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Zaxara, the Exemplary

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3 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Zaxara, the Exemplary, Secret Lair Drop printing
Secret Lair Drop SLD · No. 1333 2023-12-08

Card text

{1}{B}{G}{U}
Legendary Creature — Nightmare Hydra
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.
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Keywords: Deathtouch
EDHREC rank #5829 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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The 3 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

5 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The Hydra token enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature. Any abilities that modify or trigger on this event apply. After the token is on the battlefield but before any player can take actions, +1/+1 counters are put onto the token.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If the spell you cast has {X}{X} in its mana cost, the token gets only X counters, not twice X.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If X is 0, the 0/0 Hydra token will die immediately after the ability's done resolving unless something else is raising its toughness.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

The value of X in Zaxara's last ability is the value of X of the spell you cast.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If an effect, such as that of Parallel Lives, causes Zaxara's ability to create multiple Hydra tokens, they each receive X +1/+1 counters.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Zaxara, the Exemplary, Secret Lair Drop printing
Secret Lair Drop
SLD · #1333
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Event Horizon Hobbies · Condition LP · Foil
Zaxara, the Exemplary, Commander 2020 printing
Commander 2020
C20 · #20
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Face to Face Games · Condition LP · Foil