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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Mind into Matter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Paradox Surveyor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lattice Library
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Freed from the Real
79%inclusion61 decks77 decks
75%synergy
Curse of the Swine
71%inclusion55 decks77 decks
66%synergy
Animist's Awakening
66%inclusion51 decks77 decks
62%synergy
Genesis Hydra
65%inclusion50 decks77 decks
61%synergy
Profane Command
64%inclusion49 decks77 decks
61%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
62%inclusion48 decks77 decks
58%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
64%inclusion49 decks77 decks
57%synergy
Exsanguinate
62%inclusion48 decks77 decks
55%synergy
Villainous Wealth
71%inclusion55 decks77 decks
55%synergy
Hungering Hydra
57%inclusion44 decks77 decks
53%synergy
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Mistcutter Hydra
56%inclusion43 decks77 decks
53%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
55%inclusion42 decks77 decks
51%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
55%inclusion42 decks77 decks
51%synergy
Cultivate
55%inclusion42 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
53%inclusion41 decks77 decks
43%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
53%inclusion41 decks77 decks
50%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
52%inclusion40 decks77 decks
47%synergy
Rampant Growth
51%inclusion39 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Mind Spring
51%inclusion39 decks77 decks
48%synergy
Finale of Revelation
51%inclusion39 decks77 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-3%synergy
Notion Thief
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Hooded Hydra
47%inclusion36 decks77 decks
43%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
47%inclusion36 decks77 decks
43%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
45%inclusion35 decks77 decks
43%synergy
The Goose Mother
43%inclusion33 decks77 decks
39%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
42%inclusion32 decks77 decks
36%synergy
Voracious Hydra
42%inclusion32 decks77 decks
38%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
34%inclusion26 decks77 decks
32%synergy
Primordial Hydra
32%inclusion25 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Feral Hydra
32%inclusion25 decks77 decks
31%synergy
Nexos
31%inclusion24 decks77 decks
29%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
30%inclusion23 decks77 decks
26%synergy
Altered Ego
30%inclusion23 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Capricopian
29%inclusion22 decks77 decks
27%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
26%inclusion20 decks77 decks
22%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
24%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
24%synergy
Llanowar Elves
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
22%synergy
Protean Hydra
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
21%synergy
Gyre Sage
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
20%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
20%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
21%inclusion16 decks77 decks
19%synergy
Managorger Hydra
21%inclusion16 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
21%inclusion16 decks77 decks
20%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
19%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
-7%synergy
Incubation Druid
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Kiora's Follower
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Mystic
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Heroes' Bane
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Deepglow Skate
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Endless One
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Reclamation Sage
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Ochre Jelly
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Aberrant
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Tyrant Guard
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Tervigon
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Syncopate
44%inclusion34 decks77 decks
42%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
43%inclusion33 decks77 decks
41%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
42%inclusion32 decks77 decks
38%synergy
Condescend
42%inclusion32 decks77 decks
39%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
39%inclusion30 decks77 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion29 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Biomass Mutation
36%inclusion28 decks77 decks
33%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
34%inclusion26 decks77 decks
29%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion26 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
30%inclusion23 decks77 decks
27%synergy
Growth Spiral
30%inclusion23 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Call
30%inclusion23 decks77 decks
19%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
29%inclusion22 decks77 decks
27%synergy
Power Sink
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
21%synergy
Krosan Grip
21%inclusion16 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion16 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Icy Blast
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
-10%synergy
Stroke of Genius
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Death Denied
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Clash of Wills
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Logic Knot
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Spectral Denial
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Insight
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Broken Ambitions
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
10%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Molder
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-6%synergy
Spell Burst
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Invigorating Surge
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Deathsprout
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Change of Plans
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Diviner's Portent
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Even the Score
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Dominate
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Death Wind
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
-8%synergy
Gridlock
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Solidarity of Heroes
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Reality Spasm
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Sultai Charm
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-6%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
42%inclusion32 decks77 decks
19%synergy
Farseek
36%inclusion28 decks77 decks
-9%synergy
Gaze of Granite
29%inclusion22 decks77 decks
27%synergy
Damnable Pact
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
24%synergy
Open into Wonder
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
23%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
21%inclusion16 decks77 decks
20%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Wildest Dreams
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
16%synergy
Mass Manipulation
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Migration Path
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
-15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Primal Might
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Doppelgang
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Mind Grind
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Extract Brain
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Wave Goodbye
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Eternity
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Hurricane
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Dig Up
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Entrancing Melody
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Pest Infestation
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Kamahl's Druidic Vow
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Multiple Choice
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Distorting Wake
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Explore
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Increasing Confusion
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Three Visits
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-19%synergy
Exponential Growth
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Thirsting Roots
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion28 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Fractal Harness
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
-9%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-1%synergy
Manascape Refractor
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Horizon Stone
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Pemmin's Aura
49%inclusion38 decks77 decks
47%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
48%inclusion37 decks77 decks
41%synergy
Branching Evolution
39%inclusion30 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Hardened Scales
29%inclusion22 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Doubling Season
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Mana Reflection
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Primal Vigor
18%inclusion14 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Mana Bloom
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Loading Zone
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Lost in the Maze
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
11%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Hydra's Growth
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Colossal Majesty
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Greater Good
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Hadana's Climb
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Undercurrents
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Abundance
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Elemental Bond
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Awakened Awareness
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Fertile Ground
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Parallel Lives
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Primal Empathy
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Steward of Elements
30%inclusion23 decks77 decks
29%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
21%inclusion16 decks77 decks
19%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
39%inclusion30 decks77 decks
21%synergy
Temple of the False God
39%inclusion30 decks77 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
-3%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
-9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Karn's Bastion
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion65 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion54 decks77 decks
-1%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
47%inclusion36 decks77 decks
43%synergy
Simic Signet
35%inclusion27 decks77 decks
26%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
31%inclusion24 decks77 decks
29%synergy
Golgari Signet
31%inclusion24 decks77 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Signet
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
-8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion75 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Island
97%inclusion75 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion75 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion67 decks77 decks
-3%synergy
Opulent Palace
74%inclusion57 decks77 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion41 decks77 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion39 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
48%inclusion37 decks77 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion37 decks77 decks
21%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
44%inclusion34 decks77 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion33 decks77 decks
27%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
40%inclusion31 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion29 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion28 decks77 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
32%inclusion25 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
32%inclusion25 decks77 decks
-15%synergy
Jungle Hollow
27%inclusion21 decks77 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion20 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
26%inclusion20 decks77 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malady
25%inclusion19 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Mystery
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Thornwood Falls
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion17 decks77 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Grove
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
-18%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
-6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
-17%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Grove
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Wood
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
-40%synergy
Simic Guildgate
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-3%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-26%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
0%synergy
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