---
name: "Xira Arien"
mana_cost: "{B}{R}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Insect Wizard"
colors: ["B", "G", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "CHR"
set_name: "Chronicles"
collector_number: "90"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Melissa A. Benson"
oracle_id: "4a6e367c-7bc9-44a3-8ede-f2d0651abad3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/xira-arien-chr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Xira Arien
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{R}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Insect Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{B}{R}{G}, {T}: Target player draws a card.

> *A regular guest at the Royal Masquerade, Arien is the envy of the Court. She appears in a new costume every hour.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Windrider Wizard](/printing/windrider-wizard-znr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Xira, the Golden Sting](/printing/xira-the-golden-sting-dmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Insect Assassin
3. [Sphinx's Disciple](/printing/sphinxs-disciple-bng.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Tome Raider](/printing/tome-raider-plst.md) — Creature — Faerie
5. [Cloudkin Seer](/printing/cloudkin-seer-clu.md) — Creature — Elemental Wizard
6. [Cephalid Scout](/printing/cephalid-scout-ody.md) — Creature — Octopus Wizard Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Chronicles (CHR) #90
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Melissa A. Benson
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`