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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
Dai Li Agents
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
June, Bounty Hunter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
65%synergy
Grim Haruspex
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Eternal Witness
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Cankerbloom
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Protean Hulk
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Victimize
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Animate Dead
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Skullclamp
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Natural Order
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Poison-Tip Archer
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Reclamation Sage
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Plaguecrafter
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Carrion Feeder
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Honest Rutstein
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Haywire Mite
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Wood Elves
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Massacre Wurm
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Insidious Fungus
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Skull Prophet
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Llanowar Elves
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Midnight Reaper
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Fauna Shaman
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Woe Strider
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Shriekmaw
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Fell Stinger
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Birds of Paradise
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Underrealm Lich
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Fiend Artisan
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Demon's Disciple
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Icetill Explorer
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
World Shaper
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Farhaven Elf
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Foundation Breaker
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Merciless Executioner
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Village Rites
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Grisly Salvage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Wake the Dead
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Charm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Grapple with the Past
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Buried Alive
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Primal Growth
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Cultivate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-28%synergy
Jarad's Orders
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Life from the Loam
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Three Visits
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Lore
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Stitch Together
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Life // Death
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Plea
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mulch
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Farseek
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Unearth
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Squirming Emergence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Risky Research
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Altar of Dementia
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Birthing Pod
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Grave Pact
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
32%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Insidious Roots
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Greater Good
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Project
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Birthing Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Attrition
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Awakening Zone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Master's Guidance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Germination
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Journey to Eternity
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
45%synergy
High Market
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Grim Backwoods
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Dryad Arbor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Ba Sing Se
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Khalni Garden
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Guildless Commons
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Signet
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Mire
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Wood
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Underground Mortuary
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Blooming Marsh
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Viridescent Bog
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Deathcap Glade
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Wastewood Verge
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Mire
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malady
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Festering Gulch
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Vernal Fen
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Chasm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Foul Orchard
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Bayou
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Festering Thicket
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy