Zaxara, the Exemplary
$2.57
$2.57Legendary 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
$0.31
Owlin Spiralmancer+27% Synergy
$0.28
Brass Infiniscope+25% Synergy
$0.33
Primo, the Unbounded+24% Synergy
$1.02
Mind into Matter+20% Synergy
$0.38
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
$0.90
Unbound Flourishing+78% Synergy
$2.29
Primordial Hydra+70% Synergy
$1.33
Voracious Hydra+67% Synergy
$4.15
Hungering Hydra+66% Synergy
$3.88
Steelbane Hydra+64% Synergy
$0.41
The Goose Mother+61% Synergy
$0.28
Garruk's Uprising+60% Synergy
$0.55
Gargos, Vicious Watcher+59% Synergy
$0.95
Goldvein Hydra+59% Synergy
$3.05
Top Cards
The staple cards most Zaxara, the Exemplary +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Exsanguinate+55% Synergy
$0.37
Lifeblood Hydra+55% Synergy
$0.33
Genesis Hydra+53% Synergy
$0.39
Animist's Awakening+52% Synergy
$0.35
Stonecoil Serpent+52% Synergy
$0.31
Doubling Season+51% Synergy
$32.23
Curse of the Swine+51% Synergy
$0.26
Villainous Wealth+48% Synergy
$0.39
Branching Evolution+47% Synergy
$6.18
Corpsejack Menace+46% Synergy
$0.86
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Zaxara, the Exemplary +1/+1 Counters game on their own.
Seedborn Muse+4% Synergy
$14.50
Cyclonic Rift+1% Synergy
$40.14
Demonic Tutor-1% Synergy
$76.77
Worldly Tutor-2% Synergy
$26.56
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$131.68
Mystical Tutor-2% Synergy
$16.95
Rhystic Study-3% Synergy
$72.26
Fierce Guardianship-3% Synergy
$54.33
Vampiric Tutor-3% Synergy
$60.01
Creatures
Creatures that carry the +1/+1 Counters plan in Zaxara, the Exemplary decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Kalonian Hydra+52% Synergy
$5.59
Mistcutter Hydra+47% Synergy
$3.60
Vastwood Hydra+47% Synergy
$1.51
Herald of Secret Streams+46% Synergy
$9.09
Nyxborn Hydra+39% Synergy
$0.25
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds+38% Synergy
$3.04
Nexos+38% Synergy
$13.13
Hooded Hydra+36% Synergy
$1.85
Managorger Hydra+36% Synergy
$1.38
Protean Hydra+36% Synergy
$4.49
Neverwinter Hydra+36% Synergy
$8.08
Benevolent Hydra+33% Synergy
$0.96
Kodama of the West Tree+25% Synergy
$19.77
Capricopian+25% Synergy
$2.09
Fanatic of Rhonas+22% Synergy
$9.08
Nyxbloom Ancient+22% Synergy
$29.46
Ingenious Prodigy+21% Synergy
$0.24
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager+21% Synergy
$0.34
Altered Ego+20% Synergy
$0.25
Kinetic Ooze+19% Synergy
$0.32
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer+19% Synergy
$0.24
Nev, the Practical Dean+19% Synergy
$0.29
Mossborn Hydra+18% Synergy
$12.43
Wren's Run Hydra+18% Synergy
$0.23
Zimone, Infinite Analyst+18% Synergy
$0.37
Vorel of the Hull Clade+17% Synergy
$0.28
Gyre Sage+16% Synergy
$4.75
Hydra Broodmaster+15% Synergy
$0.34
Sporocyst+15% Synergy
$16.30
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider+14% Synergy
$53.75
Feral Hydra+14% Synergy
$0.36
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+13% Synergy
$35.25
Ochre Jelly+13% Synergy
$0.38
Rampaging Yao Guai+12% Synergy
$6.43
Walking Ballista+12% Synergy
$12.59
Warden of the Grove+12% Synergy
$2.30
Wildwood Scourge+12% Synergy
$0.24
Kami of Whispered Hopes+10% Synergy
$2.44
Hydra Trainer+10% Synergy
$0.22
Tyrant Guard+10% Synergy
$5.51
Ironscale Hydra+10% Synergy
$1.31
Kruphix, God of Horizons+9% Synergy
$4.04
Runadi, Behemoth Caller+9% Synergy
$15.24
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant+9% Synergy
$0.47
Hydra Omnivore+8% Synergy
$0.53
Roaming Throne+6% Synergy
$47.63
Bloom Tender+1% Synergy
$13.10
Llanowar Elves-2% Synergy
$0.38
Birds of Paradise-4% Synergy
$7.76
Sakura-Tribe Elder-13% Synergy
$0.34
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Zaxara, the Exemplary's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Pull from Tomorrow+36% Synergy
$0.27
Repulsive Mutation+35% Synergy
$0.67
Inspiring Call+31% Synergy
$0.37
Thassa's Intervention+28% Synergy
$0.37
Erebos's Intervention+26% Synergy
$0.42
Condescend+25% Synergy
$0.60
Blue Sun's Zenith+23% Synergy
$2.94
Syncopate+23% Synergy
$0.23
Tyvar's Stand+20% Synergy
$0.57
Slice from the Shadows+16% Synergy
$0.23
Icy Blast+15% Synergy
$1.30
March of Swirling Mist+14% Synergy
$5.40
Silkguard+14% Synergy
$0.47
Heroic Intervention+13% Synergy
$14.29
Power Sink+12% Synergy
$0.15
Biomass Mutation+11% Synergy
$0.24
Spectral Denial+11% Synergy
$0.40
Drown in Dreams+10% Synergy
$2.27
Black Sun's Twilight+10% Synergy
$0.35
Stroke of Genius+9% Synergy
$0.27
Death Denied+8% Synergy
$0.25
Invigorating Surge+7% Synergy
$0.23
Spell Burst+6% Synergy
$0.45
Logic Knot+6% Synergy
$0.25
Mana Drain+5% Synergy
$56.81
Clash of Wills+5% Synergy
$0.23
Return of the Wildspeaker+4% Synergy
$1.00
Krosan Grip+3% Synergy
$1.69
Beast Within+1% Synergy
$0.46
Mutational Advantage+1% Synergy
$7.71
Revitalizing Repast+1% Synergy
$0.70
Entish Restoration+1% Synergy
$3.57
Growth Spiral0% Synergy
$0.32
Deadly Rollick-1% Synergy
$27.53
Counterspell-6% Synergy
$3.77
Negate-8% Synergy
$0.24
Arcane Denial-9% Synergy
$1.92
Putrefy-10% Synergy
$0.25
Swan Song-10% Synergy
$8.50
Assassin's Trophy-13% Synergy
$0.70
An Offer You Can't Refuse-14% Synergy
$2.39
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for Zaxara, the Exemplary.
Finale of Revelation+43% Synergy
$0.31
Torment of Hailfire+37% Synergy
$41.44
Profane Command+36% Synergy
$0.36
Mind Spring+21% Synergy
$0.26
Awaken the Woods+18% Synergy
$16.47
Blue Sun's Twilight+17% Synergy
$0.51
Kodama's Reach+16% Synergy
$1.54
Open into Wonder+15% Synergy
$0.38
Open the Way+14% Synergy
$0.60
Cultivate+12% Synergy
$0.34
Pest Infestation+12% Synergy
$0.46
Doppelgang+10% Synergy
$1.62
Wave Goodbye+10% Synergy
$1.00
Green Sun's Zenith+9% Synergy
$29.42
Overwhelming Stampede+9% Synergy
$0.59
Mathemagics+9% Synergy
$2.92
Nylea's Intervention+8% Synergy
$0.56
Expansion Algorithm+8% Synergy
$2.22
Fangs of Kalonia+8% Synergy
$0.30
Wildest Dreams+8% Synergy
$0.46
Finale of Devastation+7% Synergy
$51.45
Damnable Pact+7% Synergy
$1.72
Green Sun's Twilight+7% Synergy
$0.35
Gaze of Granite+6% Synergy
$0.20
Black Sun's Zenith+6% Synergy
$0.35
Primal Might+6% Synergy
$0.24
Aggressive Biomancy+6% Synergy
$0.45
Mass Manipulation+6% Synergy
$2.07
Exponential Growth+6% Synergy
$0.51
Diabolic Revelation+5% Synergy
$10.74
Silver Scrutiny+5% Synergy
$0.28
Nature's Lore+3% Synergy
$1.96
Skyshroud Claim+3% Synergy
$0.92
Nature's Rhythm+3% Synergy
$5.28
Rampant Growth+2% Synergy
$0.47
Diabolic Tutor+2% Synergy
$2.09
Three Visits+1% Synergy
$4.60
Explore0% Synergy
$0.29
Farseek-1% Synergy
$0.53
Bala Ged Recovery-3% Synergy
$5.68
Toxic Deluge-10% Synergy
$3.31
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Zaxara, the Exemplary +1/+1 Counters decks.
The Ozolith+39% Synergy
$65.54
The Earth Crystal+26% Synergy
$11.21
The Great Henge+15% Synergy
$62.89
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+14% Synergy
$5.02
Fractal Harness+11% Synergy
$0.27
Lightning Greaves+8% Synergy
$3.66
Combine Chrysalis+7% Synergy
$0.36
Doubling Cube+7% Synergy
$33.13
Emerald Medallion+4% Synergy
$2.87
Horizon Stone+4% Synergy
$1.12
Urza's Incubator+4% Synergy
$16.54
Swiftfoot Boots+2% Synergy
$2.46
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in Zaxara, the Exemplary decks.
Simic Ascendancy+39% Synergy
$0.52
Terrasymbiosis+34% Synergy
$7.75
Freed from the Real+32% Synergy
$9.83
Pemmin's Aura+24% Synergy
$12.30
Hardened Scales+19% Synergy
$2.09
Hydra's Growth+18% Synergy
$1.50
Mana Reflection+17% Synergy
$2.34
Primal Vigor+16% Synergy
$14.56
Lattice Library+12% Synergy
$0.22
Innkeeper's Talent+11% Synergy
$7.95
Parallel Lives+11% Synergy
$38.30
Up the Beanstalk+11% Synergy
$2.18
Loading Zone+11% Synergy
$1.16
Retribution of the Ancients+11% Synergy
$0.51
Sphere Grid+10% Synergy
$8.56
Court of Garenbrig+10% Synergy
$15.55
Mana Bloom+10% Synergy
$0.27
Springleaf Parade+6% Synergy
$8.31
Greater Good+6% Synergy
$1.71
Tribute to the World Tree+6% Synergy
$12.72
Growing Rites of Itlimoc+6% Synergy
$8.73
Virtue of Strength+6% Synergy
$4.16
Elemental Bond+6% Synergy
$4.37
Colossal Majesty+6% Synergy
$1.58
Lost in the Maze+6% Synergy
$0.29
Hadana's Climb+5% Synergy
$3.03
Zendikar Resurgent+5% Synergy
$2.66
Wilderness Reclamation+4% Synergy
$2.04
The Meathook Massacre+4% Synergy
$28.37
Bred for the Hunt+4% Synergy
$0.50
Unnatural Growth+4% Synergy
$3.65
Mystic Remora-10% Synergy
$12.67
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Zaxara, the Exemplary's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner+14% Synergy
$1.01
Nissa, Steward of Elements+8% Synergy
$0.35
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Zaxara, the Exemplary +1/+1 Counters decks.
Lair of the Hydra+25% Synergy
$0.36
Reliquary Tower+23% Synergy
$3.36
Rogue's Passage+17% Synergy
$0.40
Temple of the False God+17% Synergy
$0.29
Castle Garenbrig+12% Synergy
$7.01
Karn's Bastion+11% Synergy
$2.27
Three Tree City+9% Synergy
$27.19
Evendo, Waking Haven+6% Synergy
$13.43
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+6% Synergy
$0.35
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+5% Synergy
$54.27
Mosswort Bridge+4% Synergy
$0.33
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+3% Synergy
$14.92
Alchemist's Refuge+1% Synergy
$0.63
Mistrise Village0% Synergy
$8.25
Mortuary Mire-2% Synergy
$0.41
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$63.85
Bojuka Bog-6% Synergy
$0.95
Boseiju, Who Endures-8% Synergy
$49.11
Otawara, Soaring City-10% Synergy
$27.39
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Zaxara, the Exemplary's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Elementalist's Palette+59% Synergy
$0.29
Astral Cornucopia+14% Synergy
$0.26
The Eternity Elevator+11% Synergy
$2.96
Thought Vessel+9% Synergy
$1.92
Sol Ring+8% Synergy
$1.84
Chromatic Lantern+6% Synergy
$0.82
Thran Dynamo+5% Synergy
$4.35
Simic Signet+4% Synergy
$0.35
Everflowing Chalice+3% Synergy
$0.28
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$0.69
Golgari Signet+2% Synergy
$0.30
Commander's Sphere+2% Synergy
$0.26
Dimir Signet-1% Synergy
$1.25
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$0.70
Talisman of Curiosity-7% Synergy
$0.44
Talisman of Resilience-7% Synergy
$0.33
Talisman of Dominance-9% Synergy
$0.97
Lands
The mana base behind Zaxara, the Exemplary's +1/+1 Counters decks.
Path of Ancestry+22% Synergy
$0.31
Simic Growth Chamber+8% Synergy
$0.34
Forest+7% Synergy
$0.17
Opulent Palace+7% Synergy
$0.34
Zagoth Triome+7% Synergy
$25.00
Flooded Grove+7% Synergy
$0.30
Turbulent Wilderness+7% Synergy
$5.40
Island+6% Synergy
$0.21
Cavern of Souls+6% Synergy
$51.61
Barkchannel Pathway+6% Synergy
$4.97
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.14
Rejuvenating Springs+5% Synergy
$3.68
Deathcap Glade+5% Synergy
$2.21
Thornwood Falls+5% Synergy
$0.14
Vineglimmer Snarl+5% Synergy
$0.27
Darkbore Pathway+5% Synergy
$6.14
Dreamroot Cascade+4% Synergy
$0.87
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.31
Undergrowth Stadium+3% Synergy
$5.69
Twilight Mire+3% Synergy
$0.39
Jungle Hollow+3% Synergy
$0.23
Sodden Verdure+3% Synergy
$0.42
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.34
Yavimaya Coast+1% Synergy
$0.36
Golgari Rot Farm+1% Synergy
$0.31
Revitalizing Repast+1% Synergy
$0.70
Breeding Pool0% Synergy
$9.06
Temple of Mystery0% Synergy
$0.28
Shipwreck Marsh0% Synergy
$7.43
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.36
Evolving Wilds-1% Synergy
$0.33
Hinterland Harbor-2% Synergy
$0.32
Sunken Hollow-2% Synergy
$0.32
Foreboding Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.20
Fabled Passage-2% Synergy
$1.05
Overgrown Tomb-3% Synergy
$10.00
Morphic Pool-3% Synergy
$28.38
Llanowar Wastes-4% Synergy
$0.54
Underground River-4% Synergy
$1.49
Exotic Orchard-5% Synergy
$0.24
Woodland Cemetery-6% Synergy
$0.46
Watery Grave-6% Synergy
$9.28
Temple of Malady-6% Synergy
$0.30
Temple of Deceit-6% Synergy
$0.28
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.29
Darkwater Catacombs-7% Synergy
$0.47
Misty Rainforest-9% Synergy
$35.70
Verdant Catacombs-10% Synergy
$28.51
Polluted Delta-11% Synergy
$19.37
Drowned Catacomb-11% Synergy
$4.23
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Zaxara, the Exemplary: +1/+1 Counters.
Magus Lucea Kane
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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
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
Progenitus
Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Thrasios, Triton Hero
Rayami, First of the Fallen
Zimone and Dina
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
The Fourth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
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
Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
Sin, Unending Cataclysm
The Thirteenth Doctor
Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Master Chef
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
Bartz and Boko
Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
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Vannifar, Evolved Enigma