Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Optimized

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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Geometer's Arthropod
24%inclusion44 decks183 decks
22%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
22%inclusion43 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
22%inclusion43 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Mind into Matter
19%inclusion35 decks186 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Unbound Flourishing
83%inclusion677 decks818 decks
78%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
84%inclusion687 decks818 decks
78%synergy
Freed from the Real
74%inclusion609 decks818 decks
70%synergy
Exsanguinate
73%inclusion599 decks818 decks
66%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
63%inclusion515 decks818 decks
61%synergy
Primordial Hydra
65%inclusion528 decks818 decks
60%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
65%inclusion535 decks818 decks
59%synergy
Voracious Hydra
61%inclusion503 decks818 decks
57%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
60%inclusion489 decks818 decks
56%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
59%inclusion482 decks818 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Villainous Wealth
67%inclusion552 decks818 decks
51%synergy
Doubling Season
59%inclusion483 decks818 decks
52%synergy
Curse of the Swine
57%inclusion470 decks818 decks
52%synergy
Hungering Hydra
55%inclusion450 decks818 decks
51%synergy
Animist's Awakening
54%inclusion443 decks818 decks
50%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
54%inclusion442 decks818 decks
47%synergy
Finale of Revelation
53%inclusion437 decks818 decks
50%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
51%inclusion418 decks818 decks
47%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
50%inclusion409 decks818 decks
46%synergy
Genesis Hydra
50%inclusion406 decks818 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion367 decks818 decks
28%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion352 decks818 decks
24%synergy
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion340 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
37%inclusion304 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion281 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Seedborn Muse
29%inclusion241 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
24%inclusion193 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Worldly Tutor
21%inclusion170 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion158 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion101 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
49%inclusion401 decks818 decks
45%synergy
The Goose Mother
49%inclusion401 decks818 decks
45%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
48%inclusion393 decks818 decks
43%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
46%inclusion374 decks818 decks
35%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
45%inclusion370 decks818 decks
42%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
45%inclusion365 decks818 decks
41%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
44%inclusion362 decks818 decks
40%synergy
Birds of Paradise
43%inclusion353 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
40%inclusion324 decks818 decks
36%synergy
Nyxbloom Ancient
34%inclusion281 decks818 decks
32%synergy
Hooded Hydra
33%inclusion269 decks818 decks
29%synergy
Protean Hydra
33%inclusion268 decks818 decks
30%synergy
Nexos
31%inclusion252 decks818 decks
28%synergy
Walking Ballista
31%inclusion250 decks818 decks
27%synergy
Bloom Tender
29%inclusion241 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
28%inclusion233 decks818 decks
26%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
27%inclusion218 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
25%inclusion205 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
25%inclusion205 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Managorger Hydra
24%inclusion200 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
22%inclusion98 decks444 decks
18%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
21%inclusion171 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
20%inclusion165 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Capricopian
17%inclusion140 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Altered Ego
17%inclusion140 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Elves
17%inclusion140 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
17%inclusion137 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
16%inclusion134 decks813 decks
11%synergy
Delighted Halfling
16%inclusion132 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
15%inclusion121 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Gyre Sage
14%inclusion112 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
13%inclusion42 decks317 decks
12%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
13%inclusion105 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Mystic
12%inclusion99 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
12%inclusion99 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
12%inclusion97 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
11%inclusion93 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
11%inclusion86 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
10%inclusion81 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Sporocyst
10%inclusion80 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Witness
10%inclusion78 decks818 decks
-16%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
10%inclusion78 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
9.4%inclusion77 decks818 decks
-14%synergy
Kruphix, God of Horizons
9.2%inclusion75 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.0%inclusion74 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Warden of the Grove
8.9%inclusion64 decks723 decks
7%synergy
Incubation Druid
8.6%inclusion70 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Feral Hydra
8.4%inclusion69 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Pull from Tomorrow
47%inclusion386 decks818 decks
43%synergy
Heroic Intervention
45%inclusion365 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
40%inclusion327 decks818 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion325 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
35%inclusion290 decks818 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
34%inclusion278 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
34%inclusion277 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
31%inclusion253 decks818 decks
26%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion243 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Condescend
28%inclusion229 decks818 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion226 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Call
27%inclusion220 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Syncopate
26%inclusion210 decks818 decks
24%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
24%inclusion195 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
19%inclusion157 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion147 decks818 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion141 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Power Sink
15%inclusion121 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion118 decks818 decks
13%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion115 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Genius
14%inclusion113 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Growth Spiral
12%inclusion101 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion93 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Putrefy
11%inclusion90 decks818 decks
-13%synergy
Icy Blast
11%inclusion90 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
11%inclusion89 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Biomass Mutation
11%inclusion87 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion87 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Silkguard
10%inclusion85 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion85 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion78 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.0%inclusion74 decks818 decks
-6%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.6%inclusion70 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Spell Burst
8.3%inclusion68 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.9%inclusion65 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.7%inclusion63 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Denial
7.4%inclusion54 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.3%inclusion60 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.0%inclusion57 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.6%inclusion54 decks818 decks
-6%synergy
Clash of Wills
6.6%inclusion54 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Logic Knot
6.4%inclusion52 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Death Denied
6.2%inclusion51 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Insight
6.0%inclusion49 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.7%inclusion47 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.7%inclusion47 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.6%inclusion46 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Even the Score
5.4%inclusion44 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
44%inclusion364 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion358 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion316 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Profane Command
38%inclusion309 decks818 decks
35%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion267 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
32%inclusion265 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion253 decks818 decks
-6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
28%inclusion226 decks818 decks
21%synergy
Mind Spring
27%inclusion218 decks818 decks
24%synergy
Awaken the Woods
24%inclusion198 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion165 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
15%inclusion125 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion104 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Open into Wonder
12%inclusion100 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Open the Way
12%inclusion97 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion90 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Pest Infestation
11%inclusion87 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Doppelgang
11%inclusion86 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.4%inclusion77 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.2%inclusion75 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
9.0%inclusion74 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Wildest Dreams
8.8%inclusion72 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
8.8%inclusion72 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
8.7%inclusion63 decks723 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.2%inclusion67 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Mathemagics
8.1%inclusion26 decks320 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.1%inclusion66 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.6%inclusion62 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Mass Manipulation
7.6%inclusion62 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.5%inclusion61 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Mind Grind
7.5%inclusion61 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.1%inclusion58 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.0%inclusion57 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
6.7%inclusion55 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Wave Goodbye
6.6%inclusion54 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
6.1%inclusion50 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.0%inclusion49 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
5.1%inclusion42 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
47%inclusion383 decks818 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion321 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion274 decks818 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
26%inclusion213 decks818 decks
20%synergy
The Earth Crystal
20%inclusion131 decks648 decks
17%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
9.2%inclusion75 decks818 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
8.2%inclusion67 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Doubling Cube
7.3%inclusion60 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Fractal Harness
6.1%inclusion50 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
6.1%inclusion50 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
5.5%inclusion45 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
48%inclusion396 decks818 decks
37%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
42%inclusion340 decks818 decks
37%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
32%inclusion190 decks594 decks
27%synergy
Mana Reflection
19%inclusion156 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Hardened Scales
18%inclusion150 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion139 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Parallel Lives
15%inclusion120 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion109 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion101 decks815 decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Parade
12%inclusion42 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Primal Vigor
12%inclusion98 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Sphere Grid
12%inclusion79 decks660 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion86 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Hydra's Growth
11%inclusion86 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Loading Zone
10%inclusion56 decks587 decks
8%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
9.4%inclusion77 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
9.0%inclusion74 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.9%inclusion73 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Greater Good
8.7%inclusion71 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
7.9%inclusion65 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
7.7%inclusion63 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Mana Bloom
7.7%inclusion63 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Lattice Library
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Exploration
6.5%inclusion53 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Wild Growth
5.5%inclusion45 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Burgeoning
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Asceticism
5.1%inclusion42 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
5.1%inclusion42 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Hadana's Climb
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
10%inclusion81 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
13%inclusion109 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
7.9%inclusion65 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion413 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion260 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
31%inclusion251 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
25%inclusion208 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion189 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion168 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
20%inclusion167 decks818 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion153 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion126 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion95 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion93 decks815 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion90 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
10%inclusion85 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion82 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
9.2%inclusion54 decks590 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
8.4%inclusion69 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.8%inclusion64 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.7%inclusion55 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.5%inclusion45 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion45 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion43 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion768 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion634 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
56%inclusion457 decks818 decks
52%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion152 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
16%inclusion127 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
15%inclusion120 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Simic Signet
12%inclusion101 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
12%inclusion99 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion92 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion88 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion86 decks818 decks
2%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
10%inclusion59 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.3%inclusion76 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
8.3%inclusion68 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.9%inclusion65 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.6%inclusion62 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion58 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
6.6%inclusion54 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion53 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion788 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion774 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Island
94%inclusion772 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion761 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
65%inclusion530 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
62%inclusion509 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion499 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Zagoth Triome
53%inclusion435 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion399 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
47%inclusion388 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
47%inclusion381 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Opulent Palace
47%inclusion381 decks818 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
46%inclusion373 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
45%inclusion371 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion367 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
43%inclusion353 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
39%inclusion321 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion288 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion253 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
31%inclusion251 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion247 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion228 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
27%inclusion224 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion215 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
22%inclusion177 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Tropical Island
20%inclusion163 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion162 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Bayou
20%inclusion162 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion161 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion147 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Grove
17%inclusion143 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
17%inclusion136 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion134 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion134 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion123 decks818 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
15%inclusion121 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion118 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion118 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion117 decks818 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion110 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion106 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
12%inclusion99 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion97 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
11%inclusion94 decks818 decks
-11%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion94 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
11%inclusion93 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
10%inclusion85 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Willowrush Verge
10%inclusion81 decks803 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion81 decks818 decks
-14%synergy
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