Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded +1/+1 Counters

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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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Rain-Slicked Copse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Great Forest Druid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gathering Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
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Genesis Hydra
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Villainous Wealth
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Hooded Hydra
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Animist's Awakening
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Curse of the Swine
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Altered Ego
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Profane Command
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
The Goose Mother
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
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Corpsejack Menace
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Hungering Hydra
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Syncopate
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Mind Spring
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
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Seedborn Muse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
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Feral Hydra
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Voracious Hydra
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Capricopian
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Managorger Hydra
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Primordial Hydra
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Protean Hydra
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Ochre Jelly
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Nexos
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Winding Constrictor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Arbor Adherent
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Tyrant Guard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Tervigon
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Polukranos, World Eater
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Elves
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Heroes' Bane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Deepglow Skate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Termagant Swarm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Broodguard Elite
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Endless One
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Oran-Rief Hydra
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Aberrant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Kruphix, God of Horizons
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Hydra Trainer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Briar Hydra
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Hormagaunt Horde
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Kiora's Follower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Repulsive Mutation
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Beast Within
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Power Sink
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Biomass Mutation
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Icy Blast
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Inspiring Call
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Stroke of Genius
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Condescend
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Spell Burst
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Windstorm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Invigorating Surge
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Putrefy
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Logic Knot
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Silkguard
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Disembowel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Entish Restoration
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Spell Blast
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Khalni Ambush
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sultai Charm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Clash of Wills
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Spectral Denial
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Negate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Plasm Capture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Krosan Grip
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Serene Sunset
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Charm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Gridlock
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Diviner's Portent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Even the Score
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Reality Spasm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Insight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Signature Slam
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Harrow
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Hindervines
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Change of Plans
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Suffer the Past
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Finale of Revelation
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Kodama's Reach
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Open into Wonder
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Wildest Dreams
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Farseek
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Gaze of Granite
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Exponential Growth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Battle at the Bridge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Primal Might
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Entrancing Melody
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Mass Manipulation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Rampant Growth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Damnable Pact
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Cut of the Profits
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Extract Brain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Day of Black Sun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Wave Goodbye
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Find // Finality
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Multiple Choice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Smell Fear
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Migration Path
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Slime Molding
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Spinning Wheel Kick
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Portent of Calamity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Stir the Grave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Displacement Wave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Killing Wave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Lore
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bushwhack
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Doppelgang
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Uncage the Menagerie
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Stargaze
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
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Fractal Harness
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
The Earth Crystal
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Orochi Hatchery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Chimeric Mass
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
World Map
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Blitzball Stadium
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Unbound Flourishing
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Branching Evolution
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Mana Bloom
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Primal Vigor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Doubling Season
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Hydra's Growth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Death's Presence
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Wild Growth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Parallel Lives
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Lost in the Maze
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Levitation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hardened Scales
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Reflection
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Colossal Majesty
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Loading Zone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Glacierwood Siege
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Lair of the Hydra
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Temple of the False God
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Secret Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Sultai Banner
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Signet
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Simic Signet
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Opulent Palace
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Jungle Hollow
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Thornwood Falls
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Malady
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Thriving Moor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Grove
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Command Bridge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Ambush
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Overflowing Basin
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Grotto
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Grove
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Woodland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy