Xira, the Golden Sting
Flying, haste Whenever Xira attacks, put an egg counter on another target creature without an egg counter on it. When that creature dies, if it has an egg counter on it, draw a card and create a 1/1 black Insect creature token with flying.
How Xira decks play in EDH
Xira, the Golden Sting is a Jund commander in black, red and green costing 1BRG, and its legendary creature - insect assassin line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Xira, the Golden Sting decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $85.18Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Xira, the Golden Sting decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Xira, the Golden Sting deck?
Xira, the Golden Sting has a Jund colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Xira, the Golden Sting?
The cards played most often in Xira, the Golden Sting decks include Great Fierce Bee, Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Simulacrum Shaper. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Xira, the Golden Sting deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $85.18 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Xira, the Golden Sting deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.