Xira, the Golden Sting
Legendary Creature — Insect Assassin
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.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dominaria United Commander
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #12736
Xira, the Golden Sting puts a Egg counter on a creature at instant speed, then draws you a card when that creature dies — repeatable card advantage stapled to a sacrifice engine. The ceiling is infinite turns with Breath of Fury, and the floor is still a Golgari-Jund value engine that replaces itself every time something dies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Xira, the Golden Sting lives — the combination of death triggers, sacrifice synergies, and access to Jund's best enablers makes her a natural fit for the 100-card format. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but she's far too slow and narrow for either format's threat density. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home given the faster game pace and her ability to function as the planeswalker signature-spell package's engine, though her impact there is modest.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Xira, the Golden StingBreath of FuryAnger
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite combat damage; Near-infinite combat phases; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
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Xira, the Golden StingBreath of FuryUrabrask the Hidden
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite combat damage; Near-infinite combat phases; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
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Xira, the Golden StingBreath of FuryFervor
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite combat damage; Near-infinite combat phases; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
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Xira, the Golden StingBreath of FuryMass Hysteria
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite combat damage; Near-infinite combat phases; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
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Xira, the Golden StingBreath of FuryConcordant Crossroads
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite combat damage; Near-infinite combat phases; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Xira, the Golden Sting is firmly bulk — easy to pick up without a second thought. Bulk rares with real combo potential tend to stay cheap until a breakout deck pushes demand, so she's likely to hold this price unless Jund sacrifice decks spike in Commander popularity.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.