Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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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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Glamdring, Foe-hammer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mind into Matter
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
97%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
95%synergy
Curse of the Swine
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
95%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Exsanguinate
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
76%synergy
Open into Wonder
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Icy Blast
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Open the Way
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Branching Evolution
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Inspiring Call
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Villainous Wealth
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Crop Rotation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Owlin Spiralmancer
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Hooded Hydra
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Voracious Hydra
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Bloom Tender
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Primordial Hydra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Genesis Hydra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Bane of Progress
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Arbor Adherent
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Hungering Hydra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
The Goose Mother
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Jadzi, Steward of Fate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Wonder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Ley Weaver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Eternal Witness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Incubation Druid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ravenous Slime
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Walking Ballista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Nexos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Saryth, the Viper's Fang
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Overgrown Zealot
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tyrant Guard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wandering Archaic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Syncopate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Chord of Calling
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Condescend
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Veil of Summer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Genius
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Sickening Shoal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Reality Spasm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Power Sink
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stubborn Denial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Clash of Wills
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ertai's Meddling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rending Vines
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Claim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Silkguard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Return to Nature
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dominate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Reap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Perplexing Test
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Filter Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Noxious Revival
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Repeal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Change of Plans
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Collective Resistance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hunter's Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sorceries
Blue Sun's Twilight
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Farseek
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Animist's Awakening
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Profane Command
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Cultivate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Wave Goodbye
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Damnable Pact
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Mind Spring
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Lórien Revealed
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Distorting Wake
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Entrancing Melody
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Culling Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mind Shatter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Tooth and Nail
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mass Manipulation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Finale of Devastation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Killing Wave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Finale of Revelation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Dark Petition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Manifold Insights
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dig Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Necromantic Selection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Bushwhack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Life's Legacy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Migration Path
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Stargaze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Combine Chrysalis
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Fractal Harness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Moonsilver Key
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mirror Shield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Enchantments
Up the Beanstalk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Mana Reflection
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Springleaf Parade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Lattice Library
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Doubling Season
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lost in the Maze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mana Bloom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Parallel Lives
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hardened Scales
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Leyline Immersion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Colossal Majesty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Elemental Bond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Karn's Bastion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dryad Arbor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Grove
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Opulent Palace
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Breeding Pool
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Windswept Heath
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Zagoth Triome
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Sodden Verdure
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Blighted Woodland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-0%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Vivid Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Horizon of Progress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Aether Hub
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
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