Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Core X Spells

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
Lattice Library
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Striding Shotcaller
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hydroid Krasis
85%inclusion17 decks20 decks
79%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
80%inclusion16 decks20 decks
76%synergy
Curse of the Swine
80%inclusion16 decks20 decks
75%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
75%inclusion15 decks20 decks
72%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
63%synergy
Genesis Hydra
65%inclusion13 decks20 decks
61%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
58%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
58%synergy
Exsanguinate
65%inclusion13 decks20 decks
57%synergy
Profane Command
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
75%inclusion15 decks20 decks
34%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
65%inclusion13 decks20 decks
54%synergy
Biomass Mutation
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
57%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
57%synergy
Finale of Revelation
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
56%synergy
Villainous Wealth
60%inclusion12 decks20 decks
44%synergy
Kodama's Reach
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Animist's Awakening
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
51%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
52%synergy
Rampant Growth
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Wren's Run Hydra
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
54%synergy
The Goose Mother
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
51%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
46%synergy
Hooded Hydra
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
46%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
48%synergy
Altered Ego
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
48%synergy
Hungering Hydra
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
46%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
43%synergy
Capricopian
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
43%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
41%synergy
Feral Hydra
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
44%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Pterafractyl
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
39%synergy
Managorger Hydra
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
37%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
39%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
31%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Primordial Hydra
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
26%synergy
Ochre Jelly
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
26%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Elvish Mystic
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Voracious Hydra
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
21%synergy
Warden of the Grove
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Nexos
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Tyrant Guard
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Hydra Trainer
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Hangarback Walker
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Deepglow Skate
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Broodguard Elite
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Heroes' Bane
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Winding Constrictor
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Gyre Sage
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Bloomsage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fractal Tender
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Pull from Tomorrow
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
51%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
45%synergy
Inspiring Call
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
40%synergy
Syncopate
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
43%synergy
Condescend
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
43%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
43%synergy
Silkguard
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
39%synergy
Putrefy
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Death Denied
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Icy Blast
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Quandrix Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Stroke of Genius
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Growth Spiral
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Power Sink
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
22%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Insight
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
25%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Spectral Denial
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Even the Score
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Spasm
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Sultai Charm
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Disembowel
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Dominate
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Logic Knot
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Nexus Mentality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spell Blast
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Solidarity of Heroes
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Krosan Grip
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Clash of Wills
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Invigorating Surge
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Tribal Unity
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Read the Runes
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Killing Glare
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Molder
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Repeal
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Gang Up
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Suffer the Past
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Charm
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Zimone's Hypothesis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Spring
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
48%synergy
Open into Wonder
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
49%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
34%synergy
Farseek
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
-15%synergy
Entrancing Melody
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Mind into Matter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Damnable Pact
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Gaze of Granite
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Primal Might
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Explore
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Doppelgang
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Exponential Growth
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Pest Infestation
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-13%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Procrastinate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Applied Geometry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wild Hypothesis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mathemagics
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Biogenic Upgrade
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Mass Manipulation
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Stargaze
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Open the Way
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Spinning Wheel Kick
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth's Onslaught
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Elven Farsight
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Wildest Dreams
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Muse Vortex
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Urborg Repossession
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Expand the Sphere
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Visions of Dominance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
The Crowd Goes Wild
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Oversimplify
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fractal Harness
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-12%synergy
Boxing Ring
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Contagion Clasp
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Key to the City
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Explorer's Scope
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Horizon Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
40%synergy
Mana Bloom
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
44%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
21%synergy
Branching Evolution
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Mana Reflection
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Hydra's Growth
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Colossal Majesty
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Hardened Scales
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Additive Evolution
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Loading Zone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Omen of the Dead
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Primal Empathy
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Gravity Well
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Lost in the Maze
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Inexorable Tide
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Sandwurm Convergence
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Unnatural Growth
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Rogue Class
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Font of Fertility
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Primal Vigor
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Death's Presence
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Elemental Bond
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Alexi's Cloak
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Shielding Plax
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Abundance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Karn's Bastion
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-0%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion15 decks20 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Signet
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
21%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
26%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
23%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Signet
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Caged Sun
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion20 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion20 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion19 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion18 decks20 decks
-0%synergy
Opulent Palace
70%inclusion14 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion10 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Mystery
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
28%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Thornwood Falls
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Malady
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Jungle Hollow
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
-8%synergy
Paradox Gardens
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
-8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Grove
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Sodden Verdure
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-12%synergy
Twilight Mire
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
-10%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Tangled Islet
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Quandrix Campus
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Overflowing Basin
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Foul Orchard
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Stream
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Simic Guildgate
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-5%synergy