Azlask, the Swelling Scourge (Commander) - Optimized Eldrazi

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Julia Maddalena
Dec 26, 2025
Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Azlask, the Swelling Scourge?
This week on Fire and Ice, Julia breaks down the hot and cold cards for a popular Eldrazi commander: Azlask, the Swelling Scourge.
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Toph, Earthbending Master
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Zuko, Firebending Master
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Glaring Fleshraker
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
81%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
78%synergy
Path of Annihilation
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
75%synergy
Awakening Zone
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
75%synergy
From Beyond
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Chittering Dispatcher
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
68%synergy
All Is Dust
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Forsaken Monument
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Kozilek's Command
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Echoes of Eternity
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Spawnbed Protector
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Warping Wail
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Catacomb Sifter
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Writhing Chrysalis
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Eldrazi Confluence
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Emrakul's Hatcher
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Propagator Drone
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Idol of False Gods
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Smothering Tithe
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Minthara, Merciless Soul
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Ezuri, Claw of Progress
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Brood Monitor
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Spawn-Gang Commander
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Drowner of Hope
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Eyeless Watcher
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Herald of Kozilek
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
It That Heralds the End
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Roaming Throne
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Kozilek, the Broken Reality
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Kozilek's Predator
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Basking Broodscale
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Eldrazi Skyspawner
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Rapacious One
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Nest Invader
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Eldrazi Repurposer
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Smothering Abomination
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Conduit of Ruin
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Snapping Voidcraw
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Sowing Mycospawn
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Drowner of Truth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Nulldrifter
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Vile Redeemer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Blisterpod
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Titans' Vanguard
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Angelic Aberration
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Deepfathom Skulker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
It That Betrays
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Atreus, Impulsive Son
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Emrakul, the World Anew
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Otharri, Suns' Glory
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Eldrazi Linebreaker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Eldritch Immunity
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Ugin's Binding
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Grave Birthing
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Path to Exile
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Heroic Intervention
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Crib Swap
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Not of This World
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Abstruse Interference
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Kozilek's Return
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Skittering Invasion
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Brood Birthing
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Growth Spasm
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Call the Scions
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Selective Obliteration
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Farseek
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Ancient Stirrings
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Nature's Lore
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Distant Melody
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Three Visits
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Cultivate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Urza's Incubator
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Herald's Horn
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Forge
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Great Henge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Doubling Cube
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Horizon Stone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Parallel Lives
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Doubling Season
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Kindred Discovery
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Anointed Procession
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Impact Tremors
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Necrosynthesis
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Teleportation Circle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Omen
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Echoes
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fecundity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cascading Cataracts
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Eye of Ugin
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Spawning Bed
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Three Tree City
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Tower
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Mine
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Tectonic Edge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Workshop
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ruins of Oran-Rief
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Unstable Frontier
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Archive
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Basalt Monolith
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sol Talisman
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Timeless Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Forest
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Island
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Plains
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Brushland
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Karplusan Forest
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Battlefield Forge
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Cavern of Souls
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Crossroads
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Drowner of Truth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Twisted Landscape
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Zagoth Triome
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Wastes
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Stomping Ground
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
The World Tree
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Ketria Triome
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Opal Palace
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Temple Garden
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Savai Triome
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Tundra
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Breeding Pool
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Windswept Heath
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Urza's Cave
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Raffine's Tower
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Tropical Island
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy