Average Deck for Zaxara, the Exemplary - Budget Upgraded Hydras

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Average Decklist

Altered Ego
Altered Ego
Capricopian
Capricopian
Corpsejack Menace
Corpsejack Menace
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Genesis Hydra
Genesis Hydra
Geometer's Arthropod
Geometer's Arthropod
Hooded Hydra
Hooded Hydra
Hungering Hydra
Hungering Hydra
Hydroid Krasis
Hydroid Krasis
Ingenious Prodigy
Ingenious Prodigy
Kinetic Ooze
Kinetic Ooze
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
Lifeblood Hydra
Lifeblood Hydra
Managorger Hydra
Managorger Hydra
Mistcutter Hydra
Mistcutter Hydra
Nev, the Practical Dean
Nev, the Practical Dean
Nyxborn Hydra
Nyxborn Hydra
Owlin Spiralmancer
Owlin Spiralmancer
Primordial Hydra
Primordial Hydra
Primo, the Unbounded
Primo, the Unbounded
Steelbane Hydra
Steelbane Hydra
Stonecoil Serpent
Stonecoil Serpent
The Goose Mother
The Goose Mother
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
Vastwood Hydra
Vastwood Hydra
Instants (11)
Biomass Mutation
Biomass Mutation
Blue Sun's Zenith
Blue Sun's Zenith
Condescend
Condescend
Erebos's Intervention
Erebos's Intervention
Inspiring Call
Inspiring Call
Pull from Tomorrow
Pull from Tomorrow
Repulsive Mutation
Repulsive Mutation
Return of the Wildspeaker
Return of the Wildspeaker
Silkguard
Silkguard
Syncopate
Syncopate
Thassa's Intervention
Thassa's Intervention
Sorceries (13)
Animist's Awakening
Animist's Awakening
Cultivate
Cultivate
Curse of the Swine
Curse of the Swine
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
Farseek
Farseek
Finale of Revelation
Finale of Revelation
Kodama's Reach
Kodama's Reach
Mind into Matter
Mind into Matter
Mind Spring
Mind Spring
Open into Wonder
Open into Wonder
Open the Way
Open the Way
Profane Command
Profane Command
Villainous Wealth
Villainous Wealth
Artifacts (7)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Astral Cornucopia
Astral Cornucopia
Brass Infiniscope
Brass Infiniscope
Elementalist's Palette
Elementalist's Palette
Everflowing Chalice
Everflowing Chalice
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
The Earth Crystal
The Earth Crystal
Enchantments (6)
Garruk's Uprising
Garruk's Uprising
Hardened Scales
Hardened Scales
Lattice Library
Lattice Library
Mana Bloom
Mana Bloom
Simic Ascendancy
Simic Ascendancy
Unbound Flourishing
Unbound Flourishing
Planeswalkers (1)
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
Lands (16)
Command Tower
Command Tower
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Gohn, Town of Ruin
Gohn, Town of Ruin
Hinterland Harbor
Hinterland Harbor
Jungle Hollow
Jungle Hollow
Llanowar Wastes
Llanowar Wastes
Myriad Landscape
Myriad Landscape
Opulent Palace
Opulent Palace
Overflowing Basin
Overflowing Basin
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Rain-Slicked Copse
Rain-Slicked Copse
Simic Growth Chamber
Simic Growth Chamber
Temple of the False God
Temple of the False God
Turbulent Wilderness
Turbulent Wilderness
Woodland Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery
Yavimaya Coast
Yavimaya Coast
Basics (3)
Forest
9 Forest
Island
6 Island
Swamp
5 Swamp