Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Upgraded X Spells

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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Owlin Spiralmancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Quandrix Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Villainous Wealth
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
72%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Hungering Hydra
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Profane Command
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Genesis Hydra
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Animist's Awakening
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Thassa's Intervention
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Curse of the Swine
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Corpsejack Menace
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
The Goose Mother
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Managorger Hydra
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Hooded Hydra
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Lifeblood Hydra
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Voracious Hydra
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Primordial Hydra
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Capricopian
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Altered Ego
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Protean Hydra
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Ochre Jelly
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Nexos
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Feral Hydra
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Nimbus Swimmer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Hydra Trainer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Llanowar Elves
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Endless One
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Heroes' Bane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Termagant Swarm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Warden of the Grove
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Arbor Adherent
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Broodguard Elite
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Nev, the Practical Dean
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Newt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Leech Collector
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Kiora's Follower
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Elvish Mystic
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Ulvenwald Hydra
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Observer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Tyrant Guard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Syncopate
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Biomass Mutation
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Putrefy
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Call
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Power Sink
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Stroke of Genius
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Sultai Charm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Death Denied
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Condescend
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Icy Blast
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Diviner's Portent
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Spell Burst
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Even the Score
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Invigorating Surge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Silkguard
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Refute
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Reality Spasm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Plasm Capture
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Khalni Ambush
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Krosan Grip
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Insight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Clash of Wills
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Disembowel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Logic Knot
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Auroral Procession
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Spectral Denial
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Spell Blast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Strength of the Tajuru
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Decisive Denial
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bite Down
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tribal Unity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Harrow
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Entish Restoration
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Deathsprout
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Windstorm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Finale of Revelation
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Kodama's Reach
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Mind Spring
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Gaze of Granite
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Farseek
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Cultivate
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Nature's Lore
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Open into Wonder
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Wildest Dreams
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Pest Infestation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Doppelgang
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mind into Matter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Exponential Growth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Find // Finality
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Primal Might
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Cut of the Profits
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Bushwhack
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Entrancing Melody
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Day of Black Sun
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shared Roots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wave Goodbye
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Stir the Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Displacement Wave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Mass Manipulation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Multiple Choice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Extract Brain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Urban Evolution
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Uncage the Menagerie
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Migration Path
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Stargaze
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Open the Way
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fractal Harness
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
The Earth Crystal
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Gathering Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
The Ozolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
World Map
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Mana Bloom
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Freed from the Real
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Primal Vigor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Death's Presence
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Lost in the Maze
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Hydra's Growth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Hardened Scales
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Loading Zone
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Lattice Library
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Doubling Season
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Parallel Lives
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Colossal Majesty
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Level Up
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Wild Growth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Levitation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Leyline Immersion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Primal Rage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Bond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Secret Tunnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Golgari Signet
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Simic Signet
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Sultai Banner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Locket
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Opulent Palace
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Jungle Hollow
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Thornwood Falls
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Grove
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malady
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Sodden Verdure
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Mystery
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Command Bridge
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Khalni Ambush
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Overflowing Basin
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Grove
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vivid Creek
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
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