Zaxara, the Exemplary
Legendary Creature — Nightmare Hydra
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Illustrator
- Simon Dominic
Constructed
Commander
Arena
Other
: Add two mana of any one color.
Whenever you cast a spell with 
in its mana cost, create a 0/0 green Hydra creature token, then put X +1/+1 counters on it.
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Combos
Rulings
5 · latest Apr 17, 2020
- WotCApr 17, 2020
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.
- WotCApr 17, 2020
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.
- WotCApr 17, 2020
If the spell you cast has
in its mana cost, the token gets only X counters, not twice X. - WotCApr 17, 2020
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.
- WotCApr 17, 2020
The value of X in Zaxara's last ability is the value of X of the spell you cast.