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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Divergent Equation
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
25%synergy
Mind into Matter
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
22%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Freed from the Real
73%inclusion62 decks85 decks
69%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
67%inclusion57 decks85 decks
62%synergy
Curse of the Swine
67%inclusion57 decks85 decks
62%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
67%inclusion57 decks85 decks
61%synergy
Genesis Hydra
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
59%synergy
Animist's Awakening
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
56%synergy
Profane Command
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Villainous Wealth
71%inclusion60 decks85 decks
54%synergy
Exsanguinate
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
51%synergy
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Cultivate
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
50%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Rampant Growth
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Hungering Hydra
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
49%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
47%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
48%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
47%synergy
Finale of Revelation
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
46%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Vastwood Hydra
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
45%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Hooded Hydra
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
40%synergy
The Goose Mother
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Primordial Hydra
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Voracious Hydra
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Nexos
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Altered Ego
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Capricopian
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Protean Hydra
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Feral Hydra
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Managorger Hydra
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Gyre Sage
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Pterafractyl
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Winding Constrictor
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Elvish Mystic
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Endless One
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Incubation Druid
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Kiora's Follower
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Ochre Jelly
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Aberrant
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Reclamation Sage
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Pull from Tomorrow
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Syncopate
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Condescend
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Biomass Mutation
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Growth Spiral
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Putrefy
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Inspiring Call
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Beast Within
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Icy Blast
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Power Sink
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Genius
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Krosan Grip
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Spectral Denial
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Fractalize
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Clash of Wills
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Death Denied
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Logic Knot
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Insight
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Death Wind
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Broken Ambitions
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Silkguard
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Even the Score
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Spell Burst
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-29%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Sultai Charm
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Invigorating Surge
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Molder
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Diviner's Portent
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Gridlock
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Change of Plans
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Suffer the Past
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Wander Off
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Masterful Flourish
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
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Mind Spring
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Kodama's Reach
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Farseek
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Open into Wonder
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Gaze of Granite
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Damnable Pact
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Procrastinate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Wildest Dreams
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Mass Manipulation
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Doppelgang
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Mathemagics
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Primal Might
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Migration Path
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Wild Hypothesis
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Growth Curve
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Extract Brain
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Dig Up
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Mind Grind
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Pest Infestation
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Explore
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Entrancing Melody
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Distorting Wake
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Hurricane
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Genesis Wave
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Wave Goodbye
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Exponential Growth
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Eternity
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Stargaze
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Death Cloud
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Fractal Harness
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
The Earth Crystal
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Hardened Scales
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Mana Reflection
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Doubling Season
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Primal Vigor
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Mana Bloom
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Lost in the Maze
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Loading Zone
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Lattice Library
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Colossal Majesty
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Hydra's Growth
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Undercurrents
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Abundance
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Hadana's Climb
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Bond
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Parallel Lives
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Awakened Awareness
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Primal Empathy
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Steward of Elements
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Karn's Bastion
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion75 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion60 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
45%synergy
Golgari Signet
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Simic Signet
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Signet
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion83 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion83 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion83 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion74 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Opulent Palace
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
-21%synergy
Flooded Grove
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Mystery
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Thornwood Falls
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-18%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-37%synergy
Paradox Gardens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Titan's Grave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Wood
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Breeding Pool
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-40%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Grove
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Tangled Islet
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Blooming Marsh
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Guildgate
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
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