Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Core

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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Villainous Wealth
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Feral Hydra
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Gang Up
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Dominate
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Death Wind
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The Goose Mother
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Vorel of the Hull Clade
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Ochre Jelly
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Nev, the Practical Dean
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Primo, the Unbounded
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Sakura-Tribe Elder
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Gadwick, the Wizened
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Broodguard Elite
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Herald of Secret Streams
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Elvish Mystic
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Kiora's Follower
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Kalonian Hydra
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Jadelight Spelunker
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Ivy Elemental
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Warden of the Grove
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Heroes' Bane
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Protean Hydra
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Condescend
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Inspiring Call
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Pull from Tomorrow
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Deathsprout
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Gridlock
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Return of the Wildspeaker
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Wilt
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Molder
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Rampant Growth
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Animist's Awakening
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Exsanguinate
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Finale of Revelation
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Kodama's Reach
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Farseek
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Entrancing Melody
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Explore
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Mind into Matter
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Damnable Pact
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Primal Might
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Gaze of Granite
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Wildest Dreams
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Nylea's Intervention
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Migration Path
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Stolen by the Fae
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Black Sun's Zenith
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Expansion Algorithm
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Explosive Vegetation
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Silver Scrutiny
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Search for Tomorrow
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Multiple Choice
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Doppelgang
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Exponential Growth
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Stargaze
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Distorting Wake
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Fangs of Kalonia
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Overwhelming Stampede
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Spinning Wheel Kick
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Zero Point Ballad
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Breakthrough
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Mathemagics
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Portent of Calamity
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Kamahl's Druidic Vow
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Extract Brain
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Urban Evolution
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Open the Way
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Diabolic Tutor
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Cut of the Profits
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Hurricane
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Fractal Harness
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Combine Chrysalis
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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Horizon Stone
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Dragon Throne of Tarkir
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Mana Bloom
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Unbound Flourishing
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Simic Ascendancy
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Colossal Majesty
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Freed from the Real
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Fertile Ground
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Nissa, Steward of Elements
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Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
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Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
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Temple of the False God
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Rogue's Passage
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Lair of the Hydra
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Reliquary Tower
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Mortuary Mire
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Bojuka Bog
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Arcane Signet
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Sol Ring
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Golgari Signet
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Commander's Sphere
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Dimir Signet
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Talisman of Resilience
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Talisman of Curiosity
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Everflowing Chalice
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Fellwar Stone
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Zagoth Crystal
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Mind Stone
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The Eternity Elevator
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Thought Vessel
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Sultai Banner
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Talisman of Dominance
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Chromatic Lantern
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Island
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Forest
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Swamp
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Command Tower
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Path of Ancestry
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Sunken Hollow
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Myriad Landscape
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Golgari Rot Farm
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Dimir Aqueduct
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Jungle Hollow
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Thornwood Falls
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Temple of Mystery
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Foreboding Landscape
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Yavimaya Coast
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Hinterland Harbor
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Temple of Malady
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Darkwater Catacombs
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Llanowar Wastes
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Temple of Deceit
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Woodland Cemetery
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Thriving Moor
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Ash Barrens
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Paradox Gardens
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Thriving Isle
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Choked Estuary
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Golgari Guildgate
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Thriving Grove
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Simic Guildgate
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Vineglimmer Snarl
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Flooded Grove
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Sodden Verdure
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Haunted Mire
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Dreamroot Cascade
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Rain-Slicked Copse
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Woodland Stream
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Foul Orchard
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Titan's Grave
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Turbulent Wilderness
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Quandrix Campus
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Waterfront District
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Unclaimed Territory
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Overflowing Basin
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