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

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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Hungering Hydra
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
72%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
70%synergy
Animist's Awakening
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
69%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Curse of the Swine
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Villainous Wealth
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
64%synergy
Genesis Hydra
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Profane Command
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
57%synergy
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Corpsejack Menace
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
56%synergy
The Goose Mother
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Primordial Hydra
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Syncopate
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Exsanguinate
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
46%synergy
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Voracious Hydra
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Hooded Hydra
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Managorger Hydra
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Capricopian
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Nexos
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Altered Ego
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Protean Hydra
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Ochre Jelly
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0%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
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Warden of the Grove
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Elvish Mystic
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%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
Winding Constrictor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Hangarback Walker
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Arbor Adherent
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Kiora's Follower
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Pull from Tomorrow
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Inspiring Call
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Biomass Mutation
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Condescend
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Putrefy
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Icy Blast
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Stroke of Genius
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Power Sink
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Silkguard
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Spell Burst
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Clash of Wills
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Death Denied
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Growth Spiral
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Sultai Charm
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Invigorating Surge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-23%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
Decisive Denial
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Reality Spasm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Krosan Grip
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Insight
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Disembowel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-27%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
Quandrix Charm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Masterful Flourish
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Auroral Procession
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Spectral Denial
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Spell Blast
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Diviner's Portent
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-15%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
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Mind Spring
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Kodama's Reach
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Cultivate
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Revelation
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Mind into Matter
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Open into Wonder
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Farseek
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Gaze of Granite
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Open the Way
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Wildest Dreams
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Pest Infestation
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-20%synergy
Doppelgang
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Migration Path
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Mass Manipulation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Entrancing Melody
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Wave Goodbye
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Primal Might
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%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
Distorting Wake
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%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
Dregs of Sorrow
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
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
Spinning Wheel Kick
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Fractal Harness
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
The Earth Crystal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
The Ozolith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Branching Evolution
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Freed from the Real
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Mana Bloom
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Lattice Library
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Hardened Scales
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Hydra's Growth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Death's Presence
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Primal Vigor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Doubling Season
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%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
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%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
Wild Growth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-0%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
Mana Reflection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%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
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%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
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%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
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
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Simic Signet
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Signet
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%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
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Sultai Banner
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%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
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
-0%synergy
Opulent Palace
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Jungle Hollow
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sodden Verdure
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malady
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2%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
Blighted Woodland
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%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
Vernal Fen
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Paradox Gardens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
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