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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Paradox Gardens
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
98%synergy
The Goose Mother
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
96%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
96%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
94%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Biomass Mutation
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Hooded Hydra
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Top Cards
Curse of the Swine
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Animist's Awakening
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Exsanguinate
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Cultivate
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
69%synergy
Creatures
Warden of the Grove
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Ochre Jelly
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Genesis Hydra
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Managorger Hydra
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Hungering Hydra
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Broodguard Elite
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Drix Fatemaker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Capricopian
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Observer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Nexos
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Llanowar Elves
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Protean Hydra
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Altered Ego
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Flux Channeler
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Feral Hydra
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Voracious Hydra
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Wonder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mimeoplasm, Revered One
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Host of the Hereafter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gemrazer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Elvish Mystic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Aberrant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Elusive Otter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tyrant Guard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Girl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hydra Omnivore
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Arbor Adherent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rampaging Aetherhood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Esix, Fractal Bloom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Master Biomancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Erebos's Intervention
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Syncopate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Growth Spiral
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Sultai Charm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Putrefy
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Inspiring Call
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Icy Blast
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Spectral Denial
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Stroke of Genius
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spell Burst
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Solidarity of Heroes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Reality Spasm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Power Sink
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Ertai's Meddling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Second Harvest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Silkguard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Death Denied
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Condescend
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Zimone's Hypothesis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Shore Up
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Flatline
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sorceries
Profane Command
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Finale of Revelation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Doppelgang
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Open into Wonder
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Kodama's Reach
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Pest Infestation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Expand the Sphere
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gaze of Granite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Exponential Growth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Crowd Goes Wild
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Finale of Eternity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mind Spring
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Farseek
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Cone of Cold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Give // Take
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Killing Wave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Shattered Crypt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bushwhack
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Harvest Season
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Villainous Wealth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fractal Harness
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Boxing Ring
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Contagion Clasp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Key to the City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Explorer's Scope
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Garruk's Uprising
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Mana Bloom
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Branching Evolution
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wizard Class
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Inexorable Tide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Hydra's Growth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Unnatural Growth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Primal Vigor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Alexi's Cloak
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Shielding Plax
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Heartless Summoning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Temple of the False God
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-22%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Golgari Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Simic Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Hedron Archive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-30%synergy
Temple of Mystery
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Opulent Palace
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Quandrix Campus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Mirrex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Overflowing Basin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
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