Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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Mind into Matter
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Divergent Equation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Paradox Surveyor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Freed from the Real
78%inclusion62 decks80 decks
73%synergy
Curse of the Swine
71%inclusion57 decks80 decks
66%synergy
Genesis Hydra
65%inclusion52 decks80 decks
61%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
68%inclusion54 decks80 decks
61%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
64%inclusion51 decks80 decks
59%synergy
Exsanguinate
66%inclusion53 decks80 decks
59%synergy
Profane Command
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
58%synergy
Animist's Awakening
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
57%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
57%inclusion46 decks80 decks
54%synergy
Hungering Hydra
57%inclusion46 decks80 decks
53%synergy
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Villainous Wealth
69%inclusion55 decks80 decks
52%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
57%inclusion46 decks80 decks
47%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
56%inclusion45 decks80 decks
52%synergy
Cultivate
56%inclusion45 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
55%inclusion44 decks80 decks
51%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
50%synergy
Rampant Growth
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Finale of Revelation
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
48%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
48%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Nyxborn Hydra
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
41%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
42%synergy
Hooded Hydra
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
39%synergy
The Goose Mother
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Voracious Hydra
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Primordial Hydra
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Nexos
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Altered Ego
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Feral Hydra
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Capricopian
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Protean Hydra
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Managorger Hydra
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Gyre Sage
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Mystic
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Ochre Jelly
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Kiora's Follower
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Tyrant Guard
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Incubation Druid
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Endless One
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Aberrant
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Reclamation Sage
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Deepglow Skate
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Heroes' Bane
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Condescend
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
42%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Syncopate
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Biomass Mutation
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Inspiring Call
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Growth Spiral
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Putrefy
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Icy Blast
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Krosan Grip
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Power Sink
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Genius
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Beast Within
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Death Denied
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Logic Knot
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Spectral Denial
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Clash of Wills
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Fractalize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Insight
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Death Wind
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Even the Score
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Broken Ambitions
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Molder
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Invigorating Surge
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Change of Plans
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Diviner's Portent
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Spell Burst
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Sultai Charm
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Plasm Capture
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Silkguard
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-30%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Gridlock
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Spring
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
45%synergy
Kodama's Reach
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Farseek
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Gaze of Granite
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Damnable Pact
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Open into Wonder
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Wildest Dreams
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Lore
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Mass Manipulation
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Migration Path
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Primal Might
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Zimone's Experiment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Doppelgang
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Flow State
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Growth Curve
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Applied Geometry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mind Grind
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Extract Brain
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Wave Goodbye
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Eternity
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Hurricane
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Dig Up
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Procrastinate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Exponential Growth
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Kamahl's Druidic Vow
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Death Cloud
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Distorting Wake
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Explore
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Entrancing Melody
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Fractal Harness
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
The Earth Crystal
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Pemmin's Aura
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
48%synergy
Branching Evolution
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Hardened Scales
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Doubling Season
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Mana Bloom
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Primal Vigor
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Mana Reflection
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Lattice Library
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Lost in the Maze
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Greater Good
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Loading Zone
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Hydra's Growth
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Majesty
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Hadana's Climb
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Abundance
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Bond
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Primal Empathy
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Awakened Awareness
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Fertile Ground
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Parallel Lives
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Wild Growth
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Steward of Elements
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion68 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion55 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Simic Signet
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Golgari Signet
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Signet
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion78 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion78 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion78 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion69 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Opulent Palace
71%inclusion57 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion45 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
-20%synergy
Jungle Hollow
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Grove
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Mystery
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Thornwood Falls
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Mire
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-18%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-14%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Wood
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Grove
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-39%synergy
Titan's Grave
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Paradox Gardens
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-25%synergy
Simic Guildgate
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Quandrix Campus
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Blooming Marsh
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
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