Zaxara, the Exemplary

Commander
UBGZaxara, the Exemplary
3.4±0.3
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(209 pts)
Estimated win turn
T5best
T6typical
T8+contested
Vector breakdown
Tight Curve (67% CMC 0-2)+15ⓘ
Mana rocks2
3Elementalist's Palette+1
5The Eternity Elevator+1
Land ramp6
XGAnimist's Awakening+1
XGGNylea's Intervention+8
2GCultivate+5
2GKodama's Reach+5
2GKodama of the West Tree+2
4GGUlvenwald Hydra+1
Other acceleration2
2GGThe Earth Crystal+6
3GGGGargos, Vicious Watcher+2
Treasure generators1
XGGoldvein Hydra+2
Tutors4
XGGreen Sun's Twilight+1
XGGNylea's Intervention+8
XGGUncage the Menagerie+8
4GGUlvenwald Hydra+1
Draw engines3
XUUFinale of Revelation+5
2GGarruk's Uprising+5
2GTerrasymbiosis+1
Cantrips & burst draw6
XUUThassa's Intervention+3
XGGGenesis Hydra+1
XGUHydroid Krasis+1
XUUMind Spring+1
XUUPull from Tomorrow+1
2GInspiring Call+2
Recursion2
XBBlack Sun's Twilight+1
XBBProfane Command+1
Value engines8
1The Ozolith+2
XGGBenevolent Hydra+1
1GOzolith, the Shattered Spire+1
2GBranching Evolution+2
2GKodama of the West Tree+2
2GUnbound Flourishing+1
2GGThe Earth Crystal+6
2BGCorpsejack Menace+1
Counterspells6
XUSyncopate+10
XUSpectral Denial+6
UUCounterspell+8
1UNegate+6
XUUThassa's Intervention+3
XGURepulsive Mutation+1
Spot removal9
XBErebos's Intervention+4
XBBlack Sun's Twilight+1
XGPrimal Might+1
XUUBlue Sun's Twilight+9
XGGSteelbane Hydra+5
XUUCurse of the Swine+4
XBBProfane Command+1
XGGVoracious Hydra+1
3GGGGargos, Vicious Watcher+2
Protection2
XUMarch of Swirling Mist+6
XGTyvar's Stand+1
Mana Acceleration (11 sources)+1ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Foreboding Landscape+8
Dual & shock lands8
Breeding Pool+6
Watery Grave+6
Drowned Catacomb+4
Hinterland Harbor+4
Llanowar Wastes+4
Underground River+4
Woodland Cemetery+4
Yavimaya Coast+4
Premium utility lands4
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Zagoth Triome+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands4
Rogue's Passage+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Three Tree City+2
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+2
Taplands6
Temple of Deceit+3
Temple of Malady+3
Temple of Mystery+3
Bojuka Bog+2
Lair of the Hydra+2
Opulent Palace+2
Basic lands3
Forest+4
Island+4
Swamp+4
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 7 token doublers, 3 evasion enablers, 1 damage multiplier+25ⓘ
Commander Synergy (2 groups)+13ⓘ
Combo pieces1
XUUFinale of Revelation+2
Synergy pieces3
XGGoldvein Hydra+2
XXXGUDoppelgang+4
1BGGrakmaw, Skyclave Ravager+4
Win conditions4
XGNyxborn Hydra+1
GUSimic Ascendancy+2
XGUHydroid Krasis+1
XBGUVillainous Wealth+5
Combat threats8
XGHungering Hydra+1
XGGPrimordial Hydra+1
XGGVoracious Hydra+1
2GManagorger Hydra+1
3GGKalonian Hydra+1
3GGGGargos, Vicious Watcher+2
4GGQuilled Greatwurm+1
4GGUlvenwald Hydra+1
Reanimation2
XBBlack Sun's Twilight+1
XBBProfane Command+1

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.4 → Bracket 2
Mana base87Threats72Interaction69

0.4 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

1.1 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

✕Game changers — none
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

+1/+1 Counters29 cards

29 counter synergies. Grow your creatures over time for massive threats.

Benevolent Hydra,Branching Evolution,Corpsejack Menace,Duskshell Crawler,Genesis Hydra
Go-Wide / Weenies17 cards

17 low-cost creatures. Swarm the board and pump for lethal attacks.

Benevolent Hydra,Duskshell Crawler,Genesis Hydra,Gnarlid Colony,Goldvein Hydra
Aggro13 cards

13 aggressive cards. Fast creatures and combat tricks aim to close out games quickly.

Duskshell Crawler,Garruk's Uprising,Gnarlid Colony,Goldvein Hydra,Hungering Hydra

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.