---
name: "Xyris, the Writhing Storm"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{U}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Snake Leviathan"
colors: ["G", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "PL25"
set_name: "Year of the Snake 2025"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Song Qijin"
oracle_id: "8687948c-456b-495b-9b31-f818c65624b6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/xyris-the-writhing-storm-pl25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Xyris, the Writhing Storm
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{U}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Snake Leviathan
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever an opponent draws a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, create a 1/1 green Snake creature token.
Whenever Xyris deals combat damage to a player, you and that player each draw that many cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Xira Arien](/printing/xira-arien-chr.md) — Legendary Creature — Insect Wizard
2. [Consecrated Sphinx](/printing/consecrated-sphinx-ima.md) — Creature — Sphinx
3. [Scrawling Crawler](/printing/scrawling-crawler-fdn.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
4. [Lorescale Coatl](/printing/lorescale-coatl-m21.md) — Creature — Snake
5. [Sliv-Mizzet, Hivemind](/printing/sliv-mizzet-hivemind-cmb1.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Sliver
6. [Spellbound Dragon](/printing/spellbound-dragon-arb.md) — Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Year of the Snake 2025 (PL25) #1
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Song Qijin
- **Total Printings:** 18 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: `not_legal`