Zaxara, the Exemplary

Commander

Zaxara, the Exemplary

2.8±0.3

First Draft

Basic theme present but card selection and mana base need significant work.

Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish

High confidence(163 pts)

Estimated win turn

T6best

T7typical

T9+contested

Vector breakdown

Efficient Curve (56% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ

Fast mana1

Growing Rites of Itlimoc+6

Mana rocks2

Elementalist's Palette+1

The Eternity Elevator+1

Mana dorks1

Selvala, Heart of the Wilds+3

Land ramp5

Animist's Awakening+1

Nylea's Intervention+8

Kodama's Reach+5

Kodama of the West Tree+2

Other acceleration2

The Earth Crystal+6

Gargos, Vicious Watcher+2

Treasure generators1

Goldvein Hydra+2

Tutors3

Green Sun's Twilight+1

Nylea's Intervention+8

Uncage the Menagerie+8

Draw engines6

Finale of Revelation+5

Rhystic Study+10

Garruk's Uprising+5

Selvala, Heart of the Wilds+3

Court of Garenbrig+1

Terrasymbiosis+1

Cantrips & burst draw6

Genesis Hydra+1

Hydroid Krasis+1

Pull from Tomorrow+1

Inspiring Call+2

Recursion1

Profane Command+1

Value engines9

Benevolent Hydra+1

Kodama of the West Tree+2

Branching Evolution+2

Unbound Flourishing+1

The Earth Crystal+6

Corpsejack Menace+1

Railway Brawler+4

Counterspells4

Spectral Denial+6

Repulsive Mutation+1

Spot removal5

Curse of the Swine+4

Voracious Hydra+1

Profane Command+1

Gargos, Vicious Watcher+2

Protection3

March of Swirling Mist+6

Tyvar's Stand+1

Mutational Advantage+1

Mana Acceleration (11 sources)+1ⓘ

Fetchlands2

Foreboding Landscape+8

Evolving Wilds+5

Dual & shock lands8

Breeding Pool+6

Drowned Catacomb+4

Hinterland Harbor+4

Llanowar Wastes+4

Underground River+4

Woodland Cemetery+4

Yavimaya Coast+4

Premium utility lands3

Path of Ancestry+6

Command Tower+5

Exotic Orchard+4

Utility lands6

Dreamroot Cascade+2

Reliquary Tower+2

Rogue's Passage+2

Sunken Hollow+2

Temple of the False God+2

Three Tree City+2

Taplands5

Temple of Malady+3

Temple of Mystery+3

Lair of the Hydra+2

Opulent Palace+2

Basic lands3

Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 8 token doublers, 4 evasion enablers, 1 damage multiplier+25ⓘ

Commander Synergy (2 groups)+13ⓘ

Combo pieces1

Finale of Revelation+2

Synergy pieces4

Goldvein Hydra+2

Combine Chrysalis+4

Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager+4

Win conditions4

Nyxborn Hydra+1

Simic Ascendancy+2

Hydroid Krasis+1

Villainous Wealth+5

Combat threats8

Hungering Hydra+1

Primordial Hydra+1

Voracious Hydra+1

Managorger Hydra+1

Kalonian Hydra+1

Gargos, Vicious Watcher+2

Quilled Greatwurm+1

Reanimation1

Profane Command+1

Bracket

3

Bracket 3Upgraded

Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.

Breakdown

✓

Power level 2.8 (Bracket 1)+Game Changers→ Bracket 3

Mana base87Threats75Consistency72

✓

Game changers 1

✕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,Corpsejack Menace,Genesis Hydra,Gnarlid Colony,Goldvein Hydra

Go-Wide / Weenies16 cards

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

Benevolent Hydra,Genesis Hydra,Gnarlid Colony,Goldvein Hydra,Hungering Hydra

Aggro12 cards

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

Gnarlid Colony,Goldvein Hydra,Hungering Hydra,Hydroid Krasis,Kodama of the West Tree

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.