Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Expensive Control

Zaxara, the Exemplary
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Ciel Collins
Apr 29, 2026
Ciel Collins
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.
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Mana Drain
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
88%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Walking Ballista
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Finale of Devastation
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Delighted Halfling
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
68%synergy
Bloom Tender
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
67%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
64%synergy
Birds of Paradise
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
82%synergy
Rhystic Study
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
61%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Demonic Tutor
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
64%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
68%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Force of Will
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Imperial Seal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Witherbloom, the Balancer
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Badgermole Cub
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Nyxbloom Ancient
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Voracious Hydra
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Displacer Kitten
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Primordial Hydra
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Opposition Agent
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Thrasios, Triton Hero
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Elvish Mystic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Spellseeker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Llanowar Elves
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Mockingbird
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Kiora's Follower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Incubation Druid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Seedborn Muse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Hooded Hydra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dosan the Falling Leaf
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Destiny Spinner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Pathbreaker Ibex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Sanctum Weaver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Divining Witch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Instants
Mental Misstep
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Heroic Intervention
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Flusterstorm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Swan Song
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Pact
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Abrupt Decay
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Consultation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Force of Negation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Worldly Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Pact of Negation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mystical Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Veil of Summer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Spell Burst
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Retraction Helix
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Crop Rotation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Reality Spasm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Intuition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Krosan Grip
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Force of Vigor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Chord of Calling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Claim
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Silkguard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Death Denied
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Noxious Revival
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Change of Plans
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Constant Mists
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Rhythm
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
71%synergy
Diabolic Intent
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Exsanguinate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Mind into Matter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Culling Ritual
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Three Visits
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Farseek
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Animist's Awakening
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Finale of Revelation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wildest Dreams
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Pest Infestation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Stock Up
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Awaken the Woods
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Profane Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cultivate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-20%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Great Henge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Staff of Domination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Enchantments
Freed from the Real
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Sylvan Library
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Doubling Season
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Kindred Discovery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Wild Growth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Shark Typhoon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Asceticism
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Shifting Woodland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lotus Petal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Chrome Mox
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Mox Diamond
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Breeding Pool
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
87%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
86%synergy
Bayou
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
86%synergy
Morphic Pool
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Misty Rainforest
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Scalding Tarn
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
71%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Watery Grave
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Wooded Foothills
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Swamp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-50%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Island
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-51%synergy
Forest
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-52%synergy
Mana Confluence
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Marsh Flats
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
City of Brass
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Zagoth Triome
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Hedge Maze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
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