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Best Manabase for

Zaxara, the Exemplary

Legendary Creature — Nightmare Hydra

· UBG

· #69 (18,768 decks)

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.

Budget

Filters

No tap-lands Fetchable only Snow basics

36 lands · total $74.30 budget: $100

Composition 18 Basics 6 Other Nonbasic 3 Shock Lands 2 Bond Lands 2 Check Lands 1 Battle Lands 1 Pain Lands 1 Slow Lands 1 Tri-lands 1 Triomes

Top Lands · By Real-Deck Inclusion

$74.30 18

Temple of the False God

29% of default decks

$0.19

Basics

$1.20 18

Best Pricey Adds · Real-Deck Upgrades

Lands real expensive-variant Zaxara, the Exemplary decks run that your current build doesn't include yet. Ranked by how often they appear in actual decks.

Tropical Island

95% of expensive decks

$566.78

Bayou

94% of expensive decks

$441.98

Underground Sea

94% of expensive decks

$941.24

Misty Rainforest

77% of expensive decks

$36.89

Verdant Catacombs

75% of expensive decks

$31.00

Polluted Delta

74% of expensive decks

$19.69

Morphic Pool

53% of expensive decks

$30.12

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

51% of expensive decks

$15.89

Boseiju, Who Endures

50% of expensive decks

$49.98

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

46% of expensive decks

$57.76

Otawara, Soaring City

29% of expensive decks

$30.83

Cavern of Souls

29% of expensive decks

$49.73

About This Manabase

Zaxara, the Exemplary is a UBG commander with a UBG color identity, so any land that produces only those colors is fair game. Our auto-built manabase above starts at the Optimized $100 tier and ranks every pick by how often real EDHREC decks actually run it — so shocks and fetches show up where the budget allows, dropping to scry lands, gain lands, and tap-duals as the cap tightens.

Pick a tier above to reshape the manabase. The Budget ($25) tier mirrors what budget-deck players actually run — mostly basics and the cheapest utility lands; Optimized ($100) shifts to the “default” EDHREC variant with shocks, fast lands, and a couple of fetches when the budget allows; Unlimited uses the expensive-variant data — originals, full fetch suites, and premium duals appear when in identity. Filter out tap-lands for faster decks, or pin yourself to fetchable lands for a fetch-heavy ramp shell.