Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - 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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Geometer's Arthropod
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
22%inclusion39 decks181 decks
20%synergy
Mind into Matter
20%inclusion35 decks171 decks
18%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Unbound Flourishing
83%inclusion672 decks811 decks
78%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
84%inclusion680 decks811 decks
77%synergy
Freed from the Real
75%inclusion606 decks811 decks
71%synergy
Exsanguinate
73%inclusion595 decks811 decks
66%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
63%inclusion512 decks811 decks
61%synergy
Primordial Hydra
64%inclusion523 decks811 decks
60%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
65%inclusion530 decks811 decks
59%synergy
Voracious Hydra
62%inclusion499 decks811 decks
57%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
60%inclusion485 decks811 decks
56%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
59%inclusion477 decks811 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Villainous Wealth
68%inclusion548 decks811 decks
51%synergy
Doubling Season
59%inclusion479 decks811 decks
52%synergy
Curse of the Swine
58%inclusion467 decks811 decks
52%synergy
Hungering Hydra
55%inclusion444 decks811 decks
50%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
54%inclusion440 decks811 decks
47%synergy
Animist's Awakening
54%inclusion439 decks811 decks
50%synergy
Finale of Revelation
53%inclusion432 decks811 decks
50%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
51%inclusion417 decks811 decks
47%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
50%inclusion405 decks811 decks
46%synergy
Genesis Hydra
50%inclusion404 decks811 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion362 decks811 decks
28%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion352 decks811 decks
24%synergy
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion338 decks811 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
37%inclusion302 decks811 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion279 decks811 decks
22%synergy
Seedborn Muse
29%inclusion239 decks811 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
23%inclusion189 decks811 decks
16%synergy
Worldly Tutor
21%inclusion167 decks811 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion156 decks811 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion100 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
49%inclusion399 decks811 decks
46%synergy
The Goose Mother
49%inclusion397 decks811 decks
45%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
48%inclusion390 decks811 decks
43%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
46%inclusion370 decks811 decks
35%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
45%inclusion368 decks811 decks
42%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
45%inclusion361 decks811 decks
41%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
44%inclusion360 decks811 decks
41%synergy
Birds of Paradise
43%inclusion351 decks811 decks
14%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
40%inclusion323 decks811 decks
37%synergy
Nyxbloom Ancient
35%inclusion280 decks811 decks
32%synergy
Hooded Hydra
33%inclusion268 decks811 decks
29%synergy
Protean Hydra
33%inclusion266 decks811 decks
30%synergy
Nexos
31%inclusion250 decks811 decks
28%synergy
Walking Ballista
30%inclusion247 decks811 decks
27%synergy
Bloom Tender
30%inclusion240 decks811 decks
19%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
28%inclusion227 decks811 decks
25%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
27%inclusion216 decks811 decks
22%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
25%inclusion202 decks811 decks
23%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
25%inclusion202 decks811 decks
23%synergy
Managorger Hydra
24%inclusion195 decks811 decks
21%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
23%inclusion99 decks436 decks
19%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
21%inclusion169 decks811 decks
17%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
20%inclusion164 decks811 decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Elves
17%inclusion140 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Capricopian
17%inclusion139 decks811 decks
15%synergy
Altered Ego
17%inclusion139 decks811 decks
15%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
17%inclusion137 decks811 decks
15%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
17%inclusion133 decks806 decks
11%synergy
Delighted Halfling
16%inclusion131 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
15%inclusion121 decks811 decks
12%synergy
Gyre Sage
14%inclusion115 decks811 decks
10%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
13%inclusion105 decks811 decks
11%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
13%inclusion39 decks308 decks
12%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
12%inclusion100 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Elvish Mystic
12%inclusion99 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
12%inclusion95 decks811 decks
11%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
12%inclusion95 decks811 decks
10%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
10%inclusion85 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
10%inclusion81 decks811 decks
8%synergy
Sporocyst
10%inclusion80 decks811 decks
9%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
10%inclusion79 decks811 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Witness
10%inclusion78 decks811 decks
-16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
9.5%inclusion77 decks811 decks
-14%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.1%inclusion74 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Kruphix, God of Horizons
9.1%inclusion74 decks811 decks
8%synergy
Warden of the Grove
8.8%inclusion63 decks716 decks
7%synergy
Incubation Druid
8.6%inclusion70 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Feral Hydra
8.6%inclusion70 decks811 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Pull from Tomorrow
47%inclusion382 decks811 decks
43%synergy
Heroic Intervention
45%inclusion362 decks811 decks
23%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
40%inclusion327 decks811 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion322 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
35%inclusion287 decks811 decks
33%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
34%inclusion277 decks811 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
34%inclusion274 decks811 decks
22%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
31%inclusion248 decks811 decks
26%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion242 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Condescend
28%inclusion228 decks811 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion226 decks811 decks
14%synergy
Inspiring Call
27%inclusion219 decks811 decks
17%synergy
Syncopate
26%inclusion211 decks811 decks
24%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
24%inclusion194 decks811 decks
22%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
19%inclusion155 decks811 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion147 decks811 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion141 decks811 decks
-4%synergy
Power Sink
15%inclusion123 decks811 decks
14%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion117 decks811 decks
13%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion114 decks811 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Genius
14%inclusion111 decks811 decks
13%synergy
Growth Spiral
12%inclusion100 decks811 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion92 decks811 decks
-6%synergy
Putrefy
11%inclusion90 decks811 decks
-13%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
11%inclusion89 decks811 decks
10%synergy
Icy Blast
11%inclusion89 decks811 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion87 decks811 decks
-3%synergy
Biomass Mutation
10%inclusion85 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Silkguard
10%inclusion84 decks811 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion84 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
9.5%inclusion77 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.9%inclusion72 decks811 decks
-6%synergy
Spell Burst
8.4%inclusion68 decks811 decks
8%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.4%inclusion68 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.9%inclusion64 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.8%inclusion63 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Denial
7.3%inclusion53 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.3%inclusion59 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.0%inclusion57 decks811 decks
-4%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.5%inclusion53 decks811 decks
-6%synergy
Clash of Wills
6.5%inclusion53 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Logic Knot
6.3%inclusion51 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Death Denied
6.2%inclusion50 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Insight
6.0%inclusion49 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.9%inclusion48 decks811 decks
-2%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.8%inclusion47 decks811 decks
-4%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.7%inclusion46 decks811 decks
-2%synergy
Even the Score
5.4%inclusion44 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
5.3%inclusion43 decks811 decks
-1%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.1%inclusion41 decks811 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
45%inclusion361 decks811 decks
-1%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion356 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion317 decks811 decks
11%synergy
Profane Command
38%inclusion306 decks811 decks
35%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion268 decks811 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion265 decks811 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion253 decks811 decks
-6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
27%inclusion223 decks811 decks
21%synergy
Mind Spring
27%inclusion218 decks811 decks
25%synergy
Awaken the Woods
24%inclusion196 decks811 decks
22%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion167 decks811 decks
17%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
15%inclusion125 decks811 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion104 decks811 decks
-5%synergy
Open into Wonder
12%inclusion99 decks811 decks
11%synergy
Open the Way
12%inclusion98 decks811 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion89 decks811 decks
9%synergy
Pest Infestation
11%inclusion86 decks811 decks
9%synergy
Doppelgang
10%inclusion84 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion78 decks811 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion76 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
9.1%inclusion74 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Wildest Dreams
8.8%inclusion71 decks811 decks
8%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
8.8%inclusion71 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
8.7%inclusion62 decks716 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.1%inclusion66 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.9%inclusion64 decks811 decks
-1%synergy
Mass Manipulation
7.6%inclusion62 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.5%inclusion61 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Mind Grind
7.5%inclusion61 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.4%inclusion60 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.2%inclusion58 decks811 decks
2%synergy
Mathemagics
7.1%inclusion22 decks311 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.0%inclusion57 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
6.7%inclusion54 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Wave Goodbye
6.5%inclusion53 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
6.2%inclusion50 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.0%inclusion49 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
5.2%inclusion42 decks811 decks
2%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
5.2%inclusion42 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
47%inclusion382 decks811 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion319 decks811 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion273 decks811 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
26%inclusion212 decks811 decks
20%synergy
The Earth Crystal
20%inclusion130 decks641 decks
17%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
9.4%inclusion76 decks811 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
8.4%inclusion68 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Doubling Cube
7.4%inclusion60 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Fractal Harness
6.2%inclusion50 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
6.2%inclusion50 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
5.4%inclusion44 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
49%inclusion394 decks811 decks
37%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
42%inclusion337 decks811 decks
37%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
32%inclusion190 decks587 decks
27%synergy
Mana Reflection
19%inclusion152 decks811 decks
17%synergy
Hardened Scales
18%inclusion149 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion137 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Parallel Lives
15%inclusion120 decks811 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion108 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Parade
12%inclusion42 decks337 decks
6%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion100 decks808 decks
8%synergy
Primal Vigor
12%inclusion96 decks811 decks
10%synergy
Sphere Grid
12%inclusion77 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Hydra's Growth
10%inclusion85 decks811 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion84 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Loading Zone
10%inclusion56 decks580 decks
8%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
9.5%inclusion77 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
9.1%inclusion74 decks811 decks
8%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.9%inclusion72 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Greater Good
8.8%inclusion71 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
7.9%inclusion64 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
7.8%inclusion63 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Mana Bloom
7.6%inclusion62 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Lattice Library
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Exploration
6.4%inclusion52 decks811 decks
-5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.5%inclusion45 decks811 decks
-1%synergy
Burgeoning
5.3%inclusion43 decks811 decks
2%synergy
Asceticism
5.1%inclusion41 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
5.1%inclusion41 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Hadana's Climb
5.1%inclusion41 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
10%inclusion80 decks811 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
13%inclusion109 decks811 decks
12%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
8.0%inclusion65 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion411 decks811 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion258 decks811 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
30%inclusion247 decks811 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
25%inclusion205 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion187 decks811 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion167 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
20%inclusion164 decks811 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion151 decks811 decks
-7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion124 decks811 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion94 decks729 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
12%inclusion93 decks808 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion89 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
10%inclusion84 decks811 decks
9%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion81 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
9.4%inclusion55 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
8.5%inclusion69 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.8%inclusion63 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.8%inclusion55 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.5%inclusion45 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.4%inclusion44 decks811 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.2%inclusion42 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion761 decks811 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion629 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
56%inclusion453 decks811 decks
52%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion148 decks811 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion124 decks811 decks
-1%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
14%inclusion117 decks811 decks
12%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion102 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
12%inclusion98 decks811 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion93 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion88 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
11%inclusion87 decks811 decks
-5%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
10%inclusion58 decks587 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.2%inclusion75 decks811 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
8.6%inclusion70 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.9%inclusion64 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.6%inclusion62 decks811 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion57 decks811 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
6.7%inclusion54 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion53 decks811 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.1%inclusion41 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion781 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion767 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Island
94%inclusion765 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion754 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
65%inclusion524 decks811 decks
18%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
62%inclusion505 decks811 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion496 decks811 decks
16%synergy
Zagoth Triome
53%inclusion431 decks811 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion401 decks811 decks
-7%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
47%inclusion385 decks811 decks
17%synergy
Opulent Palace
47%inclusion378 decks811 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
46%inclusion377 decks811 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
46%inclusion370 decks811 decks
11%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
45%inclusion368 decks811 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion364 decks811 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
43%inclusion348 decks811 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
39%inclusion319 decks811 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion287 decks811 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
31%inclusion251 decks811 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion250 decks811 decks
-7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion246 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion226 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
28%inclusion224 decks811 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion213 decks811 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
22%inclusion177 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Tropical Island
20%inclusion162 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion161 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion160 decks811 decks
15%synergy
Bayou
20%inclusion160 decks811 decks
6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion144 decks811 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Grove
18%inclusion142 decks811 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
17%inclusion136 decks811 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion135 decks811 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion132 decks811 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion123 decks811 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
15%inclusion119 decks811 decks
0%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion117 decks811 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion117 decks811 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion116 decks811 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion109 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion106 decks811 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
12%inclusion99 decks811 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion97 decks811 decks
-1%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
12%inclusion95 decks811 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
12%inclusion94 decks811 decks
-11%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion94 decks811 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
11%inclusion86 decks811 decks
-7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion82 decks811 decks
-8%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Willowrush Verge
10%inclusion79 decks796 decks
2%synergy
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