Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Midrange

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
Primo, the Unbounded
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Animist's Awakening
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Exsanguinate
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
77%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Nexos
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Profane Command
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Genesis Hydra
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Hungering Hydra
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Kodama's Reach
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Farseek
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Curse of the Swine
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Rampant Growth
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Villainous Wealth
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Power Sink
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Finale of Revelation
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Seedborn Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
The Goose Mother
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Voracious Hydra
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Llanowar Elves
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Elvish Mystic
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Hooded Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Altered Ego
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Primordial Hydra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Kiora's Follower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Capricopian
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Tyrant Guard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Protean Hydra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Winding Constrictor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Deepglow Skate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Gyre Sage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Broodguard Elite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Arbor Adherent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Brawn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Reclamation Sage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Maga, Traitor to Mortals
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fertilid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Mulldrifter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Ochre Jelly
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Incubation Druid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Ivy Elemental
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Shriekmaw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Spark Double
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Erebos's Intervention
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Syncopate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Condescend
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Inspiring Call
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Icy Blast
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Biomass Mutation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Growth Spiral
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Sultai Charm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Logic Knot
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Spectral Denial
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Stroke of Genius
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Insight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Putrefy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Squall Line
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Serene Sunset
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Gridlock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spell Burst
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Reality Spasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Khalni Ambush
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Krosan Grip
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Clash of Wills
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ertai's Meddling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tear Asunder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Second Harvest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tribal Unity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Claim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Silkguard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disembowel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dominate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deathsprout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mind Spring
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Wildest Dreams
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
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Killing Wave
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Explore
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Open into Wonder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Entrancing Melody
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Shared Roots
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wave Goodbye
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pest Infestation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Final Act
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Awaken the Woods
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mass Manipulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Hurricane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dig Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bushwhack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Uncage the Menagerie
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Migration Path
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Stargaze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Distorting Wake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Earth Crystal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Fractal Harness
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Blitzball Stadium
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Level Up
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Branching Evolution
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Lost in the Maze
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Freed from the Real
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Hydra's Growth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mana Bloom
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mana Reflection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Doubling Season
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Parallel Lives
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Helix Pinnacle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hardened Scales
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Colossal Majesty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Steward of Elements
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Secret Tunnel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Dreadship Reef
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Simic Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Golgari Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Exotic Orchard
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Opulent Palace
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Overflowing Basin
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Flooded Grove
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ice Tunnel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Viridescent Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Jungle Hollow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Mystery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malady
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Thornwood Falls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Wood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Breeding Pool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-34%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Khalni Ambush
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tangled Islet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Rimewood Falls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Chasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy