Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Combo

Ciel Collins
Apr 29, 2026
Rebuilding Zaxara, the Exemplary with Secrets of Strixhaven
With all of the X spells in Secrets of Strixhaven, it's time to rebuild one of the biggest X Spell commanders out there: Zaxara, the Exemplary.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Primo, the Unbounded
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Lattice Library
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Freed from the Real
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
74%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
72%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Exsanguinate
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
66%synergy
Villainous Wealth
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Voracious Hydra
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Curse of the Swine
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Drown in Dreams
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Profane Command
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Kodama's Reach
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Primordial Hydra
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Animist's Awakening
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Rampant Growth
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Cultivate
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Geometer's Arthropod
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Genesis Hydra
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Hungering Hydra
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
The Goose Mother
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Altered Ego
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Capricopian
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Hooded Hydra
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Managorger Hydra
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Striding Shotcaller
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Topiary Lecturer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Nexos
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Endless One
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Ochre Jelly
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Protean Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Feral Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Eternal Witness
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Elvish Mystic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Hangarback Walker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Agent Venom
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Walking Ballista
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ravener
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Shifting Wall
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Gyre Sage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Genius
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Syncopate
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Silkguard
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Beast Within
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Condescend
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Quandrix Charm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Icy Blast
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Spell Burst
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Shred Memory
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Power Sink
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Putrefy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Collective Resistance
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mana Leak
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Perplex
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Autumn's Veil
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Biomass Mutation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Krosan Grip
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Clash of Wills
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Harrow
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Reality Spasm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Insight
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Death Denied
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Miscast
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Spectral Denial
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Mutational Advantage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Spring
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Finale of Revelation
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Procrastinate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mind into Matter
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-24%synergy
Gaze of Granite
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Pest Infestation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Open into Wonder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Wildest Dreams
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mass Manipulation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dig Up
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Migration Path
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Machinations
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Forever Young
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Awaken the Woods
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bring to Light
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mind Grind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Jarad's Orders
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Pick Your Poison
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Explore
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bushwhack
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Doppelgang
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Open the Way
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Spinning Wheel Kick
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ecological Appreciation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Genesis Wave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Shared Roots
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Earth Crystal
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Fractal Harness
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Stone of Erech
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Domination
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Mana Bloom
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Changing Loyalty
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hardened Scales
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Doubling Season
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dark Tutelage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mana Reflection
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Primal Vigor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Greater Good
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fecundity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Loading Zone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Steward of Elements
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Bastion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Hashep Oasis
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Simic Signet
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Golgari Signet
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Opulent Palace
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Grove
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Mire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Tangled Islet
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Mystery
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Woodland Chasm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thornwood Falls
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Wood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Breeding Pool
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-38%synergy
Temple of Deceit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-38%synergy
Haunted Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-22%synergy