
Victimize+2% Synergy
$1.58
Vandalblast+2% Synergy
$1.10
Pest Infestation+2% Synergy
$0.63
Stump Stomp+2% Synergy
$0.36
Sign in Blood+2% Synergy
$3.83
Persist+1% Synergy
$1.34
Damnation+1% Synergy
$20.48
Darkness Descends0% Synergy
$0.30
Dread Return0% Synergy
$0.44
Rise of the Witch-king0% Synergy
$0.68
Kodama's Reach-2% Synergy
$1.53
Culling Ritual-2% Synergy
$0.46
Skyshroud Claim-3% Synergy
$0.96
Night's Whisper-4% Synergy
$5.42
Diabolic Intent-4% Synergy
$16.42
Eventide's Shadow-5% Synergy
$0.23
Faithless Looting-12% Synergy
$0.46
Reanimate-14% Synergy
$9.76
Blasphemous Act-15% Synergy
$0.89
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Xira, the Golden Sting -1/-1 Counters decks.
Strionic Resonator+28% Synergy
$8.37
Sword of Truth and Justice+16% Synergy
$31.63
The Ozolith+14% Synergy
$64.33
Cauldron of Souls+12% Synergy
$9.09
Whispersilk Cloak+10% Synergy
$1.71
Lithoform Engine+10% Synergy
$7.08
Ashnod's Altar+6% Synergy
$15.57
Blight Sickle+5% Synergy
$0.21
Serrated Arrows+5% Synergy
$0.53
Viridian Longbow+5% Synergy
$3.30
Phoenix Fleet Airship+5% Synergy
$0.99
Bow of Nylea+4% Synergy
$3.44
Mithril Coat+2% Synergy
$31.91
Swiftfoot Boots+1% Synergy
$2.28
Phyrexian Altar-2% Synergy
$56.15
Lightning Greaves-6% Synergy
$4.52
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the -1/-1 Counters strategy in Xira, the Golden Sting decks.
Flourishing Defenses+43% Synergy
$1.07
All Will Be One+37% Synergy
$15.39
Deathreap Ritual+25% Synergy
$0.38
Fists of the Demigod+25% Synergy
$0.27
Impact Tremors+19% Synergy
$2.25
Black Market+14% Synergy
$6.17
Vraska Joins Up+12% Synergy
$1.00
Goblin Bombardment+11% Synergy
$2.54
Moldervine Reclamation+11% Synergy
$0.35
Glistening Oil+11% Synergy
$12.32
Bastion of Remembrance+10% Synergy
$0.35
Doubling Season+8% Synergy
$34.35
The Meathook Massacre+8% Synergy
$27.06
Insidious Roots+6% Synergy
$1.43
Nowhere to Run+6% Synergy
$0.69
The Hunger Tide Rises+6% Synergy
$0.23
Fevered Convulsions+6% Synergy
$0.65
Breath of Fury+6% Synergy
$20.18
Beastmaster Ascension+5% Synergy
$5.72
Growing Rites of Itlimoc+5% Synergy
$9.31
Sadistic Obsession+5% Synergy
$0.23
Cartouche of Ambition+5% Synergy
$0.18
Firebender Ascension+5% Synergy
$0.77
Hollowmurk Siege+4% Synergy
$0.85
Crawling Infestation+4% Synergy
$0.22
Utopia Sprawl+3% Synergy
$1.66
Grave Pact+3% Synergy
$33.84
Journey to Eternity+3% Synergy
$6.08
Lasting Tarfire+2% Synergy
$0.25
Phyrexian Arena+1% Synergy
$4.43
Awakening Zone+1% Synergy
$0.39
Wild Growth0% Synergy
$0.60
Sylvan Library-1% Synergy
$26.02
Black Market Connections-1% Synergy
$10.16
Binding the Old Gods-2% Synergy
$0.32
Grave Venerations-6% Synergy
$0.38
Rhythm of the Wild-9% Synergy
$5.22
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Xira, the Golden Sting's -1/-1 Counters game plan.
Liliana, Death Wielder+21% Synergy
$0.40
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+16% Synergy
$0.96
Grist, the Hunger Tide+2% Synergy
$0.41
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Xira, the Golden Sting -1/-1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+46% Synergy
$2.57
Swarmyard+46% Synergy
$6.35
Nesting Grounds+34% Synergy
$0.35
Ifnir Deadlands+17% Synergy
$0.28
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+15% Synergy
$54.58
Grasping Dunes+14% Synergy
$0.33
Reliquary Tower+12% Synergy
$3.52
Bojuka Bog+10% Synergy
$1.93
Phyrexian Tower+9% Synergy
$28.19
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+7% Synergy
$16.22
Grim Backwoods+7% Synergy
$0.23
Rogue's Passage+6% Synergy
$0.36
Boseiju, Who Endures+5% Synergy
$50.54
Three Tree City+5% Synergy
$28.42
Access Tunnel+5% Synergy
$0.40
Fire Nation Palace+5% Synergy
$1.71
Restless Vents+4% Synergy
$0.34
Restless Cottage+4% Synergy
$1.61
High Market+3% Synergy
$0.45
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2% Synergy
$10.89
Cabal Coffers+2% Synergy
$29.97
Tranquil Thicket+1% Synergy
$0.25
Eumidian Hatchery-3% Synergy
$0.34
Kessig Wolf Run-9% Synergy
$0.41
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Xira, the Golden Sting's -1/-1 Counters strategy.
Bandit's Haul+13% Synergy
$0.27
Arcane Signet+9% Synergy
$0.89
Golgari Signet+9% Synergy
$0.30
Omni-Cheese Pizza+9% Synergy
$0.16
Rakdos Signet+7% Synergy
$4.43
Glistening Sphere+7% Synergy
$12.62
Bounty Board+7% Synergy
$2.13
Staff of Compleation+6% Synergy
$4.16
Everflowing Chalice+5% Synergy
$0.30
Talisman of Indulgence+4% Synergy
$1.85
Talisman of Impulse+4% Synergy
$0.39
Gruul Signet+3% Synergy
$0.48
Thought Vessel+3% Synergy
$2.59
Chromatic Lantern+2% Synergy
$0.87
Talisman of Resilience+1% Synergy
$0.71
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$0.89
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.34
Sol Ring-14% Synergy
$1.55
Lands
The mana base behind Xira, the Golden Sting's -1/-1 Counters decks.
Ziatora's Proving Ground+22% Synergy
$9.79
Rockfall Vale+20% Synergy
$2.90
Undergrowth Stadium+18% Synergy
$6.36
Luxury Suite+18% Synergy
$9.09
Haunted Ridge+18% Synergy
$8.51
Deathcap Glade+14% Synergy
$2.69
Forbidden Orchard+13% Synergy
$8.92
Savage Lands+12% Synergy
$0.37
Haunted Mire+12% Synergy
$0.26
Overgrown Tomb+10% Synergy
$8.09
Spire Garden+9% Synergy
$2.20
Underground Mortuary+9% Synergy
$14.18
Darkbore Pathway+8% Synergy
$6.15
Darigaaz's Caldera+8% Synergy
$0.30
Stomping Ground+7% Synergy
$6.39
Blood Crypt+7% Synergy
$9.11
Reflecting Pool+7% Synergy
$14.88
Raucous Theater+6% Synergy
$10.75
Malakir Rebirth+6% Synergy
$13.47
Commercial District+5% Synergy
$8.29
Bala Ged Recovery+5% Synergy
$6.78
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$3.86
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.08
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.31
Woodland Cemetery+3% Synergy
$0.66
Revitalizing Repast+3% Synergy
$2.24
Forest0% Synergy
$0.08
Dragonskull Summit0% Synergy
$0.47
Llanowar Wastes0% Synergy
$0.70
Twisted Landscape0% Synergy
$0.29
Rootbound Crag-1% Synergy
$0.31
Sulfurous Springs-1% Synergy
$1.50
Rakdos Carnarium-1% Synergy
$0.35
Temple of Abandon-1% Synergy
$0.28
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.37
Golgari Rot Farm-3% Synergy
$0.33
Mountain-4% Synergy
$0.08
Bloodstained Mire-4% Synergy
$18.20
Karplusan Forest-4% Synergy
$0.50
Cinder Glade-5% Synergy
$0.31
Canyon Slough-5% Synergy
$0.22
Riveteers Overlook-8% Synergy
$0.31
Wooded Foothills-9% Synergy
$18.06
Verdant Catacombs-9% Synergy
$28.70
Path of Ancestry-9% Synergy
$0.23
Fabled Passage-10% Synergy
$1.11
Exotic Orchard-11% Synergy
$0.24
Smoldering Marsh-13% Synergy
$0.30
Evolving Wilds-15% Synergy
$0.25
Terramorphic Expanse-17% Synergy
$0.26
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Xira, the Golden Sting: -1/-1 Counters.
Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper
Bhaal, Lord of Murder
Tana, the Bloodsower // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tana, the Bloodsower
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Sengir, the Dark Baron
God-Eternal Bontu
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cloakwood Hermit
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Kresh the Bloodbraided
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
Nemata, Primeval Warden
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Criminal Past
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Cultist of the Absolute
Fumulus, the Infestation
Judith, the Scourge Diva
Orca, Siege Demon
Savra, Queen of the Golgari
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Kaervek, the Spiteful
Hazel of the Rootbloom
Jerren, Corrupted Bishop
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Ayara, First of Locthwain
Garna, the Bloodflame
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tormod, the Desecrator
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Haunted One
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Street Urchin
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Moira, Urborg Haunt
Rakdos, the Muscle
Totentanz, Swarm Piper