Aegar, the Freezing Flame (Commander) - Giants

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Joshua Wood
Jul 6, 2023
Nearly Identical - Adeliz or Balmor?
What makes these two Izzet spellslinger commanders unique? Who will come out on top as the better pick? Joshua is here to find out!
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Calamity Bearer
96%inclusion538 decks558 decks
96%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
94%inclusion526 decks558 decks
93%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
91%inclusion508 decks558 decks
89%synergy
Squash
89%inclusion499 decks558 decks
89%synergy
Quakebringer
87%inclusion487 decks558 decks
87%synergy
Thundercloud Shaman
87%inclusion483 decks558 decks
86%synergy
Sunrise Sovereign
86%inclusion479 decks558 decks
85%synergy
Stinkdrinker Daredevil
85%inclusion472 decks558 decks
84%synergy
Inferno Titan
85%inclusion472 decks558 decks
84%synergy
Glimpse the Cosmos
84%inclusion469 decks558 decks
83%synergy
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Tectonic Giant
82%inclusion457 decks558 decks
81%synergy
Basalt Ravager
81%inclusion451 decks558 decks
80%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
80%inclusion447 decks558 decks
79%synergy
Borderland Behemoth
80%inclusion445 decks558 decks
79%synergy
Crush Underfoot
79%inclusion440 decks558 decks
78%synergy
Battle of Frost and Fire
77%inclusion432 decks558 decks
77%synergy
Invasion of the Giants
76%inclusion424 decks558 decks
75%synergy
Surtland Elementalist
75%inclusion420 decks558 decks
75%synergy
Surtland Flinger
73%inclusion410 decks558 decks
73%synergy
Prophetic Titan
70%inclusion389 decks558 decks
69%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
22%inclusion120 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion78 decks558 decks
-11%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion70 decks558 decks
-12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion56 decks558 decks
-12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Archmage of Runes
69%inclusion172 decks248 decks
57%synergy
Hamletback Goliath
67%inclusion373 decks558 decks
66%synergy
Frost Titan
63%inclusion354 decks558 decks
63%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
60%synergy
Giant Harbinger
59%inclusion330 decks558 decks
59%synergy
Boldwyr Aggressor
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
55%synergy
Warchief Giant
54%inclusion300 decks558 decks
53%synergy
Galvanic Giant
53%inclusion298 decks558 decks
53%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
48%inclusion268 decks558 decks
47%synergy
Crystalline Giant
44%inclusion248 decks558 decks
44%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
43%inclusion238 decks558 decks
25%synergy
Taurean Mauler
32%inclusion179 decks558 decks
31%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
28%inclusion156 decks558 decks
27%synergy
Titan of Littjara
28%inclusion155 decks558 decks
27%synergy
Shatterskull Charger
27%inclusion152 decks558 decks
27%synergy
Grabby Giant
26%inclusion146 decks558 decks
26%synergy
Cinderheart Giant
25%inclusion142 decks558 decks
25%synergy
Surtr, Fiery Jötun
24%inclusion108 decks445 decks
24%synergy
Two-Headed Hunter
23%inclusion126 decks558 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
22%inclusion123 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
20%inclusion111 decks558 decks
20%synergy
Hammerfist Giant
18%inclusion101 decks558 decks
18%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
15%inclusion86 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Two-Headed Giant
15%inclusion86 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Bearer of the Heavens
15%inclusion83 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfire Colossus
15%inclusion83 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Magma Giant
15%inclusion83 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion78 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Doomskar Titan
12%inclusion69 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12%inclusion67 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Furnace Host Charger
11%inclusion62 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion60 decks558 decks
-18%synergy
Hill Gigas
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Beluna's Gatekeeper
10%inclusion57 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
10%inclusion57 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion57 decks558 decks
-24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.8%inclusion32 decks409 decks
-13%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Iron-Fist Pulverizer
7.5%inclusion41 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.3%inclusion41 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.3%inclusion41 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Frostfist Strider
6.8%inclusion38 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Furystoke Giant
6.1%inclusion34 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Brambleback Brute
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
5.4%inclusion30 decks558 decks
-33%synergy
Stoneshock Giant
5.4%inclusion30 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Rimeshield Frost Giant
5.4%inclusion30 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Anger
5.2%inclusion29 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Zalto, Fire Giant Duke
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Abrade
68%inclusion378 decks558 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Bolt
63%inclusion350 decks558 decks
34%synergy
Fall of the Hammer
62%inclusion345 decks558 decks
61%synergy
Flame of Anor
61%inclusion339 decks558 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion325 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion235 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Retort
41%inclusion229 decks558 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion214 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Starstorm
34%inclusion190 decks558 decks
33%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
32%inclusion177 decks558 decks
30%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
29%inclusion134 decks469 decks
27%synergy
Giantfall
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
25%inclusion137 decks558 decks
21%synergy
Comet Storm
23%inclusion128 decks558 decks
18%synergy
Demon Bolt
22%inclusion121 decks558 decks
21%synergy
Saw It Coming
20%inclusion113 decks558 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion111 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Soul's Fire
18%inclusion102 decks558 decks
16%synergy
Electrodominance
18%inclusion101 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion82 decks558 decks
-14%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion78 decks558 decks
-30%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
14%inclusion32 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Soul Sear
12%inclusion67 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion63 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion62 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion59 decks558 decks
-25%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion57 decks558 decks
-10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion55 decks558 decks
-26%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
9.3%inclusion52 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion42 decks474 decks
-8%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.8%inclusion49 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.7%inclusion41 decks469 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
8.1%inclusion45 decks558 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Axe
7.3%inclusion41 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Arcbond
7.2%inclusion40 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Smite the Deathless
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Twinferno
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Fling
6.6%inclusion37 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.5%inclusion36 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
Volcanic Spite
6.3%inclusion35 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Offering
5.7%inclusion32 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Witchstalker Frenzy
5.6%inclusion31 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Galvanize
5.6%inclusion31 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
69%inclusion386 decks558 decks
31%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
69%inclusion383 decks558 decks
65%synergy
Fire Giant's Fury
58%inclusion321 decks558 decks
57%synergy
Chain Reaction
45%inclusion249 decks558 decks
39%synergy
Hell to Pay
36%inclusion200 decks558 decks
34%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion183 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
31%inclusion123 decks402 decks
30%synergy
Star of Extinction
24%inclusion135 decks558 decks
23%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
23%inclusion130 decks558 decks
20%synergy
Ravenform
21%inclusion117 decks558 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion103 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
17%inclusion93 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Crush the Weak
15%inclusion86 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Waltz of Rage
15%inclusion48 decks317 decks
15%synergy
Giant's Ire
15%inclusion83 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Flame Slash
15%inclusion83 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Storm's Wrath
15%inclusion81 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion78 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Scorching Shot
14%inclusion76 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Orbital Plunge
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion65 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion64 decks558 decks
-23%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
11%inclusion60 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion54 decks558 decks
-28%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
-13%synergy
Disaster Radius
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
5.7%inclusion32 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Vision
5.7%inclusion32 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Torch the Witness
5.7%inclusion32 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
5.6%inclusion31 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
-28%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Giant's Amulet
47%inclusion264 decks558 decks
47%synergy
Herald's Horn
36%inclusion201 decks558 decks
35%synergy
Urza's Incubator
31%inclusion171 decks558 decks
30%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
30%inclusion169 decks558 decks
30%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion126 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion112 decks558 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion98 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Gathering Stone
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion75 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Magebane Armor
11%inclusion60 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
7.9%inclusion44 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.9%inclusion44 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.9%inclusion44 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.6%inclusion31 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
54%inclusion299 decks558 decks
52%synergy
Warstorm Surge
51%inclusion286 decks558 decks
50%synergy
Giant's Grasp
47%inclusion261 decks558 decks
46%synergy
Wizard Class
32%inclusion179 decks558 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
22%inclusion125 decks558 decks
20%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
13%synergy
City on Fire
15%inclusion86 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Molten Echoes
14%inclusion78 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Collective Inferno
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Discovery
13%inclusion71 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Repercussion
11%inclusion61 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
10%inclusion55 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.3%inclusion52 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
8.4%inclusion47 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Gimli's Reckless Might
7.5%inclusion42 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.3%inclusion23 decks313 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Kindred
6.1%inclusion34 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.4%inclusion22 decks409 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Royal Scions
5.6%inclusion31 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion368 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
55%inclusion307 decks558 decks
54%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
35%inclusion195 decks558 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion164 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion106 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
15%inclusion84 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion76 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
13%inclusion74 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion59 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Three Tree City
9.2%inclusion38 decks415 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Rivendell
6.5%inclusion36 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion36 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.5%inclusion36 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.5%inclusion36 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
5.9%inclusion33 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion482 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion477 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
73%inclusion409 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion368 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion345 decks558 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion221 decks558 decks
16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
30%inclusion122 decks406 decks
27%synergy
Fire Diamond
30%inclusion165 decks558 decks
22%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion137 decks558 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion133 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion114 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion99 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion70 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.5%inclusion42 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.6%inclusion37 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion33 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.6%inclusion31 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
89%inclusion496 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Island
88%inclusion493 decks558 decks
-9%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion485 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion374 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion374 decks558 decks
53%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
58%inclusion326 decks558 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion317 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion266 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion263 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
42%inclusion232 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion194 decks558 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion191 decks558 decks
-9%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
33%inclusion186 decks558 decks
-10%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion183 decks558 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion165 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
29%inclusion162 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
28%inclusion157 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
26%inclusion143 decks558 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion122 decks558 decks
-9%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
21%inclusion118 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion113 decks558 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion108 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion97 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Tributary
17%inclusion95 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
-4%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
15%inclusion82 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion79 decks558 decks
-12%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
13%inclusion74 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion72 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion65 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Campus
12%inclusion65 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion65 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Island
11%inclusion62 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion62 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion42 decks474 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.8%inclusion49 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
7.5%inclusion42 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.8%inclusion38 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Highland Lake
6.8%inclusion38 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.5%inclusion36 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.3%inclusion35 decks558 decks
4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.6%inclusion31 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
-5%synergy