Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Hydras

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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Animist's Awakening
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Hungering Hydra
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Curse of the Swine
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
67%synergy
Mind Spring
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Biomass Mutation
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Genesis Hydra
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
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Villainous Wealth
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Primordial Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Syncopate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Profane Command
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Mana Bloom
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Geometer's Arthropod
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Managorger Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
The Goose Mother
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Hooded Hydra
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Altered Ego
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Capricopian
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Heroes' Bane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Winding Constrictor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Voracious Hydra
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ochre Jelly
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Protean Hydra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Hydra Omnivore
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Feral Hydra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Pterafractyl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Striding Shotcaller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Yavimaya Bloomsage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sazh Katzroy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Broodguard Elite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Drix Fatemaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Arbor Adherent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Oran-Rief Hydra
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fertilid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Pull from Tomorrow
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Silkguard
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Condescend
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Inspiring Call
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Stroke of Genius
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Reality Spasm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Growth Spiral
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Power Sink
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Clash of Wills
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Disembowel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Death Denied
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Putrefy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Airship Crash
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spectral Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spell Blast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Even the Score
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Decisive Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Khalni Ambush
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Choking Vines
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sultai Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tribal Unity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Flash Counter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Deathsprout
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Bane's Contingency
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Molder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Windstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Zimone's Hypothesis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Repeal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Logic Knot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shore Up
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Serene Sunset
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unwind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Suffer the Past
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Open into Wonder
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Mind into Matter
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Finale of Revelation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Open the Way
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Gaze of Granite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Damnable Pact
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Doppelgang
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Entrancing Melody
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Celestial Reunion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Reach the Horizon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ecological Appreciation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wildest Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Acid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unmarked Grave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Exponential Growth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pest Infestation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Oversimplify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stir the Grave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Primal Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Primal Might
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mass Manipulation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ambition's Cost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cut of the Profits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hurricane
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Final Parting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Aether Gale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Necromantic Selection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Multiple Choice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Migration Path
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Stargaze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Distorting Wake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Harvest Season
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Soul Strings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Earth Crystal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Fractal Harness
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Pendant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Brute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Orochi Hatchery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Instrument of the Bards
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Lattice Library
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Hardened Scales
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Death's Presence
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sphere Grid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Loading Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Gravity Well
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lost in the Maze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sandwurm Convergence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hydra's Growth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Levitation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Communal Brewing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Wreckage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Memorial to Unity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hedron Archive
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Caged Sun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Simic Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Sisay's Ring
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Skyclave Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Opulent Palace
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Jungle Hollow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Overflowing Basin
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Mystery
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Thornwood Falls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Gohn, Town of Ruin
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Isle
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malady
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Grove
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Sodden Verdure
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Titan's Grave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Paradox Gardens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Treno, Dark City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blighted Woodland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Khalni Ambush
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Tangled Islet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
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