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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
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
June, Bounty Hunter
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Ba Sing Se
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Badgermole Cub
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
78%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
63%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
62%synergy
Altar of Dementia
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Animate Dead
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
61%synergy
High Market
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Accursed Marauder
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Reanimate
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Eternal Witness
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
47%synergy
Victimize
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Warren Soultrader
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
47%synergy
Haywire Mite
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Carrion Feeder
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Natural Order
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Insidious Fungus
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Grim Haruspex
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Cankerbloom
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Plaguecrafter
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Protean Hulk
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Elvish Mystic
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Wood Elves
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Massacre Wurm
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Birds of Paradise
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Honest Rutstein
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Reclamation Sage
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Hermit Druid
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Fauna Shaman
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Skull Prophet
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Elves
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Shriekmaw
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Dai Li Agents
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Earth Kingdom General
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Earth King
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Swampbenders
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Fiend Artisan
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Heroic Intervention
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Beast Within
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Grisly Salvage
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Abrupt Decay
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Noxious Revival
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Putrefy
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Lethal Scheme
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Charm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Atomize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Fog
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Vigor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Momentous Fall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Harrow
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Blessed Respite
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Call
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Obscuring Haze
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Corpse Churn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Harness Infinity
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Buried Alive
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Three Visits
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Life from the Loam
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Rockalanche
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Cracked Earth Technique
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Incarnation Technique
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Lively Dirge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Earthbending Lesson
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Earth Rumble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Primal Growth
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Lore
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Life // Death
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Sultai
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Season of Loss
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ecological Appreciation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Terror Tide
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Mulch
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Make an Example
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Killing Wave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Witherbloom Command
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-27%synergy
Jarad's Orders
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Harvest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Squirming Emergence
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Birthing Pod
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Hedge Shredder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Grindclock
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sands of Delirium
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Guardian Project
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Avatar Destiny
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Out of the Tombs
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Grave Pact
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Journey to Eternity
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Sylvan Library
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Necromancy
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Insidious Roots
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Greater Good
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Tortured Existence
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Dredger's Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Doubling Season
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Thran Vigil
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Exploration
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Germination
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Ulvenwald Mysteries
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Crop Sigil
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Chalk Outline
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Awakening Zone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, the Last Hope
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Shifting Woodland
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Dryad Arbor
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Westvale Abbey
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Grim Backwoods
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Kishla Village
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Arid Archway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hostile Hostel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Khalni Garden
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Signet
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Underground Mortuary
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
72%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
47%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Wood
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Twilight Mire
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Deathcap Glade
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Wastewood Verge
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Vernal Fen
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Bayou
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Festering Thicket
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Jungle Hollow
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malady
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Mire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy