Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Expensive 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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97%inclusion140 decks144 decks
91%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
95%inclusion137 decks144 decks
90%synergy
Voracious Hydra
89%inclusion128 decks144 decks
85%synergy
Primordial Hydra
88%inclusion127 decks144 decks
84%synergy
Hungering Hydra
87%inclusion125 decks144 decks
83%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
83%inclusion120 decks144 decks
79%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
84%inclusion121 decks144 decks
79%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
81%inclusion117 decks144 decks
78%synergy
Doubling Season
83%inclusion119 decks144 decks
76%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
74%inclusion107 decks144 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
The Ozolith
74%inclusion107 decks144 decks
68%synergy
The Goose Mother
73%inclusion105 decks144 decks
69%synergy
Curse of the Swine
72%inclusion104 decks144 decks
67%synergy
Villainous Wealth
72%inclusion104 decks144 decks
56%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
72%inclusion103 decks144 decks
68%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
71%inclusion102 decks144 decks
67%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
70%inclusion101 decks144 decks
64%synergy
Genesis Hydra
70%inclusion101 decks144 decks
67%synergy
Animist's Awakening
69%inclusion100 decks144 decks
65%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
68%inclusion98 decks144 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion68 decks144 decks
31%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Rhystic Study
43%inclusion62 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
40%inclusion57 decks144 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Seedborn Muse
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Worldly Tutor
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
2%synergy
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Protean Hydra
65%inclusion94 decks144 decks
63%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
65%inclusion93 decks144 decks
61%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
63%inclusion90 decks144 decks
59%synergy
Hooded Hydra
60%inclusion87 decks144 decks
57%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
56%inclusion81 decks144 decks
46%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
49%inclusion71 decks144 decks
47%synergy
Nexos
48%inclusion69 decks144 decks
45%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
47%inclusion68 decks144 decks
45%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
44%inclusion64 decks144 decks
39%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
44%inclusion64 decks144 decks
42%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
38%synergy
Nyxbloom Ancient
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
39%synergy
Birds of Paradise
37%inclusion53 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Managorger Hydra
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
30%inclusion31 decks105 decks
24%synergy
Capricopian
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Feral Hydra
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Bloom Tender
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Walking Ballista
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Altered Ego
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Warden of the Grove
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Delighted Halfling
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Sporocyst
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Gyre Sage
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Vitality
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Elves
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Kruphix, God of Horizons
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Hydra Omnivore
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Hydra Trainer
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Ouroboroid
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya Bloomsage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
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Heroic Intervention
58%inclusion84 decks144 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
53%inclusion77 decks144 decks
42%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
46%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
51%inclusion73 decks144 decks
47%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
44%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
40%inclusion58 decks144 decks
38%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Inspiring Call
30%inclusion43 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Condescend
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Syncopate
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Silkguard
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Spectral Denial
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Growth Spiral
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Power Sink
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
10%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Putrefy
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-14%synergy
Stroke of Genius
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Death Denied
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Icy Blast
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Even the Score
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Biomass Mutation
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion96 decks144 decks
59%synergy
Nature's Lore
57%inclusion82 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Farseek
56%inclusion81 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
56%inclusion81 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Finale of Revelation
55%inclusion79 decks144 decks
51%synergy
Three Visits
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Profane Command
41%inclusion59 decks144 decks
38%synergy
Awaken the Woods
40%inclusion58 decks144 decks
38%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Open the Way
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Finale of Devastation
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Mind Spring
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Mind into Matter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Doppelgang
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Open into Wonder
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Pest Infestation
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Wave Goodbye
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
Mathemagics
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Celestial Reunion
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Braingeyser
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Portent of Calamity
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
52%inclusion75 decks144 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion69 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
8%synergy
The Earth Crystal
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Doubling Cube
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Fractal Harness
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Horizon Stone
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
67%inclusion97 decks144 decks
56%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Freed from the Real
45%inclusion65 decks144 decks
41%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
40%inclusion58 decks144 decks
36%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Springleaf Parade
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Parallel Lives
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Primal Vigor
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Hydra's Growth
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Lattice Library
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Hardened Scales
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Mana Reflection
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Sphere Grid
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Strength
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Bloom
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Greater Good
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Wild Growth
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Unnatural Growth
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
60%inclusion87 decks144 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion85 decks144 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
35%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
51%inclusion73 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Three Tree City
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion136 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion113 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
74%inclusion107 decks144 decks
71%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Simic Signet
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
93%inclusion134 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Forest
93%inclusion134 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Tropical Island
92%inclusion133 decks144 decks
79%synergy
Bayou
91%inclusion131 decks144 decks
77%synergy
Underground Sea
89%inclusion128 decks144 decks
76%synergy
Island
88%inclusion126 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Swamp
87%inclusion125 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Breeding Pool
85%inclusion122 decks144 decks
38%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
83%inclusion119 decks144 decks
35%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion107 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Zagoth Triome
73%inclusion105 decks144 decks
35%synergy
Misty Rainforest
69%inclusion100 decks144 decks
35%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
69%inclusion99 decks144 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion96 decks144 decks
31%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
65%inclusion94 decks144 decks
36%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
64%inclusion92 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Morphic Pool
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Opulent Palace
47%inclusion68 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion64 decks144 decks
-12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
37%inclusion53 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
-12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Hedge Maze
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
-14%synergy
Underground Mortuary
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
-0%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
-22%synergy
Willowrush Verge
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
-17%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Wastewood Verge
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Flooded Grove
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Mystery
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
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