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August Deckbuilding Challenge - Zaxara
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $70.76
Salt sum: 26.26
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Commander

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Zaxara, the Exemplary

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.

Creature
Zaxara, the Exemplary (dmc) 176

Commander

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Commander's Insight

Target player draws X cards plus an additional card for each time they've cast a commander from the command zone this game.

Instant
Commander's Insight (c21) 23
Damnable Pact

Target player draws X cards and loses X life.

Sorcery
Damnable Pact (ncc) 245
Hydroid Krasis

When you cast this spell, you gain half X life and draw half X cards. Round down each time. Flying, trample Hydroid Krasis enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Creature
Hydroid Krasis (clu) 195
Nissa, Steward of Elements

+2: Scry 2. 0: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card or a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of loyalty counters on Nissa, Steward of Elements, you may put that card onto the battlefield. −6: Untap up to two target lands you control. They become 5/5 Elemental creatures with flying and haste until end of turn. They're still lands.

Planeswalker
Nissa, Steward of Elements (c20) 224
Pull from Tomorrow

Draw X cards, then discard a card.

Instant
Pull from Tomorrow (blc) 172
Stroke of Genius

Target player draws X cards.

Instant
Stroke of Genius (moc) 238
The Goose Mother

Flying The Goose Mother enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. When The Goose Mother enters, create half X Food tokens, rounded up. Whenever The Goose Mother attacks, you may sacrifice a Food. If you do, draw a card.

Creature
The Goose Mother (woe) 204

Draw X

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+1/+1

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Battlefront Krushok

Battlefront Krushok can't be blocked by more than one creature. Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it can't be blocked by more than one creature.

Creature
Battlefront Krushok (clu) 157
Duskshell Crawler

When Duskshell Crawler enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

Creature
Duskshell Crawler (clu) 161
Fangs of Kalonia

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control, then double the number of +1/+1 counters on each creature that had a +1/+1 counter put on it this way. Overload {4}{G}{G} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Sorcery
Fangs of Kalonia (mh3) 153
Gnarlid Colony

Kicker {2}{G} (You may pay an additional {2}{G} as you cast this spell.) If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

Creature
Gnarlid Colony (znr) 185
Inspiring Call

Draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

Instant
Inspiring Call (lcc) 244
Skatewing Spy

{5}{U}: Adapt 2. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put two +1/+1 counters on it.) Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has flying.

Creature
Skatewing Spy (rna) 52
Vorel of the Hull Clade

{G}{U}, {T}: Double the number of each kind of counter on target artifact, creature, or land.

Creature
Vorel of the Hull Clade (lcc) 294

+1/+1

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Land

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Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (blc) 130
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (blc) 302
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (blc) 131
Foreboding Landscape

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice Foreboding Landscape: Search your library for a basic Swamp, Forest, or Island card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Cycling {B}{G}{U} ({B}{G}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Foreboding Landscape (mh3) 221
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (blb) 378
Hinterland Harbor

Hinterland Harbor enters tapped unless you control a Forest or an Island. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Hinterland Harbor (blc) 312
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (blb) 371
Llanowar Wastes

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {B} or {G}. Llanowar Wastes deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Llanowar Wastes (blc) 315
Opulent Palace

Opulent Palace enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}, {G}, or {U}.

Land
Opulent Palace (otc) 307
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (blb) 373
Temple of Deceit

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Deceit (otc) 328
Temple of Malady

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {B} or {G}.

Land
Temple of Malady (blc) 341
Temple of Mystery

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Mystery (blc) 342
Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice Terramorphic Expanse: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (blc) 345
Woodland Cemetery

Woodland Cemetery enters tapped unless you control a Swamp or a Forest. {T}: Add {B} or {G}.

Land
Woodland Cemetery (blc) 354
Yavimaya Coast

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. Yavimaya Coast deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Yavimaya Coast (blc) 355

Land

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+1/+1 X

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Altered Ego

This spell can't be countered. You may have Altered Ego enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it enters with X additional +1/+1 counters on it.

Creature
Altered Ego (soi) 241
Broodlord

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Brood Telepathy — When Broodlord enters, distribute X +1/+1 counters among any number of other target creatures you control.

Creature
Broodlord (40k) 89
Capricopian

Capricopian enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. {2}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Capricopian, then you may reselect which player Capricopian is attacking. Only the player Capricopian is attacking may activate this ability and only during the declare attackers step. (It can't attack its controller.)

Creature
Capricopian (c20) 58
Endless One

Endless One enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Creature
Endless One (cmm) 804
Feral Hydra

Feral Hydra enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. {3}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Feral Hydra. Any player may activate this ability.

Creature
Feral Hydra (j22) 658
Fractal Summoning

Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it.

Sorcery
Fractal Summoning (stx) 187
Hormagaunt Horde

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Endless Swarm — Whenever a land you control enters, you may pay {2}{G}. If you do, return Hormagaunt Horde from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Hormagaunt Horde (40k) 93
Mistcutter Hydra

This spell can't be countered. Haste, protection from blue Mistcutter Hydra enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Creature
Mistcutter Hydra (ths) 162
Nimbus Swimmer

Flying Nimbus Swimmer enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Creature
Nimbus Swimmer (ddo) 54
Stonecoil Serpent

Reach, trample, protection from multicolored Stonecoil Serpent enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Creature Artifact
Stonecoil Serpent (cmm) 976
Termagant Swarm

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Death Frenzy — When Termagant Swarm dies, create a number of 1/1 green Tyranid creature tokens equal to Termagant Swarm's power.

Creature
Termagant Swarm (40k) 99
Tervigon

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Trample Spawn Termagants — Whenever Tervigon deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 green Tyranid creature tokens.

Creature
Tervigon (40k) 100
Ugin's Conjurant

Ugin's Conjurant enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If damage would be dealt to Ugin's Conjurant while it has a +1/+1 counter on it, prevent that damage and remove that many +1/+1 counters from Ugin's Conjurant.

Creature
Ugin's Conjurant (war) 3

+1/+1 X

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Protection

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Change of Plans

Each of X target creatures you control connive. You may have any number of them phase out. (To have a creature connive, draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature. Treat phased-out permanents and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)

Instant
Change of Plans (ncc) 24
Tyrant Guard

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Shieldwall — Sacrifice Tyrant Guard: Creatures you control with counters on them gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

Creature
Tyrant Guard (40k) 103

Protection

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Buffs

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Biomass Mutation

Creatures you control have base power and toughness X/X until end of turn.

Instant
Biomass Mutation (c21) 209
Open into Wonder

X target creatures can't be blocked this turn. Until end of turn, those creatures gain "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card."

Sorcery
Open into Wonder (znc) 34
The Crowd Goes Wild

Assist (Another player can pay up to {X} of this spell's cost. You choose the value of X.) Support X. (Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to X target creatures.) Each creature with a +1/+1 counter on it gains trample until end of turn.

Sorcery
The Crowd Goes Wild (plst) BBD-68

Buffs

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Removal

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Aberrant

Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) Trample Heavy Power Hammer — Whenever Aberrant deals combat damage to a player, destroy target artifact or enchantment that player controls.

Creature
Aberrant (40k) 86
Battle at the Bridge

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life.

Sorcery
Battle at the Bridge (aer) 53
Black Sun's Twilight

Up to one target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. If X is 5 or more, return a creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

Instant
Black Sun's Twilight (one) 84
Curse of the Swine

Exile X target creatures. For each creature exiled this way, its controller creates a 2/2 green Boar creature token.

Sorcery
Curse of the Swine (otc) 92
Erebos's Intervention

Choose one — • Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life. • Exile up to twice X target cards from graveyards.

Instant
Erebos's Intervention (thb) 94
Gang Up

Assist (Another player can pay up to {X} of this spell's cost. You choose the value of X.) Destroy target creature with power X or less.

Instant
Gang Up (bbd) 47
Icy Blast

Tap X target creatures. Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps.

Instant
Icy Blast (ktk) 42
March of Wretched Sorrow

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of black cards from your hand. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each card exiled this way. March of Wretched Sorrow deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life.

Instant
March of Wretched Sorrow (neo) 111
Primal Might

Target creature you control gets +X/+X until end of turn. Then it fights up to one target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

Sorcery
Primal Might (scd) 204
Profane Command

Choose two — • Target player loses X life. • Return target creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. • Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. • Up to X target creatures gain fear until end of turn. (They can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Sorcery
Profane Command (scd) 99
Ravener

Flash Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) When Ravener enters, target creature attacks target opponent this turn if able.

Creature
Ravener (40k) 138
Slice from the Shadows

This spell can't be countered. (This includes by the ward ability.) Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.

Instant
Slice from the Shadows (mkm) 103
Swallowing Plague

Swallowing Plague deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life.

Sorcery
Swallowing Plague (chk) 146

Removal

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Draw

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Colossal Majesty

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.

Enchantment
Colossal Majesty (clu) 160
Garruk's Uprising

When this enchantment enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card. Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.

Enchantment
Garruk's Uprising (blc) 219
Ingenious Prodigy

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) Ingenious Prodigy enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, if Ingenious Prodigy has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, draw a card.

Creature
Ingenious Prodigy (woe) 56
Primal Empathy

At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card if you control a creature with the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.

Enchantment
Primal Empathy (ncc) 348
Return of the Wildspeaker

Choose one — • Draw cards equal to the greatest power among non-Human creatures you control. • Non-Human creatures you control get +3/+3 until end of turn.

Instant
Return of the Wildspeaker (otc) 203

Draw

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ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (blc) 127
Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. Sacrifice Commander's Sphere: Draw a card.

Artifact
Commander's Sphere (lcc) 301
Cultivate

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Cultivate (blc) 212
Dimir Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Artifact
Dimir Signet (clu) 221
Golgari Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Artifact
Golgari Signet (blc) 272
Migration Path

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery
Migration Path (lcc) 246
Nexos

Strategic Coordinator — Basic lands you control have "{T}: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only on costs that contain {X}."

Creature
Nexos (40k) 95
Nightshade Dryad

Deathtouch {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature
Nightshade Dryad (mh3) 163
Rampant Growth

Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Rampant Growth (blc) 234
Simic Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Artifact
Simic Signet (clu) 228
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (blc) 129
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer

{T}: Add {G}{U}. Spend this mana only to cast spells with mana value 5 or greater or spells with {X} in their mana costs. {U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Creature
Troyan, Gutsy Explorer (woe) 217

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