Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded +1/+1 Counters

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
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Quandrix Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Lattice Library
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hydroid Krasis
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
74%synergy
Hungering Hydra
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Villainous Wealth
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
68%synergy
Genesis Hydra
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Managorger Hydra
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
63%synergy
The Goose Mother
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Animist's Awakening
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Primordial Hydra
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Hooded Hydra
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Syncopate
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Curse of the Swine
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Profane Command
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Beast Within
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Voracious Hydra
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Mistcutter Hydra
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Altered Ego
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Feral Hydra
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Capricopian
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Protean Hydra
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Ochre Jelly
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Nexos
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Elves
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Warden of the Grove
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Hydra Trainer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Deepglow Skate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Tyrant Guard
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Winding Constrictor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Broodguard Elite
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Drix Fatemaker
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Oran-Rief Hydra
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Elvish Mystic
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Ulvenwald Hydra
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Endless One
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Repulsive Mutation
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Biomass Mutation
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Invigorating Surge
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Condescend
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Inspiring Call
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Putrefy
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Icy Blast
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Stroke of Genius
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Spell Burst
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Power Sink
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Sultai Charm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Silkguard
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Windstorm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Decisive Denial
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Growth Spiral
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Krosan Grip
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Clash of Wills
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Entish Restoration
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Spell Blast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Gridlock
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Eureka Moment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Refute
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mutational Advantage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Spasm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Insight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bite Down
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Disembowel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Harrow
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Death Denied
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Change of Plans
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Suffer the Past
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Airship Crash
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Magic Damper
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
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Kodama's Reach
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Mind Spring
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Finale of Revelation
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Wildest Dreams
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Gaze of Granite
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Farseek
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Exponential Growth
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Nature's Lore
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Primal Might
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mass Manipulation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Doppelgang
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Open into Wonder
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mind into Matter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Pest Infestation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Damnable Pact
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cut of the Profits
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Extract Brain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Migration Path
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Stargaze
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Open the Way
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Entrancing Melody
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Shared Roots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Wave Goodbye
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Portent of Calamity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Stir the Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Displacement Wave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Multiple Choice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bushwhack
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Fractal Harness
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
The Earth Crystal
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Gathering Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Orochi Hatchery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Emerald Medallion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
World Map
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Blitzball Stadium
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Hydra's Growth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Mana Bloom
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Primal Vigor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Death's Presence
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Doubling Season
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Hardened Scales
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Colossal Majesty
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Strength
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lost in the Maze
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Inexorable Tide
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Levitation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mana Reflection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Leyline Immersion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Loading Zone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Lair of the Hydra
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Temple of the False God
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sultai Banner
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Simic Signet
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Simic Cluestone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sisay's Ring
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Locket
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Opulent Palace
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Thornwood Falls
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Mystery
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malady
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Thriving Moor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Overflowing Basin
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Grove
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Sodden Verdure
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Blooming Marsh
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Viridescent Bog
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Festering Gulch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
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