Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Hydras

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Chris Guest
Feb 2, 2026
Is Mathemagics a Good Card?
Wizards just revealed a couple of cards from Secrets of Strixhaven, including the next X draw spell Mathemagics. But is it good?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Gathering Stone
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mana Bloom
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Genesis Hydra
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Animist's Awakening
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Hungering Hydra
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Mistcutter Hydra
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Hooded Hydra
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Altered Ego
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Managorger Hydra
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Feral Hydra
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Heroes' Bane
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Capricopian
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Protean Hydra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Winding Constrictor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
The Goose Mother
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Thrummingbird
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Sazh Katzroy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Goobbue Gardener
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Galactic Wayfarer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Broodguard Elite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Drix Fatemaker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Arbor Adherent
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Torrent Elemental
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Oran-Rief Hydra
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Primordial Hydra
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Fertilid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ochre Jelly
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gemrazer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Elvish Mystic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Ulvenwald Hydra
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Observer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Honest Rutstein
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Juggernaut
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Deepwood Denizen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Silver Myr
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Biomass Mutation
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Syncopate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Reality Spasm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Power Sink
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Disembowel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Condescend
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Windstorm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Putrefy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Inspiring Call
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Airship Crash
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Magic Damper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Prishe's Wanderings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Spell Blast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Stroke of Genius
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Khalni Ambush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Choking Vines
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sultai Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Clash of Wills
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Invigorating Surge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tribal Unity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Silkguard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Flash Counter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Deathsprout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Bane's Contingency
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Keep Watch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Molder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hindervines
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Death Denied
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Repeal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Shore Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unwind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Spring
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Curse of the Swine
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Villainous Wealth
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Gaze of Granite
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Profane Command
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Open into Wonder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Reach the Horizon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sami's Curiosity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Theft of Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ecological Appreciation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wildest Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Chain of Acid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Unmarked Grave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Exponential Growth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Oversimplify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Damnable Pact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stir the Grave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Displacement Wave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Primal Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-29%synergy
Primal Might
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Give // Take
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mass Manipulation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Finale of Revelation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Lore
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ambition's Cost
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hurricane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Final Parting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Aether Gale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Necromantic Selection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Smell Fear
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Doppelgang
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Distorting Wake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Harvest Season
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Entrancing Melody
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Soul Strings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Long Rest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Promise of Power
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Earth Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
World Map
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fractal Harness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Relic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Darksteel Pendant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Darksteel Brute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sunset Pyramid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Orochi Hatchery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Instrument of the Bards
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Enchantments
Unbound Flourishing
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Hardened Scales
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Death's Presence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Branching Evolution
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Gravity Well
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sandwurm Convergence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hydra's Growth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Predation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Levitation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Communal Brewing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Primal Vigor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Vraska the Unseen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Coral Atoll
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spawning Bed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Wreckage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Karn's Bastion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Memorial to Unity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Jungle Basin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Hedron Archive
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Simic Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Sisay's Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Opulent Palace
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Jungle Hollow
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Grove
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Thornwood Falls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Gohn, Town of Ruin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Treno, Dark City
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Woodland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Khalni Ambush
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Littjara Mirrorlake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Blooming Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Mystery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Festering Gulch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Moor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lakeside Shack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Twilight Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malady
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Soured Springs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy