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

Arnaud Gompertz
Apr 15, 2026
The Best Enchantments in Secrets of Strixhaven
Secrets of Strixhaven may be all about instants and sorceries and prepared creatures, but that doesn't mean we should ignore the enchantments.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Villainous Wealth
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
70%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Genesis Hydra
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
66%synergy
Hooded Hydra
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Profane Command
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
58%synergy
The Goose Mother
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Altered Ego
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Hungering Hydra
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Curse of the Swine
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Animist's Awakening
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Beast Within
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Syncopate
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Feral Hydra
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Steelbane Hydra
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Voracious Hydra
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Managorger Hydra
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Primordial Hydra
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Ochre Jelly
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Capricopian
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Protean Hydra
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Tyrant Guard
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Aberrant
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Nexos
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Broodguard Elite
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Endless One
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Tervigon
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Kruphix, God of Horizons
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Winding Constrictor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hormagaunt Horde
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Deepglow Skate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Polukranos, World Eater
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Arbor Adherent
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Great Forest Druid
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Oran-Rief Hydra
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Heroes' Bane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hydra Trainer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Briar Hydra
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Termagant Swarm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sporocyst
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Brawn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Pull from Tomorrow
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Stroke of Genius
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Biomass Mutation
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Inspiring Call
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Condescend
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Power Sink
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Invigorating Surge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Logic Knot
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Icy Blast
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Spectral Denial
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Spell Burst
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Windstorm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Putrefy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Khalni Ambush
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sultai Charm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Clash of Wills
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Silkguard
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Disembowel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Entish Restoration
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Drown in Dreams
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Spell Blast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Eureka Moment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Diviner's Portent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Even the Score
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reality Spasm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Plasm Capture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Harrow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Change of Plans
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Suffer the Past
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Airship Crash
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Magic Damper
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Prishe's Wanderings
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Auroral Procession
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Spring
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Finale of Revelation
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Wildest Dreams
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Kodama's Reach
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Farseek
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Open into Wonder
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Exsanguinate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Rampant Growth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Cultivate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Gaze of Granite
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Exponential Growth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Primal Might
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mass Manipulation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Entrancing Melody
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Cut of the Profits
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Extract Brain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Doppelgang
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Migration Path
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Day of Black Sun
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Wave Goodbye
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Portent of Calamity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Pest Infestation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Find // Finality
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Stir the Grave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Displacement Wave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Final Act
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Multiple Choice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Urban Evolution
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Uncage the Menagerie
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Stargaze
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Spinning Wheel Kick
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fractal Harness
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Gathering Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
World Map
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
The Earth Crystal
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Blitzball Stadium
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Unbound Flourishing
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Freed from the Real
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Branching Evolution
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Primal Vigor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Mana Bloom
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Lost in the Maze
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Doubling Season
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Hydra's Growth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hardened Scales
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Death's Presence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Virtue of Strength
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Parallel Lives
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Colossal Majesty
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Elemental Bond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Loading Zone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Lair of the Hydra
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Sultai Banner
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Locket
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Opulent Palace
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Jungle Hollow
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Thornwood Falls
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Malady
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Mystery
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Grove
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Command Bridge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Ambush
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Hidden Grotto
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Overflowing Basin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Blooming Marsh
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy