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Xira Arien

Xira Arien

Legendary Creature — Insect Wizard

Xira Arien wants a deck that plays lots of enchantments and draws a card for each one. It leads the ready-made Deathdancer Xira deck (2009).

  • Mana costblackredgreen
  • Black, Red, Green ()
  • Power / toughness1 / 2
  • RarityRare

Flying

blackredgreen, tap: Target player draws a card.

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Archetypes

Cards That Fit Xira Arien

Picked for what they do in Xira Arien's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Xira Arien's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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The 6 Cards

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The 6 Cards

Decks Led by Xira Arien

Xira Arien leads a ready-made deck.PreconShort for preconstructed deck: a ready-to-play deck sold in a box by Wizards of the Coast. A Commander precon comes with its commander and all 100 cards, so you can play it straight away and change cards later.Open the full glossary

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Xira Arien, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryBRGPlayers write colors as letters: B for black, R for red, G for green.Aura/EnchantressEnchantress decks fill the battlefield with enchantments and use cards that draw you an extra card every time you cast one. An Aura is an enchantment that attaches to something, usually a creature, and changes it.Open the Aura/Enchantress pageDrawDraws you extra cards. More cards means more choices every turn, and in a 100-card deck it is the main way to find the pieces you need. Rhystic Study, SkullclampOpen the Draw pageMana SinkGives you somewhere useful to spend spare mana, usually through an ability you can activate again and again. Rogue's Passage, Mind StoneOpen the Mana Sink pageEvasionAn ability that makes a creature hard to block, so its attacks reach the player. Flying, menace, landwalk and plain 'can't be blocked' are the common kinds.Open the Evasion page