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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Goliath Daydreamer
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
64%synergy
Boldwyr Aggressor
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
57%synergy
Giantfall
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
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19%synergy
Gathering Stone
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17%synergy
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Calamity Bearer
97%inclusion559 decks579 decks
96%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
94%inclusion546 decks579 decks
93%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
91%inclusion528 decks579 decks
90%synergy
Squash
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89%synergy
Quakebringer
87%inclusion504 decks579 decks
86%synergy
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87%inclusion502 decks579 decks
86%synergy
Sunrise Sovereign
86%inclusion498 decks579 decks
85%synergy
Stinkdrinker Daredevil
85%inclusion491 decks579 decks
84%synergy
Inferno Titan
85%inclusion493 decks579 decks
84%synergy
Glimpse the Cosmos
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83%synergy
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Tectonic Giant
82%inclusion476 decks579 decks
81%synergy
Basalt Ravager
81%inclusion470 decks579 decks
81%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
80%inclusion465 decks579 decks
79%synergy
Borderland Behemoth
80%inclusion464 decks579 decks
80%synergy
Crush Underfoot
79%inclusion457 decks579 decks
78%synergy
Battle of Frost and Fire
78%inclusion454 decks579 decks
78%synergy
Invasion of the Giants
76%inclusion441 decks579 decks
76%synergy
Surtland Elementalist
75%inclusion434 decks579 decks
74%synergy
Surtland Flinger
74%inclusion428 decks579 decks
73%synergy
Prophetic Titan
70%inclusion405 decks579 decks
69%synergy
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Jeska's Will
21%inclusion122 decks579 decks
-8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion81 decks579 decks
-11%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion76 decks579 decks
-12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion60 decks579 decks
-11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.0%inclusion29 decks579 decks
-6%synergy
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Archmage of Runes
70%inclusion167 decks239 decks
57%synergy
Hamletback Goliath
66%inclusion385 decks579 decks
66%synergy
Frost Titan
63%inclusion367 decks579 decks
63%synergy
Giant Harbinger
59%inclusion343 decks579 decks
59%synergy
Galvanic Giant
54%inclusion311 decks579 decks
53%synergy
Warchief Giant
54%inclusion311 decks579 decks
53%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
48%inclusion276 decks579 decks
47%synergy
Crystalline Giant
44%inclusion255 decks579 decks
44%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
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25%synergy
Taurean Mauler
32%inclusion186 decks579 decks
31%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
28%inclusion164 decks579 decks
27%synergy
Titan of Littjara
28%inclusion162 decks579 decks
28%synergy
Shatterskull Charger
27%inclusion157 decks579 decks
27%synergy
Grabby Giant
27%inclusion154 decks579 decks
26%synergy
Cinderheart Giant
26%inclusion148 decks579 decks
25%synergy
Surtr, Fiery Jötun
25%inclusion108 decks436 decks
25%synergy
Two-Headed Hunter
23%inclusion132 decks579 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
22%inclusion128 decks579 decks
-7%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
20%inclusion117 decks579 decks
20%synergy
Hammerfist Giant
18%inclusion106 decks579 decks
18%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
16%inclusion90 decks579 decks
15%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion90 decks579 decks
13%synergy
Two-Headed Giant
16%inclusion90 decks579 decks
14%synergy
Magma Giant
15%inclusion87 decks579 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfire Colossus
15%inclusion86 decks579 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion85 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Bearer of the Heavens
15%inclusion85 decks579 decks
14%synergy
Doomskar Titan
13%inclusion73 decks579 decks
12%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12%inclusion71 decks579 decks
2%synergy
Hill Gigas
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion66 decks579 decks
-17%synergy
Furnace Host Charger
11%inclusion66 decks579 decks
11%synergy
Beluna's Gatekeeper
11%inclusion61 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion61 decks579 decks
-24%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
10%inclusion57 decks579 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
7.9%inclusion17 decks215 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.8%inclusion31 decks400 decks
-13%synergy
Brambleback Brute
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Iron-Fist Pulverizer
7.6%inclusion41 decks536 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.4%inclusion43 decks579 decks
-2%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.4%inclusion43 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Frostfist Strider
7.1%inclusion41 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Furystoke Giant
6.2%inclusion36 decks579 decks
6%synergy
Anger
5.9%inclusion34 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Stoneshock Giant
5.7%inclusion33 decks579 decks
6%synergy
Rimeshield Frost Giant
5.5%inclusion32 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
5.4%inclusion31 decks579 decks
-34%synergy
Zalto, Fire Giant Duke
5.0%inclusion29 decks579 decks
5%synergy
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Abrade
67%inclusion388 decks579 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Bolt
63%inclusion362 decks579 decks
34%synergy
Fall of the Hammer
63%inclusion362 decks579 decks
62%synergy
Flame of Anor
61%inclusion351 decks579 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion337 decks579 decks
6%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion250 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Wizard's Retort
41%inclusion237 decks579 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion223 decks579 decks
-4%synergy
Starstorm
34%inclusion197 decks579 decks
33%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
32%inclusion185 decks579 decks
31%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
28%inclusion131 decks460 decks
27%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
25%inclusion143 decks579 decks
21%synergy
Comet Storm
23%inclusion132 decks579 decks
17%synergy
Demon Bolt
22%inclusion125 decks579 decks
21%synergy
Saw It Coming
20%inclusion117 decks579 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion116 decks579 decks
1%synergy
Soul's Fire
19%inclusion109 decks579 decks
17%synergy
Electrodominance
18%inclusion106 decks579 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion86 decks579 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion83 decks579 decks
-29%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
14%inclusion32 decks227 decks
14%synergy
Soul Sear
12%inclusion72 decks579 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion66 decks579 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion65 decks579 decks
-5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion61 decks579 decks
-10%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion60 decks579 decks
-25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion57 decks579 decks
-26%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
10%inclusion56 decks579 decks
8%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion56 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
9.2%inclusion53 decks579 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion42 decks465 decks
-8%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.9%inclusion41 decks460 decks
-3%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.6%inclusion50 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
7.9%inclusion46 decks579 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Axe
7.8%inclusion45 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Arcbond
7.1%inclusion41 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Fling
7.1%inclusion41 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Twinferno
7.1%inclusion41 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Smite the Deathless
6.7%inclusion39 decks579 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Spite
6.6%inclusion38 decks579 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.2%inclusion36 decks579 decks
-3%synergy
Volcanic Offering
5.7%inclusion33 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Witchstalker Frenzy
5.7%inclusion33 decks579 decks
6%synergy
Galvanize
5.5%inclusion32 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
5.2%inclusion30 decks579 decks
-5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.0%inclusion29 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
5.0%inclusion29 decks579 decks
-8%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzium Mortars
69%inclusion401 decks579 decks
66%synergy
Blasphemous Act
68%inclusion395 decks579 decks
30%synergy
Fire Giant's Fury
58%inclusion334 decks579 decks
57%synergy
Chain Reaction
44%inclusion255 decks579 decks
38%synergy
Hell to Pay
34%inclusion199 decks579 decks
32%synergy
Mana Geyser
32%inclusion186 decks579 decks
11%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
31%inclusion121 decks393 decks
30%synergy
Star of Extinction
24%inclusion141 decks579 decks
24%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
23%inclusion134 decks579 decks
20%synergy
Ravenform
21%inclusion120 decks579 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion108 decks579 decks
-8%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
17%inclusion101 decks579 decks
14%synergy
Crush the Weak
16%inclusion90 decks579 decks
15%synergy
Waltz of Rage
15%inclusion47 decks308 decks
15%synergy
Giant's Ire
15%inclusion88 decks579 decks
15%synergy
Flame Slash
15%inclusion88 decks579 decks
14%synergy
Storm's Wrath
15%inclusion84 decks579 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion83 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Scorching Shot
14%inclusion75 decks551 decks
13%synergy
Orbital Plunge
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion69 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion68 decks579 decks
-23%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
11%inclusion65 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion60 decks579 decks
-28%synergy
Disaster Radius
10%inclusion57 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.5%inclusion55 decks579 decks
-13%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
7.4%inclusion43 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Distant Melody
6.4%inclusion37 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Torch the Witness
5.9%inclusion34 decks579 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
5.7%inclusion33 decks579 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Vision
5.4%inclusion31 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.2%inclusion30 decks579 decks
-28%synergy
Brotherhood's End
5.0%inclusion29 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Giant's Amulet
46%inclusion267 decks579 decks
46%synergy
Herald's Horn
37%inclusion213 decks579 decks
35%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
30%inclusion173 decks579 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Incubator
30%inclusion173 decks579 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion132 decks579 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion119 decks579 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion105 decks579 decks
-6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion76 decks579 decks
4%synergy
Magebane Armor
11%inclusion61 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.9%inclusion46 decks579 decks
4%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
7.6%inclusion44 decks579 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.6%inclusion44 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.4%inclusion31 decks579 decks
4%synergy
The Fire Crystal
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Rimefire Torque
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
53%inclusion309 decks579 decks
52%synergy
Warstorm Surge
51%inclusion296 decks579 decks
50%synergy
Giant's Grasp
46%inclusion268 decks579 decks
46%synergy
Wizard Class
32%inclusion185 decks579 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
22%inclusion129 decks579 decks
20%synergy
City on Fire
16%inclusion90 decks579 decks
12%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Molten Echoes
13%inclusion78 decks579 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Discovery
13%inclusion73 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Collective Inferno
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Repercussion
10%inclusion59 decks579 decks
9%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
10%inclusion57 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.5%inclusion55 decks579 decks
2%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
8.3%inclusion48 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Gimli's Reckless Might
8.1%inclusion47 decks579 decks
8%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Kindred
5.7%inclusion33 decks579 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.5%inclusion22 decks400 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Royal Scions
5.9%inclusion34 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
66%inclusion380 decks579 decks
17%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
54%inclusion315 decks579 decks
53%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
34%inclusion199 decks579 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion173 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion116 decks579 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
15%inclusion87 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion77 decks579 decks
0%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
13%inclusion75 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion62 decks579 decks
-8%synergy
Three Tree City
9.4%inclusion38 decks406 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.6%inclusion38 decks579 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
6.4%inclusion37 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Restless Spire
6.2%inclusion36 decks579 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.2%inclusion36 decks579 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.2%inclusion36 decks579 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion34 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion498 decks579 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion497 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
74%inclusion427 decks579 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion384 decks579 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion357 decks579 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion227 decks579 decks
15%synergy
Fire Diamond
30%inclusion174 decks579 decks
22%synergy
Patchwork Banner
30%inclusion119 decks397 decks
27%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion147 decks579 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion139 decks579 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion122 decks579 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion104 decks579 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion73 decks579 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.4%inclusion43 decks579 decks
-4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.6%inclusion38 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.5%inclusion32 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.5%inclusion32 decks579 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion32 decks579 decks
-1%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.0%inclusion29 decks579 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
89%inclusion514 decks579 decks
-9%synergy
Island
88%inclusion511 decks579 decks
-10%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion503 decks579 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion390 decks579 decks
54%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion388 decks579 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
59%inclusion339 decks579 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
56%inclusion327 decks579 decks
-3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion274 decks579 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion270 decks579 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion240 decks579 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion200 decks579 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion196 decks579 decks
-9%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion189 decks579 decks
-15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
32%inclusion188 decks579 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion168 decks579 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
29%inclusion167 decks579 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
27%inclusion156 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
25%inclusion144 decks579 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion125 decks579 decks
-9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
21%inclusion121 decks579 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion119 decks579 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion108 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion99 decks579 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Tributary
17%inclusion97 decks579 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
-5%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
15%inclusion86 decks579 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Islet
15%inclusion85 decks579 decks
-12%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
13%inclusion78 decks579 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion76 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Campus
12%inclusion69 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
12%inclusion69 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion68 decks579 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion66 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Island
11%inclusion64 decks579 decks
-4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
10%inclusion56 decks579 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
9.2%inclusion53 decks579 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion42 decks465 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.3%inclusion42 decks579 decks
-1%synergy
Highland Lake
7.1%inclusion41 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
7.1%inclusion41 decks579 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.7%inclusion39 decks579 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.2%inclusion36 decks579 decks
-3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
5.9%inclusion34 decks579 decks
4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
5.6%inclusion31 decks552 decks
-2%synergy