Aegar, the Freezing Flame (Commander) - Spellslinger

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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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Fated Firepower
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Squash
72%inclusion85 decks118 decks
71%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
68%inclusion80 decks118 decks
64%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
65%inclusion77 decks118 decks
64%synergy
Glimpse the Cosmos
58%inclusion68 decks118 decks
57%synergy
Calamity Bearer
56%inclusion66 decks118 decks
55%synergy
Abrade
68%inclusion80 decks118 decks
48%synergy
Inferno Titan
49%inclusion58 decks118 decks
48%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
49%inclusion58 decks118 decks
48%synergy
Archmage of Runes
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Quakebringer
47%inclusion55 decks118 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Bolt
69%inclusion82 decks118 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
64%inclusion76 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion64 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Flame of Anor
54%inclusion64 decks118 decks
42%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
49%inclusion58 decks118 decks
31%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
45%inclusion53 decks118 decks
44%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Basalt Ravager
42%inclusion50 decks118 decks
42%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion49 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Tectonic Giant
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Rhystic Study
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Surtland Elementalist
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
39%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
38%synergy
Prophetic Titan
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
38%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
37%synergy
Thundercloud Shaman
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Borderland Behemoth
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Stinkdrinker Daredevil
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Surtland Flinger
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Sunrise Sovereign
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Frost Titan
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Hamletback Goliath
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Giant Harbinger
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Warchief Giant
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Galvanic Giant
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Crystalline Giant
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Charger
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Cinderheart Giant
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Taurean Mauler
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Brash Taunter
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Body of Knowledge
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Wizards of Thay
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Grabby Giant
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Instants
Crush Underfoot
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
38%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Wizard's Retort
33%inclusion39 decks118 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Charm
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Electrodominance
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Fall of the Hammer
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Comet Storm
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Prismari Command
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Starstorm
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Sear
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Demon Bolt
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Axe
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
-16%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
-27%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-20%synergy
Twinferno
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Seething Song
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Strike
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Reckless Rage
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Annihilation
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Reiterate
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Magmaquake
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Galvanize
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Shock
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Saw It Coming
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Teach by Example
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Reverberate
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Prophetic Bolt
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Witchstalker Frenzy
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Ionize
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Electrolyze
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Spite
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-34%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
32%synergy
Mana Geyser
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Hell to Pay
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Flame Slash
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Fire Giant's Fury
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Star of Extinction
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Calamity of Cinders
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
-22%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-19%synergy
Crackle with Power
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Roast
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Storm's Wrath
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Vision
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Beacon Bolt
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-22%synergy
Giant's Ire
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Step Through
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Scorching Shot
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Lava Coil
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Orbital Plunge
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Salvo
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Immolating Gyre
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Fight with Fire
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Crush the Weak
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Waltz of Rage
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Meteor Swarm
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Nahiri's Warcrafting
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Serum Visions
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Chain Lightning
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Torch the Witness
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Disaster Radius
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Mass Diminish
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Fireball
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Magmatic Galleon
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Giant's Amulet
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Ruby Medallion
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-14%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-13%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Primal Amulet
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Magebane Armor
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Battle of Frost and Fire
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
40%synergy
Invasion of the Giants
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Giant's Grasp
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Warstorm Surge
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Wizard Class
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Repercussion
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
6%synergy
City on Fire
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Fiery Inscription
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Double Vision
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Ominous Seas
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion67 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
32%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
33%inclusion39 decks118 decks
32%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Restless Spire
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Rivendell
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion97 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion92 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
70%inclusion83 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
62%inclusion73 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
-9%synergy
Fire Diamond
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
88%inclusion104 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Island
86%inclusion101 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Mountain
85%inclusion100 decks118 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion79 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
58%inclusion68 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
56%inclusion66 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
55%inclusion65 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
53%inclusion62 decks118 decks
39%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
49%inclusion58 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
42%inclusion50 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Fjord
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Islet
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Island
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Thundering Falls
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Prismari Campus
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Highland Lake
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy