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◇ Catalog #1333

Zaxara, the Exemplary

sld·#1333·mythic·borderless

Illus. CatDirty

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Dec '23

2 yr ago

Value

$21.42+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $22 · low $20

NM$21.4

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$20–$23modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $21low $11range 92.6%n 53

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,551 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless$21

Gameplay

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.

2/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 5

2020-04-17wotc

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.

2020-04-17wotc

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

2020-04-17wotc

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

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $21.42. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $11.12 and $21.42 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #1333 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2023 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Nightmare Hydra, color identity black/green/blue, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {1}{B}{G}{U} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Deathtouch.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,551 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by CatDirty. Rarix catalogs 16 other cards credited to this artist.