Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Core Tokens

Ciel Collins
Apr 29, 2026
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mind Spring
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
69%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Biomass Mutation
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Curse of the Swine
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Feral Hydra
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Open into Wonder
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Syncopate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Garruk's Uprising
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Profane Command
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Cultivate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Hungering Hydra
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Villainous Wealth
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Ferrafor, Young Yew
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Hooded Hydra
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
The Goose Mother
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Capricopian
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Elvish Mystic
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Tyrant Guard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Llanowar Elves
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Altered Ego
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Contortionist Troupe
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Gyre Sage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Voracious Hydra
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Brawn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Venom Connoisseur
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jadelight Spelunker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Evolution Witness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wonder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Gyre Engineer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ochre Jelly
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Incubation Druid
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Hydra
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ivy Elemental
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stampede Driver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gemrazer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Krakilin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Observer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Genesis Hydra
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Aberrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Elusive Otter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mer-Ek Nightblade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Junk Winder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Crowned Ceratok
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Spectral Denial
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Growth Spiral
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Dominate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Power Sink
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Clash of Wills
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Disembowel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Killing Glare
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Molder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Death Denied
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Condescend
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Putrefy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Inspiring Call
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Logic Knot
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Gang Up
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Icy Blast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Spell Blast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Eureka Moment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spell Burst
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spell Snuff
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dive Down
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Glint
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reality Spasm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Essence Scatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sultai Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Broken Ambitions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Invigorating Surge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Second Harvest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Tribal Unity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Silkguard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Entish Restoration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Read the Runes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Return to Nature
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Animist's Awakening
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Exsanguinate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Rampant Growth
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Kodama's Reach
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Farseek
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Primal Might
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Swallowing Plague
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Explore
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Spinning Wheel Kick
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Entrancing Melody
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Enter the Enigma
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Elven Farsight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wildest Dreams
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Muse Vortex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Exponential Growth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mind Shatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Stir the Grave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Creeping Corrosion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Crack Open
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Edge of Autumn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Uprising
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Winter Blast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Of One Mind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Casualties of War
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mass Manipulation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Finale of Revelation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Kamahl's Druidic Vow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Word of Binding
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ghostform
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Distant Melody
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Multiple Choice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Triumph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Breakthrough
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fractal Harness
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Giant's Amulet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Cloak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sphere of Annihilation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Briber's Purse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Emerald Medallion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Hydra's Growth
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Lost in the Maze
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Frontier Siege
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mana Bloom
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Kindred Discovery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Grisly Transformation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dormant Grove
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Primal Empathy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Branching Evolution
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gaea's Anthem
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gift of Paradise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Wild Growth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Font of Fertility
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
New Horizons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Levitation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Weirding Wood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Hardened Scales
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Mana Reflection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grafted Growth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Colossal Majesty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Airtight Alibi
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Awesome Presence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Elemental Bond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Invisibility
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cradle of Safety
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sheltered Aerie
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Heartless Summoning
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Karn's Bastion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-29%synergy
Sol Ring
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-39%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Simic Signet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Opulent Palace
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of Mystery
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Thornwood Falls
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Foul Orchard
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Tangled Islet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Jungle Hollow
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Flooded Grove
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Blighted Woodland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Bant Panorama
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Overflowing Basin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Festering Gulch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Grove
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Lush Oasis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malady
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Soured Springs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Woodland Stream
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy