Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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Nev, the Practical Dean
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hydroid Krasis
81%inclusion106 decks131 decks
74%synergy
Genesis Hydra
66%inclusion86 decks131 decks
62%synergy
Animist's Awakening
63%inclusion83 decks131 decks
59%synergy
The Goose Mother
59%inclusion77 decks131 decks
55%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
57%inclusion75 decks131 decks
54%synergy
Villainous Wealth
69%inclusion91 decks131 decks
53%synergy
Hungering Hydra
56%inclusion74 decks131 decks
52%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
60%inclusion78 decks131 decks
52%synergy
Curse of the Swine
56%inclusion74 decks131 decks
51%synergy
Exsanguinate
58%inclusion76 decks131 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
56%inclusion74 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
55%inclusion72 decks131 decks
50%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
54%inclusion71 decks131 decks
50%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
51%inclusion67 decks131 decks
48%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
49%inclusion64 decks131 decks
38%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
49%inclusion64 decks131 decks
45%synergy
Profane Command
48%inclusion63 decks131 decks
45%synergy
Finale of Revelation
47%inclusion62 decks131 decks
44%synergy
Syncopate
47%inclusion61 decks131 decks
44%synergy
Primordial Hydra
46%inclusion60 decks131 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Vastwood Hydra
46%inclusion60 decks131 decks
43%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
45%inclusion59 decks131 decks
42%synergy
Hooded Hydra
44%inclusion58 decks131 decks
40%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
44%inclusion58 decks131 decks
40%synergy
Voracious Hydra
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
38%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
40%inclusion52 decks131 decks
37%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
31%synergy
Managorger Hydra
35%inclusion46 decks131 decks
32%synergy
Capricopian
34%inclusion45 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
34%inclusion45 decks131 decks
31%synergy
Altered Ego
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Feral Hydra
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
27%synergy
Nexos
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Protean Hydra
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Elves
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Ochre Jelly
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Gyre Sage
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
Endless One
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Mystic
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Hydra Trainer
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Broodguard Elite
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Warden of the Grove
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Termagant Swarm
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Heroes' Bane
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Hydra Omnivore
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Winding Constrictor
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Deepglow Skate
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
40%inclusion53 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
40%inclusion52 decks131 decks
37%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Condescend
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
31%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
33%inclusion43 decks131 decks
31%synergy
Growth Spiral
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Icy Blast
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Biomass Mutation
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Beast Within
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Putrefy
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Power Sink
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
-15%synergy
Stroke of Genius
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Spectral Denial
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Silkguard
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Clash of Wills
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Invigorating Surge
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
11%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Death Denied
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Logic Knot
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Spell Burst
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Sultai Charm
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
3%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Death Wind
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
-29%synergy
Spell Blast
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Return to Nature
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Wander Off
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reality Spasm
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Decisive Denial
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Entish Restoration
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Suffer the Past
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Quandrix Charm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Gridlock
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Disembowel
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Dominate
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Windstorm
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Insight
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion57 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Mind Spring
40%inclusion53 decks131 decks
38%synergy
Farseek
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
-12%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Open into Wonder
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Gaze of Granite
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Nature's Lore
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Pest Infestation
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Mind into Matter
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Open the Way
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Primal Might
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Doppelgang
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Wildest Dreams
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Mass Manipulation
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Migration Path
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Damnable Pact
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Exponential Growth
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Killing Wave
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Multiple Choice
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Stargaze
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Entrancing Melody
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
-17%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Extract Brain
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Distorting Wake
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Wild Hypothesis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Genesis Wave
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Bushwhack
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Spinning Wheel Kick
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Shared Roots
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Procrastinate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mathemagics
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Cut of the Profits
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Fractal Harness
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
13%synergy
The Earth Crystal
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
-10%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
31%synergy
Freed from the Real
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Mana Bloom
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Hardened Scales
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Lattice Library
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Primal Vigor
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Hydra's Growth
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Loading Zone
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Doubling Season
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Lost in the Maze
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Mana Reflection
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Colossal Majesty
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Elemental Bond
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Fertile Ground
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Death's Presence
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Steward of Elements
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion45 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion111 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion96 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
43%inclusion56 decks131 decks
39%synergy
Simic Signet
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Signet
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
-8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Sultai Banner
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion131 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion130 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Island
99%inclusion130 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion120 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Opulent Palace
66%inclusion86 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion75 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
48%inclusion63 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion58 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
34%inclusion45 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
33%inclusion43 decks131 decks
-13%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Thornwood Falls
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Mystery
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malady
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Jungle Hollow
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Grove
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
-15%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Sodden Verdure
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Overflowing Basin
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Tangled Islet
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Mire
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Viridescent Bog
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Simic Guildgate
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Breeding Pool
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-41%synergy
Woodland Stream
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
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