Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Core

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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Hobbit Hole
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Troop of Ponies
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Genesis Hydra
73%inclusion143 decks196 decks
70%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
74%inclusion145 decks196 decks
68%synergy
Curse of the Swine
66%inclusion129 decks196 decks
61%synergy
Profane Command
61%inclusion120 decks196 decks
58%synergy
Villainous Wealth
73%inclusion144 decks196 decks
58%synergy
Syncopate
58%inclusion113 decks196 decks
56%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
58%inclusion113 decks196 decks
55%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
58%inclusion113 decks196 decks
54%synergy
Animist's Awakening
56%inclusion110 decks196 decks
52%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
53%inclusion103 decks196 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Corpsejack Menace
61%inclusion119 decks196 decks
51%synergy
Cultivate
56%inclusion110 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Rampant Growth
56%inclusion110 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
56%inclusion109 decks196 decks
48%synergy
Hungering Hydra
55%inclusion108 decks196 decks
51%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
54%inclusion105 decks196 decks
51%synergy
Hooded Hydra
53%inclusion104 decks196 decks
50%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
53%inclusion104 decks196 decks
49%synergy
The Goose Mother
52%inclusion102 decks196 decks
48%synergy
Feral Hydra
52%inclusion101 decks196 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Nyxborn Hydra
49%inclusion97 decks196 decks
47%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
49%inclusion96 decks196 decks
47%synergy
Capricopian
45%inclusion89 decks196 decks
44%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
44%inclusion87 decks196 decks
43%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
41%inclusion81 decks196 decks
38%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
38%inclusion74 decks196 decks
37%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
36%inclusion70 decks196 decks
34%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
36%inclusion70 decks196 decks
35%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
34%inclusion67 decks196 decks
33%synergy
Altered Ego
34%inclusion66 decks196 decks
32%synergy
Managorger Hydra
33%inclusion65 decks196 decks
31%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
28%synergy
Ochre Jelly
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
28%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
29%inclusion57 decks196 decks
26%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
29%inclusion57 decks196 decks
25%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Primordial Hydra
22%inclusion44 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion43 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Hydra Trainer
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Winding Constrictor
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
21%inclusion41 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Voracious Hydra
21%inclusion41 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
20%inclusion39 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Nexos
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
18%inclusion36 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Kiora's Follower
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Mystic
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Ivy Elemental
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Striding Shotcaller
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Broodguard Elite
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Deepglow Skate
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Pterafractyl
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Heroes' Bane
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Warden of the Grove
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief Hydra
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Aberrant
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Ravener
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Protean Hydra
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Condescend
49%inclusion96 decks196 decks
47%synergy
Inspiring Call
48%inclusion95 decks196 decks
39%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
46%inclusion90 decks196 decks
44%synergy
Biomass Mutation
45%inclusion89 decks196 decks
42%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
45%inclusion88 decks196 decks
40%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
45%inclusion88 decks196 decks
41%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
38%inclusion74 decks196 decks
37%synergy
Growth Spiral
37%inclusion73 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Icy Blast
32%inclusion63 decks196 decks
31%synergy
Putrefy
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Power Sink
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Logic Knot
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Clash of Wills
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Death Denied
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Death Wind
18%inclusion36 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Stroke of Genius
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Sultai Charm
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
-0%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
-12%synergy
Repeal
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
-22%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Return to Nature
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Insight
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Dominate
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Invigorating Surge
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Silkguard
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Spectral Denial
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Disembowel
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Spell Burst
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
9%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Quandrix Charm
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Nexus Mentality
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Tribal Unity
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Deathsprout
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Killing Glare
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Suffer the Past
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Decisive Denial
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Spell Blast
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Gridlock
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Even the Score
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Howl from Beyond
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Spring
50%inclusion98 decks196 decks
48%synergy
Exsanguinate
42%inclusion83 decks196 decks
35%synergy
Open into Wonder
41%inclusion80 decks196 decks
40%synergy
Finale of Revelation
37%inclusion72 decks196 decks
33%synergy
Kodama's Reach
34%inclusion67 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
29%inclusion56 decks196 decks
-17%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
28%inclusion54 decks196 decks
26%synergy
Entrancing Melody
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Gaze of Granite
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Damnable Pact
20%inclusion39 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Explore
20%inclusion39 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Mind into Matter
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Primal Might
18%inclusion36 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Wildest Dreams
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Mass Manipulation
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Migration Path
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Doppelgang
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Stargaze
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Pest Infestation
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Mathemagics
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth's Onslaught
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Multiple Choice
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Distorting Wake
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Spinning Wheel Kick
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Exponential Growth
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Breakthrough
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Open the Way
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Portent of Calamity
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Kamahl's Druidic Vow
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Extract Brain
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Mind Shatter
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Eternity
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Hurricane
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Urban Evolution
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Fractal Harness
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Horizon Stone
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Mana Bloom
40%inclusion79 decks196 decks
39%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
37%inclusion72 decks196 decks
32%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
35%inclusion68 decks196 decks
30%synergy
Lattice Library
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Colossal Majesty
21%inclusion41 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Hydra's Growth
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Branching Evolution
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Hardened Scales
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Lost in the Maze
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Wild Growth
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Elemental Bond
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Frontier Siege
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Font of Fertility
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Training Regimen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Primal Empathy
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Steward of Elements
26%inclusion50 decks196 decks
25%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
41%inclusion81 decks196 decks
32%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion55 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
-20%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion132 decks196 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion127 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
36%inclusion70 decks196 decks
32%synergy
Simic Signet
32%inclusion62 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Golgari Signet
24%inclusion47 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
-0%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-8%synergy
Sultai Banner
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion195 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion195 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion194 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion164 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Opulent Palace
67%inclusion132 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion109 decks196 decks
-0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion98 decks196 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion89 decks196 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion84 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
42%inclusion83 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
40%inclusion79 decks196 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion71 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
35%inclusion68 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion64 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Mystery
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Thornwood Falls
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Jungle Hollow
26%inclusion51 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
26%inclusion50 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
25%inclusion49 decks196 decks
-23%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
24%inclusion48 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
-17%synergy
Tangled Islet
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
-32%synergy
Blighted Woodland
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Sodden Verdure
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Titan's Grave
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Paradox Gardens
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Simic Guildgate
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
-21%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Grove
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Stream
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Quandrix Campus
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Foul Orchard
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Overflowing Basin
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-26%synergy
Waterfront District
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
6%synergy
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