Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded X Spells

Nick Price
Jun 22, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Commander Cards in Jumpstart 2022
Jumpstart 2022 brought 51 new cards to Magic. Here are the 10 that actually stuck in Commander.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Geometer's Arthropod
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Mind into Matter
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Quandrix Charm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Paradox Gardens
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Titan's Grave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hydroid Krasis
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
70%synergy
Animist's Awakening
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
69%synergy
Villainous Wealth
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
67%synergy
Hungering Hydra
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
66%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Curse of the Swine
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
61%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Profane Command
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Genesis Hydra
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
56%synergy
The Goose Mother
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Corpsejack Menace
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Primordial Hydra
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Creatures
Mistcutter Hydra
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Hooded Hydra
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Voracious Hydra
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Managorger Hydra
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Altered Ego
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Capricopian
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Nexos
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Protean Hydra
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Ochre Jelly
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Heroes' Bane
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Hydra Trainer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Hangarback Walker
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Elves
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Endless One
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Hydra Omnivore
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Feral Hydra
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Winding Constrictor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Warden of the Grove
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Kiora's Follower
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Elvish Mystic
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Ulvenwald Hydra
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Tyrant Guard
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Ugin's Conjurant
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Rejuvenator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Syncopate
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Biomass Mutation
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Call
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Condescend
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Putrefy
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Genius
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Power Sink
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Silkguard
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Icy Blast
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Spell Burst
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-0%synergy
Sultai Charm
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Clash of Wills
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Death Denied
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Decisive Denial
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Insight
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Invigorating Surge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Even the Score
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Reality Spasm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Growth Spiral
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Krosan Grip
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Disembowel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Logic Knot
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Serene Sunset
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Suffer the Past
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Nexus Mentality
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Masterful Flourish
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Auroral Procession
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Spell Blast
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Diviner's Portent
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Refute
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Plasm Capture
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Ambush
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bite Down
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Tribal Unity
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Harrow
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Deathsprout
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Mind Spring
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Finale of Revelation
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Kodama's Reach
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Cultivate
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Open into Wonder
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Gaze of Granite
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Farseek
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Open the Way
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Wildest Dreams
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Pest Infestation
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-20%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Doppelgang
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Primal Might
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Migration Path
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Wave Goodbye
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Bushwhack
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Stargaze
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Entrancing Melody
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Shared Roots
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Celestial Reunion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Exponential Growth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Find // Finality
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Stir the Grave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mass Manipulation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Multiple Choice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Urban Evolution
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Genesis Wave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Distorting Wake
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Spinning Wheel Kick
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fractal Harness
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
The Earth Crystal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
The Ozolith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Branching Evolution
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Lattice Library
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Mana Bloom
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Freed from the Real
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Hardened Scales
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Death's Presence
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Doubling Season
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hydra's Growth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Primal Vigor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Lost in the Maze
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Colossal Majesty
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Loading Zone
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Level Up
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Shimmerwilds Growth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Parallel Lives
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Levitation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Leyline Immersion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Primal Rage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Bond
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Greater Good
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Simic Signet
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Signet
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sultai Banner
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Locket
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Opulent Palace
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Jungle Hollow
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Sodden Verdure
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malady
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Grove
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Thornwood Falls
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Overflowing Basin
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-26%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy