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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Desperate Plea
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Avatar Destiny
2.6%inclusion1 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Raven Eagle
2.6%inclusion1 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
84%inclusion117 decks140 decks
77%synergy
Plaguecrafter
84%inclusion118 decks140 decks
75%synergy
Eternal Witness
90%inclusion126 decks140 decks
65%synergy
Viscera Seer
81%inclusion113 decks140 decks
65%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
70%inclusion98 decks140 decks
64%synergy
Accursed Marauder
71%inclusion94 decks132 decks
62%synergy
Grim Haruspex
65%inclusion91 decks140 decks
61%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
90%inclusion126 decks140 decks
60%synergy
Buried Alive
68%inclusion95 decks140 decks
59%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
66%inclusion92 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Haywire Mite
66%inclusion92 decks140 decks
48%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion88 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Victimize
62%inclusion87 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
61%inclusion86 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Protean Hulk
55%inclusion77 decks140 decks
50%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
54%inclusion75 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Birds of Paradise
53%inclusion74 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
52%inclusion73 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Entomb
51%inclusion72 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Worldly Tutor
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
51%inclusion71 decks140 decks
43%synergy
Cankerbloom
49%inclusion68 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
42%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Demon's Disciple
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
41%synergy
Llanowar Elves
44%inclusion61 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
42%inclusion59 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Elvish Mystic
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
41%inclusion58 decks140 decks
34%synergy
Massacre Wurm
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Reclamation Sage
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Insidious Fungus
39%inclusion47 decks119 decks
33%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
36%inclusion49 decks138 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Shriekmaw
35%inclusion49 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Warren Soultrader
34%inclusion46 decks134 decks
24%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Fiend Artisan
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
18%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
29%synergy
Wood Elves
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Midnight Reaper
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
28%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
28%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
30%inclusion42 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Merciless Executioner
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Fauna Shaman
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Woe Strider
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion28 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Cavalier of Night
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Mindslicer
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Walking Ballista
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Girl
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Acidic Slime
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Bane of Progress
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Foundation Breaker
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Honest Rutstein
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
-11%synergy
Saw in Half
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Putrefy
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
-17%synergy
Grisly Salvage
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Tear Asunder
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion15 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Noxious Revival
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Force of Vigor
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Chord of Calling
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion61 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion53 decks140 decks
28%synergy
Culling Ritual
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
33%inclusion46 decks140 decks
26%synergy
Farseek
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Unmarked Grave
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
22%synergy
Nature's Lore
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Jarad's Orders
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
-20%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-27%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Life // Death
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Life from the Loam
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Primal Growth
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-15%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Final Parting
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Natural Order
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
49%inclusion69 decks140 decks
30%synergy
Birthing Pod
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
40%synergy
Altar of Dementia
39%inclusion54 decks140 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
34%inclusion47 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
Strionic Resonator
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
48%inclusion67 decks140 decks
39%synergy
Grave Pact
43%inclusion60 decks140 decks
34%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
29%inclusion41 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
28%inclusion39 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
27%inclusion38 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Journey to Eternity
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Sylvan Library
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Necromancy
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Roots
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Birthing Ritual
15%inclusion20 decks132 decks
14%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Awakening Zone
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Pernicious Deed
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Doom
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Germination
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Contamination
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
56%inclusion78 decks140 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion73 decks140 decks
37%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion61 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion59 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
34%inclusion48 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Grim Backwoods
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
24%inclusion33 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Dryad Arbor
23%inclusion32 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
-12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
9.3%inclusion13 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Garden
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion119 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion77 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Signet
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
-15%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion137 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion136 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion133 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
70%inclusion98 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
65%inclusion91 decks140 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
64%inclusion90 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
56%inclusion78 decks140 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
51%inclusion71 decks140 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Wood
47%inclusion66 decks140 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Mire
46%inclusion64 decks140 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
40%inclusion56 decks140 decks
-2%synergy
Deathcap Glade
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Underground Mortuary
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
32%inclusion45 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malady
31%inclusion43 decks140 decks
-4%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
29%inclusion40 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Wastewood Verge
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
25%inclusion35 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion28 decks132 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion29 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion28 decks140 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion27 decks140 decks
-8%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion25 decks134 decks
10%synergy
Bayou
19%inclusion26 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion24 decks134 decks
9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
18%inclusion25 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Vernal Fen
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Mire
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Viridescent Bog
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
-8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Woodland Chasm
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
4%synergy