Zaxara, the Exemplary

Zaxara, the Exemplary

Legendary Creature — Nightmare Hydra

Mana cost: {1}{B}{G}{U}

How we read this card

Deathtouch
Add two mana of any one color.

activated {T} — adds 2 mana

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.

triggered — makes a token

triggered — puts X counters on it

What we read on this card

Causes: create a Hydra creature token, put a Hydra creature token onto the battlefield, put a counter on anything.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Nightmare enters the battlefield — 109 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this (Zaxara is one).

  1. Umbris, Fear Manifest — When Zaxara, the Exemplary enters, Umbris, Fear Manifest exiles a card from an opponent's library

provide a creature to sacrifice — 1,375 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Zaxara, the Exemplary makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — Zaxara, the Exemplary makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Birthing Ritual — Zaxara, the Exemplary makes fodder for Birthing Ritual
  4. Proteus Staff — Zaxara, the Exemplary makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  5. Synthetic Destiny — Zaxara, the Exemplary makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  6. Mass Polymorph — Zaxara, the Exemplary makes fodder for Mass Polymorph

1,369 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 1,894 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this (Zaxara is one).

When a Hydra enters thanks to Zaxara, the Exemplary:

  1. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  2. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  4. Wildwood Mentor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Junk Winder — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls

a token is created — 1,895 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this (Zaxara is one).

When Zaxara, the Exemplary makes a Hydra token:

  1. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  2. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

9 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything gets a counter — 2,700 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this (Zaxara is one).

  1. Lonis, Genetics Expert — When Lonis, Genetics Expert gets a counter thanks to Zaxara, the Exemplary, it triggers

4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 9,732 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this (Zaxara is one).

When Zaxara, the Exemplary attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  3. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  4. Hooded Blightfang — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Screaming Swarm — mills a card
  6. Imperious Mindbreaker — mills a card
  7. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  8. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  9. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  10. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls

88 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 9,732 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this (Zaxara is one).

When Zaxara, the Exemplary attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  4. Madame Web, Clairvoyant — mills a card
  5. Bonny Pall, Clearcutter — draws you 1 card
  6. Dimir Strandcatcher — surveils
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Krydle of Baldur's Gate — triggers

31 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 9,732 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this (Zaxara is one).

When Zaxara, the Exemplary blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  3. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  4. Gift of the Woods — gives +0/+3
  5. Noxious Assault — puts a counter on a permanent
  6. Ferocity — puts a counter on a permanent
  7. Mammoth Harness — grants first strike
  8. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  9. Dwindle — kills a creature

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature deals combat damage — 9,732 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this (Zaxara is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Zaxara, the Exemplary deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

131 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 9,778 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this (Zaxara is one).

When Zaxara, the Exemplary is cast:

  1. Primeval Bounty — makes a token
  2. Bloodbond March — brings a card back
  3. Dancing from Dark to Dawn — puts that spell's mana value counters on a creature
  4. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  5. Summon: Fenrir — it arrives with counters thanks to Summon: Fenrir
  6. Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable — makes a token
  7. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  8. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  9. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself
  10. Silverback Elder — triggers

51 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 10,056 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this (Zaxara is one).

When Zaxara, the Exemplary enters:

  1. Dual Nature — makes a token
  2. Arni, Humble Scribe — untaps itself
  3. Bramble Sovereign — makes a token
  4. Soul of the Harvest — draws you 1 card
  5. Surrak and Goreclaw — puts a counter on a permanent
  6. Rocksteady, Mutant Marauder — puts a counter on a creature
  7. Radagast the Brown — searches a library
  8. Lonis, Cryptozoologist — triggers
  9. Warden of the Grove — triggers

9 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 10,785 cards in Zaxara's colors can cause this (Zaxara is one).

When Zaxara, the Exemplary enters:

  1. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  2. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent

169 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.