Average Deck for Zaxara, the Exemplary - Budget Upgraded X Spells

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Average Decklist

Altered Ego
Altered Ego
Capricopian
Capricopian
Corpsejack Menace
Corpsejack Menace
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Genesis Hydra
Genesis Hydra
Geometer's Arthropod
Geometer's Arthropod
Hooded Hydra
Hooded Hydra
Hungering Hydra
Hungering Hydra
Hydroid Krasis
Hydroid Krasis
Ingenious Prodigy
Ingenious Prodigy
Kinetic Ooze
Kinetic Ooze
Lifeblood Hydra
Lifeblood Hydra
Managorger Hydra
Managorger Hydra
Mistcutter Hydra
Mistcutter Hydra
Nev, the Practical Dean
Nev, the Practical Dean
Nyxborn Hydra
Nyxborn Hydra
Owlin Spiralmancer
Owlin Spiralmancer
Primordial Hydra
Primordial Hydra
Primo, the Unbounded
Primo, the Unbounded
Steelbane Hydra
Steelbane Hydra
Stonecoil Serpent
Stonecoil Serpent
The Goose Mother
The Goose Mother
Vastwood Hydra
Vastwood Hydra
Voracious Hydra
Voracious Hydra
Instants (12)
Beast Within
Beast Within
Biomass Mutation
Biomass Mutation
Condescend
Condescend
Erebos's Intervention
Erebos's Intervention
Inspiring Call
Inspiring Call
Pull from Tomorrow
Pull from Tomorrow
Putrefy
Putrefy
Repulsive Mutation
Repulsive Mutation
Slice from the Shadows
Slice from the Shadows
Syncopate
Syncopate
Thassa's Intervention
Thassa's Intervention
Tyvar's Stand
Tyvar's Stand
Sorceries (13)
Animist's Awakening
Animist's Awakening
Cultivate
Cultivate
Curse of the Swine
Curse of the Swine
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
Finale of Revelation
Finale of Revelation
Gaze of Granite
Gaze of Granite
Kodama's Reach
Kodama's Reach
Mind into Matter
Mind into Matter
Mind Spring
Mind Spring
Nature's Lore
Nature's Lore
Open into Wonder
Open into Wonder
Profane Command
Profane Command
Villainous Wealth
Villainous Wealth
Artifacts (6)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Astral Cornucopia
Astral Cornucopia
Brass Infiniscope
Brass Infiniscope
Elementalist's Palette
Elementalist's Palette
Fractal Harness
Fractal Harness
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Enchantments (6)
Branching Evolution
Branching Evolution
Garruk's Uprising
Garruk's Uprising
Lattice Library
Lattice Library
Mana Bloom
Mana Bloom
Simic Ascendancy
Simic Ascendancy
Unbound Flourishing
Unbound Flourishing
Planeswalkers (1)
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
Lands (17)
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dismal Backwater
Dismal Backwater
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Foreboding Landscape
Foreboding Landscape
Hinterland Harbor
Hinterland Harbor
Jungle Hollow
Jungle Hollow
Llanowar Wastes
Llanowar Wastes
Opulent Palace
Opulent Palace
Simic Growth Chamber
Simic Growth Chamber
Sodden Verdure
Sodden Verdure
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Temple of the False God
Temple of the False God
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Vineglimmer Snarl
Vineglimmer Snarl
Woodland Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery
Yavimaya Coast
Yavimaya Coast
Basics (3)
Forest
9 Forests
Island
6 Islands
Swamp
5 Swamps