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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Frozen in Ice
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Big Bertha
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hydroid Krasis
79%inclusion114 decks144 decks
73%synergy
Animist's Awakening
67%inclusion97 decks144 decks
63%synergy
Curse of the Swine
66%inclusion95 decks144 decks
61%synergy
Genesis Hydra
64%inclusion92 decks144 decks
60%synergy
The Goose Mother
63%inclusion90 decks144 decks
59%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
63%inclusion90 decks144 decks
58%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
61%inclusion88 decks144 decks
57%synergy
Hungering Hydra
61%inclusion88 decks144 decks
57%synergy
Villainous Wealth
73%inclusion105 decks144 decks
57%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
63%inclusion90 decks144 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Exsanguinate
63%inclusion90 decks144 decks
55%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
58%inclusion84 decks144 decks
55%synergy
Cultivate
57%inclusion82 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Primordial Hydra
56%inclusion80 decks144 decks
51%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
54%inclusion78 decks144 decks
50%synergy
Profane Command
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
48%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
48%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
41%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
51%inclusion73 decks144 decks
46%synergy
Finale of Revelation
48%inclusion69 decks144 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Vastwood Hydra
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
43%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
43%synergy
Hooded Hydra
45%inclusion65 decks144 decks
41%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
41%synergy
Voracious Hydra
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
40%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
42%inclusion61 decks144 decks
37%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
32%synergy
Managorger Hydra
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Capricopian
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Altered Ego
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Nexos
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Feral Hydra
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Protean Hydra
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Ochre Jelly
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Elves
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Gyre Sage
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Hydra Trainer
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Endless One
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Warden of the Grove
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Mystic
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Mockingbird
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Hangarback Walker
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Heroes' Bane
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
36%synergy
Syncopate
44%inclusion64 decks144 decks
42%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
39%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
31%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Condescend
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
31%synergy
Biomass Mutation
30%inclusion43 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Beast Within
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Icy Blast
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Growth Spiral
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Putrefy
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
-0%synergy
Stroke of Genius
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Power Sink
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Silkguard
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
-17%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Spectral Denial
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Clash of Wills
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Invigorating Surge
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Death Denied
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-27%synergy
Quandrix Charm
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Insight
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
9%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Spell Burst
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-15%synergy
Decisive Denial
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Sultai Charm
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Dominate
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
1%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Logic Knot
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Spell Blast
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-17%synergy
Chord of Calling
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Death Wind
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Suffer the Past
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Nexus Mentality
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
42%inclusion61 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
41%inclusion59 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Mind Spring
40%inclusion58 decks144 decks
38%synergy
Farseek
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Mind into Matter
30%inclusion16 decks53 decks
27%synergy
Nature's Lore
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Open into Wonder
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Open the Way
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Gaze of Granite
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Pest Infestation
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Primal Might
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Damnable Pact
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Doppelgang
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Mass Manipulation
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Migration Path
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-14%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Entrancing Melody
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Wildest Dreams
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Stargaze
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Mathemagics
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Exponential Growth
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Distorting Wake
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Wave Goodbye
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Killing Wave
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Bushwhack
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Genesis Wave
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Multiple Choice
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Spinning Wheel Kick
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Growth Curve
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Extract Brain
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Fractal Harness
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
The Earth Crystal
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
34%synergy
Branching Evolution
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Lattice Library
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Mana Bloom
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Hardened Scales
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Hydra's Growth
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Loading Zone
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Mana Reflection
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Primal Vigor
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Doubling Season
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Lost in the Maze
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Death's Presence
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Colossal Majesty
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Bond
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Fertile Ground
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Steward of Elements
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
Karn's Bastion
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion121 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion111 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
53%inclusion77 decks144 decks
50%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Simic Signet
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Signet
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
-0%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion144 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion142 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Island
99%inclusion142 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion133 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Opulent Palace
64%inclusion92 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion86 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
54%inclusion78 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion65 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion65 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
37%inclusion53 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Mystery
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malady
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Grove
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Thornwood Falls
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Sodden Verdure
21%inclusion16 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Overflowing Basin
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Viridescent Bog
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Islet
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-23%synergy
Simic Guildgate
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
3%synergy
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