Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget 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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6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Freed from the Real
80%inclusion80 decks100 decks
76%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
67%synergy
Curse of the Swine
72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
67%synergy
Animist's Awakening
69%inclusion69 decks100 decks
65%synergy
Villainous Wealth
76%inclusion76 decks100 decks
61%synergy
Profane Command
63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Genesis Hydra
63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Exsanguinate
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
56%synergy
Hungering Hydra
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Corpsejack Menace
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Cultivate
58%inclusion58 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
51%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
51%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
50%synergy
Rampant Growth
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Finale of Revelation
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
47%synergy
The Goose Mother
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
45%synergy
Primordial Hydra
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
43%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Hooded Hydra
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Voracious Hydra
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Altered Ego
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Nexos
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Capricopian
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Protean Hydra
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Feral Hydra
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Managorger Hydra
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Gyre Sage
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Ochre Jelly
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Winding Constrictor
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Incubation Druid
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Elvish Mystic
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Reclamation Sage
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Kiora's Follower
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Aberrant
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Tyrant Guard
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Endless One
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Syncopate
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Condescend
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
-0%synergy
Biomass Mutation
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Inspiring Call
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Growth Spiral
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Putrefy
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Icy Blast
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Power Sink
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Stroke of Genius
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Silkguard
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Krosan Grip
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Clash of Wills
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Spectral Denial
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Insight
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Death Denied
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Logic Knot
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Spell Burst
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Divergent Equation
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Even the Score
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-29%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Broken Ambitions
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Invigorating Surge
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Gridlock
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Deathsprout
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Molder
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Change of Plans
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Dina's Guidance
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Fractalize
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Diviner's Portent
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Solidarity of Heroes
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Spring
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
43%synergy
Kodama's Reach
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Farseek
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Mind into Matter
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Open into Wonder
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Gaze of Granite
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Damnable Pact
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Nature's Lore
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Mass Manipulation
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Wildest Dreams
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Mathemagics
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Doppelgang
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Migration Path
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Pest Infestation
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Primal Might
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Mind Grind
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Kamahl's Druidic Vow
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Extract Brain
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Distorting Wake
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Growth Curve
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Wave Goodbye
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Three Visits
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Dig Up
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Entrancing Melody
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Eternity
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Explore
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Open the Way
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Exponential Growth
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Hurricane
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Death Cloud
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Killing Wave
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Fractal Harness
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Pemmin's Aura
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
44%synergy
Branching Evolution
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Hardened Scales
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Lattice Library
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Mana Bloom
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Mana Reflection
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Doubling Season
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Primal Vigor
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Lost in the Maze
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Loading Zone
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Colossal Majesty
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Hydra's Growth
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Bond
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Abundance
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Hadana's Climb
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Parallel Lives
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Awakened Awareness
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Steward of Elements
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion89 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion70 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
54%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Golgari Signet
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Simic Signet
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion98 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion98 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion97 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion88 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Opulent Palace
76%inclusion76 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Jungle Hollow
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Mystery
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Thornwood Falls
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Sodden Verdure
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-20%synergy
Deathcap Glade
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Overflowing Basin
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-40%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Wood
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Vernal Fen
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Paradox Gardens
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Opal Palace
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Breeding Pool
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-42%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
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