Land (35)
- 1x Alchemist's Refuge
- 1x Arcane Lighthouse
- 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
- 1x Breeding Pool
- 1x Cabal Coffers
- 1x Cavern of Souls
- 1x Command Tower
- 1x Drowned Catacomb
- 1x Flooded Grove
- 3x Forest
- 1x Hinterland Harbor
- 1x Homeward Path
- 3x Island
- 1x Misty Rainforest
- 1x Overgrown Tomb
- 1x Polluted Delta
- 1x Reflecting Pool
- 1x Reliquary Tower
- 1x Rogue's Passage
- 1x Sunken Ruins
- 3x Swamp
- 1x Twilight Mire
- 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1x Verdant Catacombs
- 1x Volrath's Stronghold
- 1x Watery Grave
- 1x Woodland Cemetery
- 1x Yavimaya Hollow
- 1x Zagoth Triome
Tutor (5)
Hydras (13)
- 1x Gargos, Vicious Watcher
- 1x Genesis Hydra
- 1x Hungering Hydra
- 1x Hydroid Krasis
- 1x Kalonian Hydra
- 1x Lifeblood Hydra
- 1x Mistcutter Hydra
- 1x Primordial Hydra
- 1x Protean Hydra
- 1x Steelbane Hydra
- 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
- 1x Vastwood Hydra
- 1x Voracious Hydra
Big Mana (6)
- 1x Bloom Tender
- 1x Freed from the Real
- 1x Mana Reflection
- 1x Nyxbloom Ancient
- 1x Pemmin's Aura
- 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Ramp (6)
- 1x Arcane Signet
- 1x Fellwar Stone
- 1x Nylea's Intervention
- 1x Pir's Whim
- 1x Sol Ring
- 1x Thought Vessel
No (5)
Double Down (4)
Commander (1)
Overwhelming Advantage (9)
- 1x Akroma's Memorial
- 1x Icy Blast
- 1x Lightning Greaves
- 1x Open Into Wonder
- 1x Seedborn Muse
- 1x Simic Ascendancy
- 1x The Ozolith
- 1x Triumph of the Hordes
- 1x Wildest Dreams
Card Draw (6)
- 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
- 1x Braingeyser
- 1x Damnable Pact
- 1x Finale of Revelation
- 1x Kindred Discovery
- 1x Stroke of Genius
Enter the Void (5)
Removal (5)
Quickly slapped together a deck around the freshly spoiled Zaxara, the Exemplary. The main name of the game is to take advantage of Zaxara's token engine ability via mana cost hydras + spells (current number of mana cost cards in this brew = 28). Toss in a heap of Sultai cruelty into the mix and we've got ourselves a formidable kitchen table threat.
On top of the hefty hydra tribal flavour, there's a few other tricks in here to steer you to victory. You'll want as much mana as possible to funnel into all of those spells and there's a couple of cards that generate infinite mana when paired with Zaxara's mana tap ability (likewise with Bloom Tender and/or Selvala, Heart of the Wilds if the conditions are met): Freed from the Real & Pemmin's Aura. If you're able to pull that combo off, here's a few of the non-hydra beat-down ways to win:
On top of those instant kill combos, if you've got infinite mana to play with you'll have the means to throw down an mana cost hydra with infinite power/toughness. Ideally you'll have Akroma's Memorial on the table for the haste/trample/evasion kill, but we've also got Icy Blast, Open Into Wonder & Rogue's Passage just in case you need to clear the path for those giant hasty hydras.
As a final alternative win condition we've got Simic Ascendancy which will stack up to 20 counters in no time. Doubling Season might have a little role to play in all of this too.
And there you have it. BUG is evil at the best of times, but I like the mix of big janky tribal tokens fun that Zaxara also lends itself to. Always welcome feedback and suggestions so if you have some ideas, go ahead and chime in.
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63% Casual
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| Date added | 9 months |
| Last updated | 2 months |
| Legality | This deck is Commander / EDH legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 11 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons |
| Cards | 100 |
| Avg. CMC | 2.63 |
| Tokens | 0/0 Hydra, 3/3 Beast, 2/2 Boar |
| Folders | Commander / EDH, Zaxara, Order Decks, To Try, EDH, MTG Tabletop, Ideas, Sultai EDH, Decks, Favorites, See all 47 |
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