Commander sample deck

Zaxara, the Exemplary Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Zaxara, the Exemplary Commander shell for Counters, BGU role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Creature — Nightmare HydraCounters

7 draw pieces vs floor of 6.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderZaxara, the Exemplary

VariantMidrange

StrategyCounters

Full retail if you own nothing$575

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Zaxara, the Exemplary build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from Zaxara, the Exemplary on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 7 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 10 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 4 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 28 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

Rhystic Study - $67.41
The Great Henge - $64.20
Damnation - $17.21
Cyclonic Rift - $30.32
Swan Song - $10.07
Black Market Connections - $9.11

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Bonders' Enclave, 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire, 9 Forest, 1 Fountainport, 1 Gemstone Caverns, 9 Island, 1 Karn's Bastion, 1 Opal Palace, 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood, 1 Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove, 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn, 1 Spymaster's Vault, 4 Swamp, 1 Treasure Map // Treasure Cove, ...

Ramp (10)

1 Black Market Connections, 1 Brass Infiniscope, 1 Deadly Dispute, 1 Everflowing Chalice, 1 Insidious Roots, 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes, 1 Midnight Clock, 1 The Great Henge, 1 Twitching Doll, 1 Warping Wail

Card Draw (7)

1 Garruk's Uprising, 1 Hydroid Krasis, 1 Lifeblood Hydra, 1 Mind into Matter, 1 Pull from Tomorrow, 1 Rhystic Study, 1 The Goose Mother

Interaction (10)

1 An Offer You Can't Refuse, 1 Archdruid's Charm, 1 Beast Within, 1 Counterspell, 1 Cyclonic Rift, 1 Essence Flux, 1 Negate, 1 Origin of Metalbending, 1 Steelbane Hydra, 1 Swan Song

Board Wipes (3)

1 Damnation, 1 Golgari Charm, 1 Toxic Deluge

Protection (4)

1 Gaea's Gift, 1 Heroic Intervention, 1 Lazotep Plating, 1 Snakeskin Veil

Theme and Utility (28)

1 Animist's Awakening, 1 Blue Sun's Zenith, 1 Branching Evolution, 1 Corpsejack Menace, 1 Cultivate, 1 Curse of the Swine, 1 Doubling Season, 1 Exsanguinate, 1 Finale of Devastation, 1 Gargos, Vicious Watcher, 1 Genesis Hydra, 1 Genesis Wave, 1 Geometer's Arthropod, 1 Goldvein Hydra, ...

Common questions

Is this Zaxara, the Exemplary deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.