Zaxara, the Exemplary: +1/+1 Counters
$2.51
$2.51Legendary Creature — Nightmare Hydra
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Zaxara, the Exemplary players are trying out in +1/+1 Counters decks.
Geometer's Arthropod+28% Synergy
$0.30
Owlin Spiralmancer+27% Synergy
$0.38
Brass Infiniscope+25% Synergy
$0.38
Primo, the Unbounded+24% Synergy
$1.76
Mind into Matter+20% Synergy
$0.40
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Zaxara, the Exemplary's +1/+1 Counters builds — cards that lean hardest into the +1/+1 Counters theme.
Hydroid Krasis+82% Synergy
$0.27
Unbound Flourishing+78% Synergy
$3.09
Primordial Hydra+70% Synergy
$1.42
Voracious Hydra+67% Synergy
$4.97
Hungering Hydra+66% Synergy
$3.41
Steelbane Hydra+64% Synergy
$0.39
The Goose Mother+60% Synergy
$0.37
Garruk's Uprising+60% Synergy
$0.45
Gargos, Vicious Watcher+59% Synergy
$0.90
Goldvein Hydra+59% Synergy
$2.88
Top Cards
The staple cards most Zaxara, the Exemplary +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Exsanguinate+54% Synergy
$0.38
Lifeblood Hydra+54% Synergy
$0.34
Genesis Hydra+53% Synergy
$0.40
Animist's Awakening+52% Synergy
$0.51
Kalonian Hydra+52% Synergy
$5.61
Doubling Season+51% Synergy
$32.33
Curse of the Swine+50% Synergy
$0.28
Villainous Wealth+48% Synergy
$0.37
Branching Evolution+47% Synergy
$6.41
Corpsejack Menace+46% Synergy
$0.91
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Zaxara, the Exemplary +1/+1 Counters game on their own.
Seedborn Muse+4% Synergy
$15.22
Cyclonic Rift+1% Synergy
$41.26
Demonic Tutor-1% Synergy
$70.03
Worldly Tutor-2% Synergy
$26.55
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$125.34
Mystical Tutor-2% Synergy
$17.28
Rhystic Study-3% Synergy
$69.44
Fierce Guardianship-3% Synergy
$56.78
Vampiric Tutor-3% Synergy
$62.01
Creatures
Creatures that carry the +1/+1 Counters plan in Zaxara, the Exemplary decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Stonecoil Serpent+52% Synergy
$0.29
Vastwood Hydra+47% Synergy
$1.50
Mistcutter Hydra+47% Synergy
$3.36
Herald of Secret Streams+46% Synergy
$6.85
Nyxborn Hydra+39% Synergy
$0.27
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds+38% Synergy
$2.97
Nexos+38% Synergy
$13.98
Managorger Hydra+37% Synergy
$1.28
Hooded Hydra+36% Synergy
$0.88
Protean Hydra+36% Synergy
$4.01
Neverwinter Hydra+36% Synergy
$7.44
Benevolent Hydra+33% Synergy
$1.79
Capricopian+25% Synergy
$2.27
Kodama of the West Tree+24% Synergy
$23.51
Fanatic of Rhonas+22% Synergy
$8.31
Nyxbloom Ancient+22% Synergy
$28.74
Ingenious Prodigy+21% Synergy
$0.31
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager+21% Synergy
$0.35
Altered Ego+20% Synergy
$0.28
Kinetic Ooze+19% Synergy
$0.37
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer+19% Synergy
$0.32
Wren's Run Hydra+19% Synergy
$0.18
Mossborn Hydra+18% Synergy
$14.01
Nev, the Practical Dean+18% Synergy
$0.34
Vorel of the Hull Clade+17% Synergy
$0.35
Zimone, Infinite Analyst+17% Synergy
$0.64
Gyre Sage+16% Synergy
$4.63
Hydra Broodmaster+16% Synergy
$0.35
Sporocyst+15% Synergy
$17.52
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider+14% Synergy
$53.88
Feral Hydra+14% Synergy
$0.35
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+13% Synergy
$43.37
Ochre Jelly+13% Synergy
$0.40
Walking Ballista+12% Synergy
$10.03
Warden of the Grove+12% Synergy
$2.38
Wildwood Scourge+12% Synergy
$0.23
Rampaging Yao Guai+11% Synergy
$6.35
Kami of Whispered Hopes+10% Synergy
$2.44
Hydra Trainer+10% Synergy
$0.20
Tyrant Guard+10% Synergy
$5.47
Ironscale Hydra+10% Synergy
$0.99
Runadi, Behemoth Caller+10% Synergy
$19.49
Kruphix, God of Horizons+9% Synergy
$3.68
Hydra Omnivore+9% Synergy
$0.43
Deepglow Skate+8% Synergy
$0.35
Roaming Throne+6% Synergy
$52.17
Bloom Tender+1% Synergy
$13.43
Llanowar Elves-2% Synergy
$0.25
Birds of Paradise-4% Synergy
$13.48
Sakura-Tribe Elder-13% Synergy
$0.30
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Zaxara, the Exemplary's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Pull from Tomorrow+36% Synergy
$0.32
Repulsive Mutation+35% Synergy
$1.04
Inspiring Call+31% Synergy
$0.35
Thassa's Intervention+28% Synergy
$0.42
Erebos's Intervention+26% Synergy
$0.43
Condescend+25% Synergy
$0.41
Blue Sun's Zenith+24% Synergy
$2.20
Syncopate+23% Synergy
$0.21
Tyvar's Stand+20% Synergy
$0.59
Slice from the Shadows+16% Synergy
$0.23
Icy Blast+15% Synergy
$0.94
March of Swirling Mist+14% Synergy
$5.17
Silkguard+14% Synergy
$0.40
Heroic Intervention+13% Synergy
$13.39
Power Sink+12% Synergy
$0.10
Biomass Mutation+11% Synergy
$0.27
Spectral Denial+11% Synergy
$0.27
Black Sun's Twilight+10% Synergy
$0.38
Drown in Dreams+9% Synergy
$3.24
Stroke of Genius+8% Synergy
$0.31
Death Denied+8% Synergy
$0.24
Invigorating Surge+7% Synergy
$0.37
Spell Burst+6% Synergy
$0.40
Logic Knot+6% Synergy
$0.23
Mana Drain+5% Synergy
$52.75
Clash of Wills+5% Synergy
$0.20
March of Wretched Sorrow+5% Synergy
$0.34
Return of the Wildspeaker+4% Synergy
$0.77
Krosan Grip+3% Synergy
$1.60
Beast Within+1% Synergy
$0.46
Mutational Advantage+1% Synergy
$7.95
Revitalizing Repast+1% Synergy
$0.95
Entish Restoration+1% Synergy
$3.48
Growth Spiral0% Synergy
$0.32
Deadly Rollick-1% Synergy
$26.21
Counterspell-5% Synergy
$3.43
Negate-8% Synergy
$0.14
Arcane Denial-9% Synergy
$1.46
Putrefy-10% Synergy
$0.27
Swan Song-10% Synergy
$7.86
Assassin's Trophy-13% Synergy
$0.75
An Offer You Can't Refuse-14% Synergy
$2.26
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for Zaxara, the Exemplary.
Finale of Revelation+43% Synergy
$0.30
Torment of Hailfire+37% Synergy
$39.44
Profane Command+36% Synergy
$0.37
Mind Spring+21% Synergy
$0.26
Awaken the Woods+18% Synergy
$18.76
Blue Sun's Twilight+17% Synergy
$0.69
Kodama's Reach+16% Synergy
$1.14
Open the Way+14% Synergy
$0.77
Open into Wonder+14% Synergy
$0.34
Cultivate+12% Synergy
$0.30
Pest Infestation+12% Synergy
$0.55
Doppelgang+10% Synergy
$2.27
Wave Goodbye+10% Synergy
$0.85
Green Sun's Zenith+9% Synergy
$25.19
Overwhelming Stampede+9% Synergy
$1.54
Mathemagics+9% Synergy
$5.46
Nylea's Intervention+8% Synergy
$0.67
Expansion Algorithm+8% Synergy
$2.96
Fangs of Kalonia+8% Synergy
$0.36
Wildest Dreams+8% Synergy
$0.40
Finale of Devastation+7% Synergy
$49.21
Green Sun's Twilight+7% Synergy
$0.33
Damnable Pact+7% Synergy
$2.84
Gaze of Granite+6% Synergy
$0.23
Black Sun's Zenith+6% Synergy
$0.31
Primal Might+6% Synergy
$0.23
Aggressive Biomancy+6% Synergy
$0.41
Mass Manipulation+6% Synergy
$1.67
Exponential Growth+5% Synergy
$0.50
Diabolic Revelation+5% Synergy
$10.71
Silver Scrutiny+5% Synergy
$0.24
Nature's Lore+4% Synergy
$2.31
Skyshroud Claim+3% Synergy
$0.87
Nature's Rhythm+3% Synergy
$5.44
Rampant Growth+2% Synergy
$0.42
Diabolic Tutor+2% Synergy
$2.09
Three Visits+1% Synergy
$5.51
Explore0% Synergy
$0.38
Farseek-1% Synergy
$0.71
Bala Ged Recovery-3% Synergy
$6.57
Toxic Deluge-10% Synergy
$4.98
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Zaxara, the Exemplary +1/+1 Counters decks.
The Ozolith+39% Synergy
$68.87
The Earth Crystal+26% Synergy
$11.47
The Great Henge+15% Synergy
$67.97
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+14% Synergy
$3.87
Fractal Harness+11% Synergy
$0.35
Lightning Greaves+8% Synergy
$3.93
Combine Chrysalis+7% Synergy
$0.17
Doubling Cube+7% Synergy
$29.73
Emerald Medallion+4% Synergy
$2.83
Horizon Stone+4% Synergy
$1.44
Urza's Incubator+4% Synergy
$15.56
Swiftfoot Boots+2% Synergy
$2.99
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in Zaxara, the Exemplary decks.
Simic Ascendancy+39% Synergy
$0.39
Terrasymbiosis+35% Synergy
$9.00
Freed from the Real+32% Synergy
$8.69
Pemmin's Aura+24% Synergy
$11.71
Hardened Scales+19% Synergy
$1.83
Hydra's Growth+18% Synergy
$1.75
Mana Reflection+17% Synergy
$2.44
Primal Vigor+16% Synergy
$13.94
Innkeeper's Talent+12% Synergy
$9.49
Parallel Lives+11% Synergy
$38.35
Loading Zone+11% Synergy
$1.33
Up the Beanstalk+11% Synergy
$2.22
Lattice Library+11% Synergy
$0.29
Retribution of the Ancients+11% Synergy
$0.50
Sphere Grid+10% Synergy
$11.56
Court of Garenbrig+10% Synergy
$15.42
Mana Bloom+10% Synergy
$0.27
Tribute to the World Tree+6% Synergy
$12.70
Greater Good+6% Synergy
$5.28
Growing Rites of Itlimoc+6% Synergy
$7.61
Elemental Bond+6% Synergy
$3.77
Virtue of Strength+6% Synergy
$4.30
Colossal Majesty+6% Synergy
$1.61
Springleaf Parade+5% Synergy
$9.80
Hadana's Climb+5% Synergy
$2.71
Lost in the Maze+5% Synergy
$0.33
Zendikar Resurgent+5% Synergy
$2.61
Wilderness Reclamation+4% Synergy
$1.48
The Meathook Massacre+4% Synergy
$24.87
Bred for the Hunt+4% Synergy
$0.49
Unnatural Growth+4% Synergy
$2.67
Mystic Remora-10% Synergy
$11.44
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Zaxara, the Exemplary's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner+14% Synergy
$1.25
Nissa, Steward of Elements+7% Synergy
$0.38
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Zaxara, the Exemplary +1/+1 Counters decks.
Lair of the Hydra+25% Synergy
$0.39
Reliquary Tower+22% Synergy
$2.76
Rogue's Passage+17% Synergy
$0.36
Temple of the False God+17% Synergy
$0.32
Castle Garenbrig+12% Synergy
$6.98
Karn's Bastion+11% Synergy
$2.16
Three Tree City+9% Synergy
$24.13
Evendo, Waking Haven+6% Synergy
$15.65
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+6% Synergy
$0.27
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+5% Synergy
$49.84
Mosswort Bridge+4% Synergy
$0.34
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+3% Synergy
$15.55
Alchemist's Refuge+2% Synergy
$0.34
Mistrise Village0% Synergy
$9.24
Mortuary Mire-2% Synergy
$0.35
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$57.13
Bojuka Bog-6% Synergy
$0.63
Boseiju, Who Endures-8% Synergy
$53.40
Otawara, Soaring City-10% Synergy
$31.72
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Zaxara, the Exemplary's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Elementalist's Palette+59% Synergy
$0.42
Astral Cornucopia+14% Synergy
$0.32
The Eternity Elevator+11% Synergy
$2.05
Thought Vessel+9% Synergy
$2.60
Sol Ring+8% Synergy
$1.40
Chromatic Lantern+6% Synergy
$1.31
Thran Dynamo+5% Synergy
$4.03
Simic Signet+4% Synergy
$0.26
Everflowing Chalice+3% Synergy
$0.36
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$0.46
Golgari Signet+2% Synergy
$0.31
Commander's Sphere+2% Synergy
$0.25
Dimir Signet-1% Synergy
$1.19
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$0.60
Talisman of Curiosity-7% Synergy
$0.45
Talisman of Resilience-7% Synergy
$0.33
Talisman of Dominance-9% Synergy
$2.58
Lands
The mana base behind Zaxara, the Exemplary's +1/+1 Counters decks.
Path of Ancestry+22% Synergy
$0.32
Simic Growth Chamber+8% Synergy
$0.33
Turbulent Wilderness+8% Synergy
$6.52
Forest+7% Synergy
$0.08
Zagoth Triome+7% Synergy
$25.24
Island+6% Synergy
$0.07
Opulent Palace+6% Synergy
$0.35
Flooded Grove+6% Synergy
$0.30
Thornwood Falls+6% Synergy
$0.12
Cavern of Souls+6% Synergy
$49.78
Barkchannel Pathway+6% Synergy
$4.35
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.07
Rejuvenating Springs+5% Synergy
$8.09
Darkbore Pathway+5% Synergy
$5.75
Dreamroot Cascade+4% Synergy
$0.75
Deathcap Glade+4% Synergy
$1.60
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.24
Vineglimmer Snarl+4% Synergy
$0.31
Undergrowth Stadium+3% Synergy
$5.71
Twilight Mire+3% Synergy
$0.35
Jungle Hollow+3% Synergy
$0.12
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.25
Sodden Verdure+2% Synergy
$0.49
Yavimaya Coast+1% Synergy
$0.28
Golgari Rot Farm+1% Synergy
$0.30
Revitalizing Repast+1% Synergy
$0.95
Breeding Pool0% Synergy
$11.06
Temple of Mystery0% Synergy
$0.24
Shipwreck Marsh0% Synergy
$7.35
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.31
Sunken Hollow-1% Synergy
$0.36
Evolving Wilds-1% Synergy
$0.39
Hinterland Harbor-2% Synergy
$0.28
Overgrown Tomb-2% Synergy
$10.05
Foreboding Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.22
Fabled Passage-2% Synergy
$1.02
Morphic Pool-3% Synergy
$27.85
Llanowar Wastes-4% Synergy
$0.43
Underground River-4% Synergy
$1.42
Exotic Orchard-5% Synergy
$0.36
Woodland Cemetery-6% Synergy
$0.39
Watery Grave-6% Synergy
$12.40
Temple of Malady-6% Synergy
$0.29
Temple of Deceit-6% Synergy
$0.25
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.26
Darkwater Catacombs-7% Synergy
$0.33
Misty Rainforest-9% Synergy
$36.10
Verdant Catacombs-10% Synergy
$32.22
Polluted Delta-11% Synergy
$18.92
Drowned Catacomb-12% Synergy
$2.51
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Zaxara, the Exemplary: +1/+1 Counters.
Magus Lucea Kane
Rosheen Meanderer
Susan Foreman
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Vorosh, the Hunter
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Volrath, the Shapestealer
Progenitus
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Thrasios, Triton Hero
Rayami, First of the Fallen
Zimone and Dina
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
The Fourth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
Teval, Arbiter of Virtue
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
Mimeoplasm, Revered One
Damia, Sage of Stone
Jorn, God of Winter
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Thrasios, Triton Hero
Aveline de Grandpré
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef
Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
Sin, Unending Cataclysm
The Thirteenth Doctor
Vannifar, Evolved Enigma
Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
The Thirteenth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze