Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Hydras

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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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Troop of Ponies
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hobbit Hole
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hydroid Krasis
89%inclusion116 decks131 decks
82%synergy
Hungering Hydra
80%inclusion105 decks131 decks
76%synergy
Genesis Hydra
78%inclusion102 decks131 decks
74%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
77%inclusion101 decks131 decks
74%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
75%inclusion98 decks131 decks
71%synergy
Animist's Awakening
74%inclusion97 decks131 decks
70%synergy
The Goose Mother
73%inclusion96 decks131 decks
70%synergy
Curse of the Swine
66%inclusion86 decks131 decks
61%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
66%inclusion87 decks131 decks
59%synergy
Profane Command
62%inclusion81 decks131 decks
59%synergy
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Villainous Wealth
73%inclusion95 decks131 decks
57%synergy
Cultivate
68%inclusion89 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
63%inclusion83 decks131 decks
53%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
61%inclusion80 decks131 decks
57%synergy
Hooded Hydra
60%inclusion79 decks131 decks
57%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
60%inclusion79 decks131 decks
57%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
60%inclusion78 decks131 decks
57%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
60%inclusion78 decks131 decks
55%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
60%inclusion78 decks131 decks
57%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
57%inclusion75 decks131 decks
53%synergy
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Lifeblood Hydra
56%inclusion73 decks131 decks
52%synergy
Capricopian
53%inclusion69 decks131 decks
51%synergy
Voracious Hydra
52%inclusion68 decks131 decks
48%synergy
Primordial Hydra
50%inclusion65 decks131 decks
46%synergy
Managorger Hydra
45%inclusion59 decks131 decks
43%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
44%inclusion58 decks131 decks
43%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
41%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
41%synergy
Feral Hydra
41%inclusion54 decks131 decks
40%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
35%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
36%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Nexos
36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Altered Ego
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Ochre Jelly
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
27%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
27%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Protean Hydra
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Heroes' Bane
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Warden of the Grove
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Hydra Trainer
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Elves
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Hydra Omnivore
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Broodguard Elite
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Pterafractyl
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Winding Constrictor
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Elvish Mystic
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Striding Shotcaller
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Thassa's Intervention
55%inclusion72 decks131 decks
53%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
51%inclusion67 decks131 decks
46%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
50%inclusion66 decks131 decks
49%synergy
Condescend
50%inclusion65 decks131 decks
48%synergy
Inspiring Call
47%inclusion62 decks131 decks
38%synergy
Syncopate
46%inclusion60 decks131 decks
44%synergy
Biomass Mutation
43%inclusion56 decks131 decks
40%synergy
Growth Spiral
35%inclusion46 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Icy Blast
35%inclusion46 decks131 decks
34%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Putrefy
29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Power Sink
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
-17%synergy
Stroke of Genius
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Beast Within
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
-8%synergy
Spectral Denial
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Death Denied
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Sultai Charm
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Silkguard
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Invigorating Surge
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
-28%synergy
Clash of Wills
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Even the Score
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Logic Knot
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Return to Nature
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Death Wind
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Spell Burst
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Fog
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Tribal Unity
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
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Exsanguinate
55%inclusion72 decks131 decks
47%synergy
Kodama's Reach
53%inclusion70 decks131 decks
32%synergy
Rampant Growth
53%inclusion69 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Mind Spring
52%inclusion68 decks131 decks
50%synergy
Finale of Revelation
46%inclusion60 decks131 decks
42%synergy
Farseek
44%inclusion58 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Mind into Matter
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Open into Wonder
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Gaze of Granite
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Explore
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Open the Way
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Lore
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
-15%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Migration Path
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Primal Might
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Mathemagics
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth's Onslaught
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Portent of Calamity
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Pest Infestation
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Doppelgang
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Wildest Dreams
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Shared Roots
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Procrastinate
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Growth Curve
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Exponential Growth
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Stargaze
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Entrancing Melody
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Day of Black Sun
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
-17%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Mass Manipulation
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Spinning Wheel Kick
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Planar Engineering
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
For the Common Good
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Kamahl's Druidic Vow
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Bushwhack
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion46 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Fractal Harness
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
13%synergy
The Earth Crystal
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
-13%synergy
Horizon Stone
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
47%inclusion62 decks131 decks
43%synergy
Branching Evolution
34%inclusion45 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Mana Bloom
33%inclusion43 decks131 decks
32%synergy
Lattice Library
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Hydra's Growth
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Hardened Scales
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Colossal Majesty
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Primal Vigor
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Lost in the Maze
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Loading Zone
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Training Regimen
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Season
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Primal Empathy
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Frontier Siege
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Mana Reflection
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Elemental Bond
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Steward of Elements
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
43%inclusion56 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion45 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
-13%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion109 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion99 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
48%inclusion63 decks131 decks
45%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
34%inclusion45 decks131 decks
32%synergy
Simic Signet
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Golgari Signet
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion131 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion130 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion129 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion110 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
Opulent Palace
69%inclusion91 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion76 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
51%inclusion67 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion62 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion62 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion52 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion45 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Mystery
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Jungle Hollow
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Malady
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Thornwood Falls
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
-10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
-24%synergy
Sodden Verdure
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
-12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Paradox Gardens
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Grove
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Overflowing Basin
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Titan's Grave
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-24%synergy
Underground River
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Vernal Fen
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Tangled Islet
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Gohn, Town of Ruin
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Treno, Dark City
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Viridescent Bog
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Haunted Mire
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Guildgate
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
2%synergy
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