Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Optimized Combo

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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Freed from the Real
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
96%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Exsanguinate
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Villainous Wealth
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Drown in Dreams
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Syncopate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Mind Spring
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Genesis Hydra
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Animist's Awakening
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Profane Command
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Finale of Revelation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Cultivate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
9%synergy
The Goose Mother
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Seedborn Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Primordial Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Altered Ego
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Hungering Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Voracious Hydra
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Peregrine Drake
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Grim Servant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Eternal Witness
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Incubation Druid
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Protean Hydra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Infiltrator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Arbor Adherent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Oran-Rief Hydra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kiora's Follower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Reclamation Sage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Bloom Tender
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Rats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Guildmage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Maga, Traitor to Mortals
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Inga and Esika
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Skull Prophet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Capricopian
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Mystic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Stroke of Genius
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Growth Spiral
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Clash of Wills
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Putrefy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Call
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Autumn's Veil
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shred Memory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Nexus of Fate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Death Denied
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Condescend
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Shared Summons
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spectral Denial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Whir of Invention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gridlock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Regenesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Abrupt Decay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Nourishing Shoal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Plasm Capture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Respite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Broken Ambitions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Biomass Mutation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Disruption Protocol
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Displace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Reality Spasm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ruinous Intrusion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bioshift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Anticognition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Invigorating Surge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Back for More
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Molder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Rampant Growth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Migration Path
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Fabricate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Curse of the Swine
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Bring to Light
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Final Parting
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dig Up
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Chain of Smog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Jarad's Orders
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Explore
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Bushwhack
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Synchronized Charge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Overrun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Collective Brutality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Wildest Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gaze of Granite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Duress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-33%synergy
Circuitous Route
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Soul's Majesty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Spiral
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mass Manipulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cut of the Profits
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Machinations
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Open into Wonder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hurricane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Multiple Choice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Vexing Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fractal Harness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sigil of Distinction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Weathered Runestone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stone of Erech
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Manascape Refractor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Staff of Domination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Enchantments
Garruk's Uprising
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Doubling Season
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Mana Bloom
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Branching Evolution
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Strength
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lost in the Maze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Elven Chorus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Hadana's Climb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Greater Good
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Hashep Oasis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arid Archway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Karn's Bastion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Hunter Maze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
The Surgical Bay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Simic Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Opulent Palace
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jungle Hollow
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Dismal Backwater
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Grove
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tangled Islet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Thornwood Falls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Blighted Woodland
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Edgewall Inn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Overflowing Basin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Zagoth Triome
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-25%synergy
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