Zaxara, the Exemplary (Commander) - Budget Optimized Combo

Zaxara, the Exemplary
Rank #76
10decks
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecksView Precon
Bracket
All
1
2
345
Budget
Any$$$$
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
New Cards
Top Cards
High Lift Cards
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Battles
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
Inside Information
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
15xlift
Top Cards
Freed from the Real
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
4.6xlift
Hydroid Krasis
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
10xlift
Exsanguinate
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
5.1xlift
Villainous Wealth
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
5.5xlift
Pemmin's Aura
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
7.5xlift
Unbound Flourishing
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
10xlift
The Goose Mother
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
10xlift
Primordial Hydra
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
10xlift
Animist's Awakening
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
10xlift
Mana Bloom
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
10xlift
High Lift Cards
Stonecoil Serpent
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
10xlift
Lifeblood Hydra
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
10xlift
Hungering Hydra
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
10xlift
Mistcutter Hydra
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
10xlift
Genesis Hydra
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
10xlift
Profane Command
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
10xlift
Finale of Revelation
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
10xlift
Steelbane Hydra
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
8.1xlift
Mind Spring
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
8.1xlift
Altered Ego
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
7.8xlift
Creatures
Primo, the Unbounded
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
17xlift
Owlin Spiralmancer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17xlift
Nev, the Practical Dean
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17xlift
Geometer's Arthropod
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
16xlift
Corpsejack Menace
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
5.5xlift
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10xlift
Kinetic Ooze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17xlift
Emeritus of Woe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16xlift
Emil, Vastlands Roamer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16xlift
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Goldvein Hydra
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Capricopian
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Nyxborn Hydra
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Ilysian Caryatid
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Drift of Phantasms
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
3.6xlift
Ingenious Prodigy
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Kalonian Hydra
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Vastwood Hydra
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Laboratory Maniac
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1.5xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
2.2xlift
Voracious Hydra
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
7.3xlift
Benevolent Hydra
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Peregrine Drake
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Grim Servant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.3xlift
Forgotten Ancient
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Eternal Witness
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.6xlift
Incubation Druid
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.2xlift
Herald of Secret Streams
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Witherbloom Apprentice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.2xlift
Protean Hydra
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Hydra Broodmaster
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Cloud of Faeries
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.2xlift
Dimir Infiltrator
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Gyre Sage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.8xlift
Kami of Whispered Hopes
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Arbor Adherent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10xlift
Reclamation Sage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.6xlift
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.7xlift
Jadelight Spelunker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Bloom Tender
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Crypt Rats
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Quandrix Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8.3xlift
Stroke of Genius
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Syncopate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Negate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Clash of Wills
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Death Denied
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Inspiring Call
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Pull from Tomorrow
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4.2xlift
Drown in Dreams
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
7.3xlift
Autumn's Veil
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3.9xlift
Shred Memory
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Biomass Mutation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Growth Spiral
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Krosan Grip
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Tyvar's Stand
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Slice from the Shadows
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Repulsive Mutation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Blue Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Nexus of Fate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Beast Within
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.9xlift
Demonic Consultation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.2xlift
Putrefy
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.9xlift
Black Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Logic Knot
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Shared Summons
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Erebos's Intervention
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Icy Blast
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Hide on the Ceiling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Spectral Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10xlift
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Gridlock
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Eureka Moment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Illusionist's Stratagem
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Spell Burst
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Regenesis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Whir of Invention
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Even the Score
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Fog
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Nourishing Shoal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Decisive Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2.4xlift
Mutational Advantage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
Displace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2.4xlift
Reality Spasm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Plasm Capture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Bioshift
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Respite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
3.9xlift
Rampant Growth
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Cultivate
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Migration Path
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Expansion Algorithm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8.3xlift
Decorum Dissertation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16xlift
Torment of Hailfire
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Curse of the Swine
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
7.3xlift
Open into Wonder
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Diabolic Revelation
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10xlift
Pull from the Grave
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13xlift
Green Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Unnatural Restoration
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Blue Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Damnable Pact
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Bring to Light
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Mass Manipulation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Nature's Lore
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Jarad's Orders
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3.9xlift
Explosive Vegetation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Final Parting
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3.9xlift
Dig Up
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Bushwhack
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Chain of Smog
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.4xlift
Synchronized Charge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10xlift
Zero Point Ballad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9.3xlift
Wave Goodbye
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Wildest Dreams
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Emergent Ultimatum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Gaze of Granite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Mythos of Brokkos
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Exponential Growth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Pest Infestation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2.4xlift
Overrun
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Collective Brutality
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
Silver Scrutiny
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Circuitous Route
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Duress
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Awaken the Woods
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Battle at the Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Fabricate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Soul's Majesty
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Nature's Spiral
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.9xlift
Stolen by the Fae
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Grow from the Ashes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Ringsight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2.4xlift
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Vexing Bauble
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
The Earth Crystal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4.8xlift
Fractal Harness
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Sigil of Distinction
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Weathered Runestone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Stone of Erech
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Combine Chrysalis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Manascape Refractor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Idol of Oblivion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Staff of Domination
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Enchantments
Garruk's Uprising
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Lattice Library
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17xlift
Doubling Season
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4.2xlift
Simic Ascendancy
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
7.3xlift
Branching Evolution
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Hardened Scales
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Propaganda
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.8xlift
Hollowmurk Siege
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10xlift
Terrasymbiosis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3.1xlift
Carpet of Flowers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Virtue of Strength
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Wizard Class
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Lost in the Maze
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Elven Chorus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2.4xlift
Guardian Project
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Wilderness Reclamation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
Wild Growth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Hadana's Climb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Mana Reflection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Khalni Heart Expedition
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Greater Good
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.9xlift
Revenge of Ravens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Hour of Victory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Bred for the Hunt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3.9xlift
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.9xlift
Nissa, Steward of Elements
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
1.8xlift
Ipnu Rivulet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Hashep Oasis
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.2xlift
Evendo, Waking Haven
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3.1xlift
Lair of the Hydra
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Mage-Ring Network
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.6xlift
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2.4xlift
Arid Archway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Treasure Vault
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Soaring Seacliff
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Ifnir Deadlands
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
The Hunter Maze
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.7xlift
The Surgical Bay
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2.4xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Brass Infiniscope
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17xlift
Golgari Signet
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
4.3xlift
Simic Signet
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
4.3xlift
Astral Cornucopia
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
7.3xlift
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Everflowing Chalice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Talisman of Resilience
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Bonder's Ornament
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6.5xlift
Elementalist's Palette
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10xlift
Talisman of Curiosity
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Forest
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Exotic Orchard
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Opulent Palace
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
1.4xlift
Turbulent Wilderness
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
1.5xlift
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
2.2xlift
Llanowar Wastes
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
0.9xlift
Jungle Hollow
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
3.9xlift
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
1.3xlift
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
0.9xlift
Twilight Mire
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
2.2xlift
Hinterland Harbor
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
0.7xlift
Paradox Gardens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5.6xlift
Simic Growth Chamber
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1.3xlift
Yavimaya Coast
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
0.9xlift
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Flooded Grove
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1.6xlift
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.9xlift
Golgari Rot Farm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.7xlift
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.1xlift
Vineglimmer Snarl
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.9xlift
Tangled Islet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.2xlift
Temple of Mystery
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Underground River
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.8xlift
Foreboding Landscape
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.7xlift
Woodland Cemetery
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0.4xlift
Thornwood Falls
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.8xlift
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
2.2xlift
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.8xlift
Blighted Woodland
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2.4xlift
Quandrix Campus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Edgewall Inn
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10xlift
Overflowing Basin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.2xlift
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.9xlift
Witherbloom Campus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.0xlift
Drowned Catacomb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.4xlift
Opal Palace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2.4xlift
Sea Gate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3.2xlift
Morphic Pool
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1.9xlift
Rejuvenating Springs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.6xlift
Temple of Malady
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.4xlift
Dreamroot Cascade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0.3xlift
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4.8xlift
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test