---
name: "Zaxara, the Exemplary"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Nightmare Hydra"
colors: ["B", "G", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "U"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch"]
set: "C20"
set_name: "Commander 2020"
collector_number: "20"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Simon Dominic"
oracle_id: "a9946ea0-bf0e-4c9c-a3c6-21337a5029ab"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/zaxara-the-exemplary-c20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Zaxara, the Exemplary
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Nightmare Hydra
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Managorger Hydra](/printing/managorger-hydra-sld.md) — Creature — Hydra
2. [Genesis Hydra](/printing/genesis-hydra-nec.md) — Creature — Plant Hydra
3. [Apocalypse Hydra](/printing/apocalypse-hydra-bbd.md) — Creature — Hydra
4. [Heroes' Bane](/printing/heroes-bane-c20.md) — Creature — Hydra
5. [Feral Hydra](/printing/feral-hydra-bbd.md) — Creature — Hydra Beast
6. [Savageborn Hydra](/printing/savageborn-hydra-dgm.md) — Creature — Hydra

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2020 (C20) #20
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Simon Dominic
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`