EDH Optimizer
Xira Arien
Legendary Creature — Insect Wizard · BRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Jund
Xira Arien is Jund (black, green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
{B}{R}{G}, {T}: Target player draws a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.14
Average lands in decks for Xira Arien: 36
Group HugWheelsComboGroup SlugTokensInsectsMidrangeReanimator
Build your Xira Arien deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Xira Arien 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Xira Arien deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (52/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed54
- Interaction31
- Resilience74
- Closing44
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (22 nonbasic, 5 Swamp, 3 Mountain, 6 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Rampant Growth · Birds of Paradise · Farseek · Cultivate · Nature's Lore · Ignoble Hierarch · Beast Within · Terminate · Assassin's Trophy · Blasphemous Act · Howling Mine · Phyrexian Arena · Putrefy · Eternal Witness · Kodama's Reach · Llanowar Elves · Underworld Dreams · Chaos Warp · Fellwar Stone · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Stormfist Crusader · Animate Dead · Dark Ritual · Regrowth · Golgari Signet · Scrawling Crawler · Sylvan Library · Demonic Tutor · Fate Unraveler · Fog · Rites of Flourishing · Spiteful Visions · Temple Bell · Three Visits · Faithless Looting · Gruul Signet · Kederekt Parasite · Lightning Bolt · Rakdos Signet · Reanimate · Seizan, Perverter of Truth · Wild Growth · Razorkin Needlehead · Anger · Heroic Intervention · Psychosis Crawler · Royal Assassin · Xira, the Golden Sting · Lightning Greaves · Seedborn Muse · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Wood Elves · Deathrite Shaman · Dragonlair Spider · Elves of Deep Shadow · Font of Mythos · Harrow · Hornet Queen · Magus of the Wheel · Decimate · Fyndhorn Elves · Command Tower · Savage Lands · Overgrown Tomb · Stomping Ground · Ziatora's Proving Ground · Blood Crypt · Cinder Glade · Exotic Orchard · Llanowar Wastes · Bloodstained Mire · Smoldering Marsh · Bojuka Bog · Karplusan Forest · Rootbound Crag · Wooded Foothills · Reliquary Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Sulfurous Springs · Terramorphic Expanse · Evolving Wilds · Dragonskull Summit · Verdant Catacombs
🃏 Recommended cards for Xira Arien
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Xira Arien, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Howling Mine | 27% | +25% |
| Underworld Dreams | 25% | +23% |
| Regrowth | 20% | +18% |
| Stormfist Crusader | 21% | +18% |
| Phyrexian Arena | 26% | +18% |
| Temple Bell | 18% | +17% |
| Scrawling Crawler | 19% | +17% |
| Fate Unraveler | 18% | +16% |
| Spiteful Visions | 18% | +16% |
| Seizan, Perverter of Truth | 17% | +15% |
| Rampant Growth | 45% | +15% |
| Kederekt Parasite | 17% | +15% |
| Fog | 18% | +15% |
| Rites of Flourishing | 18% | +15% |
| Xira, the Golden Sting | 15% | +14% |
| Razorkin Needlehead | 16% | +14% |
| Royal Assassin | 15% | +13% |
| Mikokoro, Center of the Sea | 14% | +13% |
| Lightning Bolt | 17% | +13% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 15% | +12% |
| Hornet Queen | 13% | +12% |
| Sylvan Library | 19% | +12% |
| Font of Mythos | 13% | +12% |
| Fellwar Stone | 23% | +12% |
💰 The best cards for your Xira Arien deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Howling Mine
- Underworld Dreams
- Regrowth
- Stormfist Crusader
- Spiteful Visions
- Seizan, Perverter of Truth
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Phyrexian Arena
- Temple Bell
- Scrawling Crawler
- Fate Unraveler
- Kederekt Parasite
- Razorkin Needlehead
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sylvan Library
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Taiga
- Bayou
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Xira Arien
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Xira Arien's color identity?
Xira Arien is Jund (black, green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Xira Arien come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Xira Arien deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C (52/100).
How many lands should a Xira Arien deck run?
Real Xira Arien decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Xira Arien?
The three highest-synergy cards are Howling Mine, Underworld Dreams, Regrowth. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Xira Arien decks.
What combos does Xira Arien have?
Xira Arien has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Xira Arien deck cost?
You can start cheap: Howling Mine, Underworld Dreams, Regrowth are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.