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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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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
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
65%synergy
Grim Haruspex
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Eternal Witness
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Cankerbloom
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
53%synergy
High Market
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Viscera Seer
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Victimize
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Protean Hulk
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Accursed Marauder
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Skullclamp
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Natural Order
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Poison-Tip Archer
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Reclamation Sage
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Plaguecrafter
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Carrion Feeder
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Honest Rutstein
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Haywire Mite
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Wood Elves
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Insidious Fungus
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Skull Prophet
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Massacre Wurm
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Fauna Shaman
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Llanowar Elves
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Reaper
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Woe Strider
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Shriekmaw
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Birds of Paradise
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Underrealm Lich
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Fell Stinger
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fiend Artisan
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Demon's Disciple
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Icetill Explorer
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
World Shaper
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Farhaven Elf
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Foundation Breaker
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Merciless Executioner
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Six
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Entomb
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Salvage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Wake the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Grapple with the Past
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Buried Alive
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Living Death
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Primal Growth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Cultivate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-27%synergy
Jarad's Orders
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Life from the Loam
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Three Visits
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Nature's Lore
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Plea
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mulch
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Farseek
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Unearth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Life // Death
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Squirming Emergence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Risky Research
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Birthing Pod
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Grave Pact
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Insidious Roots
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Greater Good
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Birthing Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Attrition
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Awakening Zone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%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
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Germination
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Journey to Eternity
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Grim Backwoods
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Woodland
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Dryad Arbor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Ba Sing Se
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Khalni Garden
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Guildless Commons
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Signet
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Mire
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Wood
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Blooming Marsh
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Viridescent Bog
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Deathcap Glade
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Haunted Mire
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Wastewood Verge
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malady
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Festering Gulch
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks31 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
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Foul Orchard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Bayou
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Festering Thicket
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy