Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Optimized X Spells

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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Owlin Spiralmancer
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Unbound Flourishing
87%inclusion167 decks193 decks
82%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
86%inclusion166 decks193 decks
80%synergy
Freed from the Real
77%inclusion149 decks193 decks
73%synergy
Exsanguinate
79%inclusion152 decks193 decks
71%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
69%inclusion133 decks193 decks
66%synergy
Primordial Hydra
66%inclusion127 decks193 decks
62%synergy
Voracious Hydra
63%inclusion121 decks193 decks
59%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
63%inclusion122 decks193 decks
57%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
61%inclusion117 decks193 decks
56%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
61%inclusion118 decks193 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Villainous Wealth
67%inclusion129 decks193 decks
50%synergy
Curse of the Swine
60%inclusion115 decks193 decks
54%synergy
Finale of Revelation
59%inclusion114 decks193 decks
55%synergy
Doubling Season
58%inclusion112 decks193 decks
51%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
58%inclusion111 decks193 decks
50%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
56%inclusion108 decks193 decks
52%synergy
The Goose Mother
53%inclusion102 decks193 decks
49%synergy
Animist's Awakening
52%inclusion101 decks193 decks
48%synergy
Hungering Hydra
51%inclusion98 decks193 decks
46%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
50%inclusion97 decks193 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
42%inclusion81 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
42%inclusion81 decks193 decks
23%synergy
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion68 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion63 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion60 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Seedborn Muse
30%inclusion57 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
20%inclusion39 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Worldly Tutor
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Herald of Secret Streams
50%inclusion96 decks193 decks
44%synergy
Genesis Hydra
48%inclusion92 decks193 decks
44%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
45%inclusion87 decks193 decks
42%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
45%inclusion87 decks193 decks
34%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
44%inclusion84 decks193 decks
40%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
42%inclusion81 decks193 decks
39%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
42%inclusion81 decks193 decks
38%synergy
Birds of Paradise
39%inclusion76 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
38%inclusion73 decks193 decks
35%synergy
Protean Hydra
35%inclusion67 decks193 decks
32%synergy
Walking Ballista
34%inclusion65 decks193 decks
31%synergy
Nexos
34%inclusion65 decks193 decks
31%synergy
Nyxbloom Ancient
33%inclusion64 decks193 decks
30%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
26%synergy
Hooded Hydra
30%inclusion58 decks193 decks
26%synergy
Bloom Tender
25%inclusion49 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
24%inclusion47 decks193 decks
22%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
24%inclusion47 decks193 decks
23%synergy
Managorger Hydra
23%inclusion44 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
23%inclusion44 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
22%inclusion42 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Delighted Halfling
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Altered Ego
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Gyre Sage
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Elves
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Capricopian
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Witness
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
-13%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Incubation Druid
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Sporocyst
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Mystic
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Mockingbird
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
-13%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Kruphix, God of Horizons
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Kiora's Follower
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Pull from Tomorrow
45%inclusion86 decks193 decks
40%synergy
Heroic Intervention
43%inclusion83 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
43%inclusion83 decks193 decks
41%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
36%inclusion69 decks193 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion66 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
34%inclusion65 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
32%inclusion62 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion56 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion56 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Condescend
28%inclusion54 decks193 decks
26%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Inspiring Call
26%inclusion50 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Syncopate
24%inclusion47 decks193 decks
22%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
22%inclusion43 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion41 decks193 decks
19%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Icy Blast
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Power Sink
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Stroke of Genius
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Growth Spiral
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Putrefy
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
-13%synergy
Silkguard
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Spectral Denial
10%inclusion18 decks179 decks
9%synergy
Spell Burst
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Death Denied
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
-8%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Biomass Mutation
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Even the Score
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Force of Vigor
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Clash of Wills
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Logic Knot
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Change of Plans
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
47%inclusion90 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion81 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Profane Command
40%inclusion77 decks193 decks
37%synergy
Nature's Lore
40%inclusion77 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
35%inclusion68 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion64 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
28%inclusion54 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Mind Spring
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Awaken the Woods
26%inclusion50 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
23%inclusion45 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Open into Wonder
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Mathemagics
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Mind into Matter
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Pest Infestation
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Wildest Dreams
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Open the Way
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Mind Grind
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Doppelgang
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Gaze of Granite
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
8.4%inclusion15 decks178 decks
4%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Here Comes a New Hero!
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Mass Manipulation
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Wave Goodbye
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Primal Might
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Regrowth
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Distorting Wake
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
46%inclusion89 decks193 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion73 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion60 decks193 decks
7%synergy
The Great Henge
24%inclusion47 decks193 decks
18%synergy
The Earth Crystal
15%inclusion25 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Doubling Cube
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Domination
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Fractal Harness
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
48%inclusion92 decks193 decks
37%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
38%inclusion73 decks193 decks
33%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
35%inclusion52 decks150 decks
30%synergy
Mana Reflection
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Hardened Scales
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Parallel Lives
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Springleaf Parade
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Hydra's Growth
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Sphere Grid
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Lattice Library
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Mana Bloom
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Primal Vigor
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Burgeoning
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Exploration
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Hadana's Climb
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Loading Zone
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Lost in the Maze
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion97 decks193 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion66 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
27%inclusion52 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion50 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion31 decks179 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion180 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion154 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
62%inclusion119 decks193 decks
58%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Signet
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
6%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion189 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion188 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion186 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion182 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Breeding Pool
63%inclusion122 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
60%inclusion115 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion115 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Zagoth Triome
55%inclusion106 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion97 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
46%inclusion88 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
46%inclusion88 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion85 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
44%inclusion85 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Opulent Palace
44%inclusion84 decks193 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion82 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
41%inclusion80 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
39%inclusion75 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion67 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion58 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion56 decks193 decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion54 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
27%inclusion52 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
23%inclusion45 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
22%inclusion43 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Grove
19%inclusion37 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Tropical Island
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion27 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Bayou
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Mystery
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Willowrush Verge
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
-13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
6%synergy
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