Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Core Hydras

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
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Troop of Ponies
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Animist's Awakening
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
96%synergy
Curse of the Swine
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
95%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Genesis Hydra
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
The Goose Mother
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Exsanguinate
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Biomass Mutation
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Syncopate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Mind Spring
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Hooded Hydra
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Creatures
Ingenious Prodigy
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Managorger Hydra
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Hungering Hydra
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Ochre Jelly
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Striding Shotcaller
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Pterafractyl
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Emil, Vastlands Roamer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Warden of the Grove
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Primordial Hydra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Nexos
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Altered Ego
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Rampaging Aetherhood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Feral Hydra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Heroes' Bane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Hangarback Walker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Broodguard Elite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Drix Fatemaker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Starwinder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ferrafor, Young Yew
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Bloomsage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Topiary Lecturer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Temperamental Oozewagg
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mimeoplasm, Revered One
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Capricopian
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Growth Spiral
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Silkguard
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Death Denied
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Condescend
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Inspiring Call
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Icy Blast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Spectral Denial
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Stroke of Genius
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Invigorating Surge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Tear Asunder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Drown in Dreams
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Quandrix Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Nexus Mentality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Fog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Decisive Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reality Spasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Power Sink
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Choking Vines
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Clash of Wills
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ertai's Meddling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disembowel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Killing Glare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Perplexing Test
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Putrefy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Quandrix Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Death Wind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Zimone's Hypothesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Repeal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Drag to the Roots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Profane Command
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Pest Infestation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Finale of Revelation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Rampant Growth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Cultivate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Doppelgang
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Open into Wonder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Villainous Wealth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Procrastinate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mind into Matter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Gaze of Granite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Exponential Growth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Primal Might
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Open the Way
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mathemagics
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Planar Engineering
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Growth Curve
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Expand the Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Three Visits
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
The Crowd Goes Wild
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Oversimplify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-33%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Crypt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ambition's Cost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Explore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Prosperity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bushwhack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Entrancing Melody
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fractal Harness
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Contagion Clasp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Boxing Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Orochi Hatchery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Explorer's Scope
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Lattice Library
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Branching Evolution
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mana Bloom
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Death's Presence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Training Regimen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Puca's Covenant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lost in the Maze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Inexorable Tide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Levitation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Communal Brewing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hardened Scales
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Alexi's Cloak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shielding Plax
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Lair of the Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Temple of the False God
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Karn's Bastion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
70%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Sol Ring
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-44%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Simic Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Skyclave Relic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Opulent Palace
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Titan's Grave
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Paradox Gardens
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Quandrix Campus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Tangled Islet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Overflowing Basin
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Jungle Hollow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Moor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Thornwood Falls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Gohn, Town of Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Crossroads Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Command Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sodden Verdure
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Bant Panorama
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirrex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Esper Panorama
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Viridescent Bog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
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