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Zaxara, the Exemplary

Legendary Creature — Nightmare Hydra MV 4

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What it does

Deathtouch

T: Add two mana of any one color.

Whenever you cast a spell with X in its mana cost, create a 0/0 green Hydra creature token, then put X +1/+1 counters on it.

Combos with Zaxara, the Exemplary

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Rulings

5 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.

  • 2020-04-17

    The Hydra token enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature. Any abilities that modify or trigger on this event apply. After the token is on the battlefield but before any player can take actions, +1/+1 counters are put onto the token.

  • 2020-04-17

    If the spell you cast has XX in its mana cost, the token gets only X counters, not twice X.

  • 2020-04-17

    If X is 0, the 0/0 Hydra token will die immediately after the ability's done resolving unless something else is raising its toughness.

  • 2020-04-17

    The value of X in Zaxara's last ability is the value of X of the spell you cast.

  • 2020-04-17

    If an effect, such as that of Parallel Lives, causes Zaxara's ability to create multiple Hydra tokens, they each receive X +1/+1 counters.

Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.

As a commander

Decks built with Zaxara, the Exemplary in the command zone.

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Games played 0
Wins 0
Win rate — Fewer than 5 completed games, which is not enough to publish a rate yet.

Published decks

Decklists players have published with Zaxara, the Exemplary in the command zone, newest first. A deck that has been played carries the win rate it earned in real tracked games.

Zaxara, the Exemplary price history

The Dominaria United Commander #176 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly.

Non-foil today$1.98▼ $0.26 (11.6%)
Low $1.98 · High $2.24Tracked since Sep 28, 2026
Every recorded price change
DateNon-foil
Oct 3, 2026$1.98
Oct 1, 2026$1.98
Sep 29, 2026$1.99
Sep 28, 2026$2.24

A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.

Every version of Zaxara, the Exemplary

3 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.

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Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.