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%inclusion55 decks233 decks
22%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
23%inclusion56 decks243 decks
21%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
22%inclusion53 decks243 decks
20%synergy
Mind into Matter
19%inclusion44 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
18%inclusion44 decks243 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Unbound Flourishing
84%inclusion711 decks851 decks
79%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
84%inclusion717 decks851 decks
78%synergy
Freed from the Real
75%inclusion634 decks851 decks
71%synergy
Exsanguinate
73%inclusion620 decks851 decks
65%synergy
Primordial Hydra
65%inclusion556 decks851 decks
61%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
63%inclusion538 decks851 decks
61%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
65%inclusion556 decks851 decks
59%synergy
Voracious Hydra
61%inclusion523 decks851 decks
57%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
60%inclusion512 decks851 decks
56%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
59%inclusion506 decks851 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Villainous Wealth
68%inclusion575 decks851 decks
51%synergy
Doubling Season
59%inclusion500 decks851 decks
52%synergy
Curse of the Swine
57%inclusion487 decks851 decks
52%synergy
Hungering Hydra
55%inclusion468 decks851 decks
51%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
54%inclusion462 decks851 decks
47%synergy
Animist's Awakening
53%inclusion453 decks851 decks
49%synergy
Finale of Revelation
53%inclusion452 decks851 decks
50%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
51%inclusion438 decks851 decks
48%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
51%inclusion431 decks851 decks
47%synergy
Genesis Hydra
50%inclusion423 decks851 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion379 decks851 decks
28%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion364 decks851 decks
24%synergy
Rhystic Study
41%inclusion353 decks851 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
37%inclusion313 decks851 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion291 decks851 decks
22%synergy
Seedborn Muse
29%inclusion247 decks851 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
23%inclusion197 decks851 decks
16%synergy
Worldly Tutor
21%inclusion180 decks851 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion165 decks851 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion106 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
The Goose Mother
50%inclusion423 decks851 decks
46%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
49%inclusion418 decks851 decks
45%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
48%inclusion412 decks851 decks
43%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
46%inclusion389 decks851 decks
35%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
45%inclusion386 decks851 decks
42%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
45%inclusion379 decks851 decks
41%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
44%inclusion377 decks851 decks
41%synergy
Birds of Paradise
43%inclusion370 decks851 decks
14%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
39%inclusion333 decks851 decks
36%synergy
Hooded Hydra
34%inclusion288 decks851 decks
30%synergy
Nyxbloom Ancient
33%inclusion284 decks851 decks
31%synergy
Protean Hydra
33%inclusion278 decks851 decks
30%synergy
Nexos
31%inclusion268 decks851 decks
29%synergy
Walking Ballista
30%inclusion258 decks851 decks
27%synergy
Bloom Tender
29%inclusion249 decks851 decks
18%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
29%inclusion243 decks851 decks
26%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
27%inclusion228 decks851 decks
22%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
26%inclusion218 decks851 decks
24%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
25%inclusion217 decks851 decks
23%synergy
Managorger Hydra
25%inclusion213 decks851 decks
22%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
22%inclusion107 decks480 decks
18%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
21%inclusion180 decks851 decks
17%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
20%inclusion170 decks851 decks
17%synergy
Altered Ego
18%inclusion150 decks851 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
17%inclusion148 decks851 decks
1%synergy
Capricopian
17%inclusion147 decks851 decks
15%synergy
Delighted Halfling
17%inclusion144 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
17%inclusion142 decks851 decks
15%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
16%inclusion138 decks847 decks
11%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
15%inclusion127 decks851 decks
12%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
15%inclusion36 decks243 decks
13%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
15%inclusion52 decks355 decks
13%synergy
Gyre Sage
14%inclusion118 decks851 decks
10%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
13%inclusion112 decks851 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Mystic
13%inclusion107 decks851 decks
2%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
12%inclusion106 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
12%inclusion28 decks243 decks
10%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
12%inclusion98 decks851 decks
10%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
11%inclusion97 decks851 decks
10%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
11%inclusion92 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
10%inclusion82 decks851 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Witness
10%inclusion82 decks851 decks
-16%synergy
Sporocyst
10%inclusion81 decks851 decks
8%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
9.4%inclusion80 decks851 decks
8%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.2%inclusion78 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
9.2%inclusion78 decks851 decks
-14%synergy
Incubation Druid
9.0%inclusion77 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Warden of the Grove
9.0%inclusion68 decks759 decks
7%synergy
Kruphix, God of Horizons
8.6%inclusion73 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Mockingbird
8.1%inclusion69 decks849 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Pull from Tomorrow
47%inclusion397 decks851 decks
43%synergy
Heroic Intervention
44%inclusion377 decks851 decks
22%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
39%inclusion334 decks851 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion333 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
34%inclusion291 decks851 decks
23%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
34%inclusion291 decks851 decks
32%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
34%inclusion288 decks851 decks
-3%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
31%inclusion262 decks851 decks
26%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion254 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Condescend
28%inclusion235 decks851 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion232 decks851 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Call
27%inclusion226 decks851 decks
16%synergy
Syncopate
26%inclusion219 decks851 decks
24%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
24%inclusion202 decks851 decks
22%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
19%inclusion165 decks851 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion154 decks851 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion146 decks851 decks
-5%synergy
Power Sink
15%inclusion126 decks851 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
15%inclusion125 decks851 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Genius
14%inclusion119 decks851 decks
13%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion117 decks851 decks
12%synergy
Growth Spiral
13%inclusion107 decks851 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion97 decks851 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion94 decks851 decks
-3%synergy
Icy Blast
11%inclusion94 decks851 decks
10%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
11%inclusion93 decks851 decks
10%synergy
Putrefy
11%inclusion92 decks851 decks
-13%synergy
Biomass Mutation
10%inclusion89 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Silkguard
10%inclusion87 decks851 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion87 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
9.4%inclusion80 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.0%inclusion77 decks851 decks
-6%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.7%inclusion74 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.0%inclusion68 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Spell Burst
7.9%inclusion67 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Denial
7.8%inclusion60 decks770 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.4%inclusion63 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.2%inclusion61 decks851 decks
1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.9%inclusion59 decks851 decks
-4%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.7%inclusion57 decks851 decks
-6%synergy
Clash of Wills
6.7%inclusion57 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Mutational Advantage
6.3%inclusion54 decks851 decks
-3%synergy
Death Denied
6.1%inclusion52 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Logic Knot
6.0%inclusion51 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Insight
5.9%inclusion50 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.9%inclusion50 decks851 decks
-2%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.6%inclusion48 decks851 decks
-2%synergy
Even the Score
5.5%inclusion47 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
5.4%inclusion46 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.3%inclusion45 decks851 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
44%inclusion378 decks851 decks
-1%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion376 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion330 decks851 decks
10%synergy
Profane Command
37%inclusion316 decks851 decks
34%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion280 decks851 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion278 decks851 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Growth
32%inclusion269 decks851 decks
-5%synergy
Finale of Devastation
27%inclusion230 decks851 decks
20%synergy
Mind Spring
26%inclusion219 decks851 decks
24%synergy
Awaken the Woods
23%inclusion198 decks851 decks
21%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion170 decks851 decks
17%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
15%inclusion130 decks851 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion110 decks851 decks
-5%synergy
Open into Wonder
12%inclusion103 decks851 decks
11%synergy
Open the Way
12%inclusion103 decks851 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion93 decks851 decks
9%synergy
Pest Infestation
11%inclusion90 decks851 decks
9%synergy
Doppelgang
10%inclusion86 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.4%inclusion80 decks851 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
9.1%inclusion69 decks759 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.0%inclusion77 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
8.7%inclusion74 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
8.7%inclusion74 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Mathemagics
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Wildest Dreams
8.2%inclusion70 decks851 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.2%inclusion70 decks851 decks
-1%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.1%inclusion69 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.6%inclusion65 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.5%inclusion64 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.3%inclusion62 decks851 decks
2%synergy
Mass Manipulation
7.3%inclusion62 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.2%inclusion61 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Mind Grind
7.2%inclusion61 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
6.6%inclusion56 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Wave Goodbye
6.2%inclusion53 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
6.2%inclusion15 decks243 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
6.0%inclusion51 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.8%inclusion49 decks851 decks
1%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
5.2%inclusion44 decks851 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
46%inclusion394 decks851 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion339 decks851 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion287 decks851 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
26%inclusion223 decks851 decks
20%synergy
The Earth Crystal
20%inclusion136 decks684 decks
16%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
9.3%inclusion79 decks851 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
7.8%inclusion66 decks851 decks
1%synergy
Doubling Cube
7.2%inclusion61 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Fractal Harness
6.1%inclusion52 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
6.0%inclusion51 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
5.3%inclusion45 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
48%inclusion409 decks851 decks
37%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
41%inclusion351 decks851 decks
37%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
33%inclusion206 decks630 decks
28%synergy
Hardened Scales
19%inclusion164 decks851 decks
8%synergy
Mana Reflection
19%inclusion164 decks851 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion144 decks851 decks
1%synergy
Parallel Lives
14%inclusion121 decks851 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion111 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion105 decks849 decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Parade
12%inclusion46 decks383 decks
6%synergy
Primal Vigor
12%inclusion101 decks851 decks
10%synergy
Sphere Grid
12%inclusion81 decks696 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion92 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Hydra's Growth
11%inclusion90 decks851 decks
8%synergy
Loading Zone
10%inclusion61 decks623 decks
8%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
9.0%inclusion77 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.8%inclusion75 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
8.6%inclusion73 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Greater Good
8.5%inclusion72 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
8.0%inclusion68 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
7.9%inclusion67 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Mana Bloom
7.3%inclusion62 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Lattice Library
7.0%inclusion17 decks243 decks
6%synergy
Exploration
6.8%inclusion58 decks851 decks
-4%synergy
Wild Growth
5.4%inclusion46 decks851 decks
-1%synergy
Burgeoning
5.3%inclusion45 decks851 decks
2%synergy
Hadana's Climb
5.2%inclusion44 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
5.2%inclusion44 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
10%inclusion82 decks851 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
14%inclusion115 decks851 decks
12%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
7.6%inclusion65 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion428 decks851 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion265 decks851 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
31%inclusion262 decks851 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
26%inclusion220 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion199 decks851 decks
13%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
21%inclusion178 decks851 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion176 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion164 decks851 decks
-7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion133 decks851 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion99 decks772 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion96 decks849 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion95 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
11%inclusion93 decks851 decks
10%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion85 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
9.1%inclusion57 decks626 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
8.6%inclusion73 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.8%inclusion66 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.6%inclusion56 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.5%inclusion47 decks851 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion47 decks851 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.2%inclusion44 decks851 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion801 decks851 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion666 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
56%inclusion477 decks851 decks
52%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion158 decks851 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion127 decks851 decks
-1%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
14%inclusion123 decks851 decks
12%synergy
Simic Signet
12%inclusion103 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
12%inclusion100 decks851 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion96 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion90 decks851 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion88 decks851 decks
-5%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
10%inclusion62 decks630 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.4%inclusion80 decks851 decks
-5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.3%inclusion71 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
8.1%inclusion69 decks851 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.8%inclusion66 decks851 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion60 decks851 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
6.6%inclusion56 decks851 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.0%inclusion51 decks851 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.1%inclusion43 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion821 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion808 decks851 decks
5%synergy
Island
94%inclusion804 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion793 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
65%inclusion551 decks851 decks
18%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
62%inclusion529 decks851 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion520 decks851 decks
15%synergy
Zagoth Triome
53%inclusion452 decks851 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion415 decks851 decks
-7%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
48%inclusion405 decks851 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
46%inclusion393 decks851 decks
12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
46%inclusion390 decks851 decks
17%synergy
Opulent Palace
46%inclusion389 decks851 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
45%inclusion386 decks851 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion380 decks851 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
43%inclusion364 decks851 decks
-5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
39%inclusion336 decks851 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion301 decks851 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion262 decks851 decks
-7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
31%inclusion260 decks851 decks
1%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
30%inclusion259 decks851 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion245 decks851 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
28%inclusion235 decks851 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion219 decks851 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
21%inclusion178 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Tropical Island
20%inclusion167 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion167 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Bayou
20%inclusion167 decks851 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion164 decks851 decks
14%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion154 decks851 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Grove
17%inclusion146 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion140 decks851 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion138 decks851 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
16%inclusion135 decks851 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion128 decks851 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion126 decks851 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion122 decks851 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion120 decks851 decks
-1%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion117 decks851 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion112 decks851 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion111 decks851 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion98 decks851 decks
-2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
11%inclusion97 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion96 decks851 decks
1%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
11%inclusion94 decks851 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
11%inclusion92 decks851 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Mystery
10%inclusion89 decks851 decks
-7%synergy
Willowrush Verge
10%inclusion87 decks838 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
10%inclusion86 decks849 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion85 decks851 decks
-14%synergy
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