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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
Badgermole Cub
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Formidable Speaker
4.8%inclusion3 decks63 decks
3%synergy
The Cabbage Merchant
2.7%inclusion2 decks75 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
75%inclusion140 decks187 decks
69%synergy
Eternal Witness
86%inclusion161 decks187 decks
61%synergy
Viscera Seer
76%inclusion142 decks187 decks
60%synergy
Plaguecrafter
68%inclusion128 decks187 decks
59%synergy
Accursed Marauder
66%inclusion113 decks170 decks
58%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
83%inclusion155 decks187 decks
53%synergy
Protean Hulk
58%inclusion108 decks187 decks
53%synergy
Buried Alive
60%inclusion113 decks187 decks
52%synergy
Entomb
58%inclusion108 decks187 decks
50%synergy
Grim Haruspex
54%inclusion101 decks187 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
71%inclusion133 decks187 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
66%inclusion124 decks187 decks
47%synergy
Haywire Mite
66%inclusion123 decks187 decks
48%synergy
Birds of Paradise
64%inclusion119 decks187 decks
43%synergy
Skullclamp
63%inclusion118 decks187 decks
32%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
60%inclusion112 decks187 decks
47%synergy
Llanowar Elves
57%inclusion107 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
56%inclusion105 decks187 decks
37%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
55%inclusion103 decks187 decks
37%synergy
Carrion Feeder
55%inclusion103 decks187 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion69 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion54 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Worldly Tutor
21%inclusion40 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Natural Order
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
55%inclusion103 decks187 decks
49%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
52%inclusion98 decks187 decks
45%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion93 decks187 decks
30%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
49%inclusion92 decks187 decks
28%synergy
Elvish Mystic
49%inclusion92 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Warren Soultrader
46%inclusion79 decks171 decks
36%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
45%inclusion85 decks187 decks
31%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
44%inclusion83 decks187 decks
41%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
41%inclusion77 decks187 decks
37%synergy
Cankerbloom
40%inclusion75 decks187 decks
26%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
37%inclusion69 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
36%inclusion68 decks187 decks
32%synergy
Insidious Fungus
36%inclusion58 decks161 decks
30%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
35%inclusion62 decks175 decks
25%synergy
Massacre Wurm
35%inclusion66 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Fiend Artisan
34%inclusion64 decks187 decks
30%synergy
Fauna Shaman
34%inclusion63 decks187 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion56 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Wood Elves
29%inclusion55 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Reclamation Sage
29%inclusion54 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Demon's Disciple
27%inclusion51 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
27%inclusion46 decks171 decks
18%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Shriekmaw
25%inclusion47 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion47 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
24%inclusion41 decks170 decks
20%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
24%inclusion45 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
24%inclusion45 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
22%inclusion41 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
22%inclusion41 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
21%inclusion40 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Reaper
21%inclusion40 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Endurance
21%inclusion39 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
21%inclusion39 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion37 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Woe Strider
20%inclusion37 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Delighted Halfling
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Manglehorn
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Walking Ballista
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
17%inclusion31 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
17%inclusion31 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Activated Sleeper
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Honest Rutstein
16%inclusion29 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Abrupt Decay
40%inclusion74 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Beast Within
34%inclusion63 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion59 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Village Rites
24%inclusion45 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
21%inclusion39 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Noxious Revival
20%inclusion38 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion38 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Grisly Salvage
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
18%inclusion30 decks171 decks
-2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
-13%synergy
Veil of Summer
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Crop Rotation
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Force of Vigor
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Chord of Calling
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Putrefy
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
-24%synergy
Golgari Charm
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
-6%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Culling Ritual
44%inclusion82 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion82 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Intent
40%inclusion74 decks187 decks
29%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
36%inclusion67 decks187 decks
32%synergy
Living Death
35%inclusion66 decks187 decks
28%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
30%inclusion56 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Unmarked Grave
29%inclusion55 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Life // Death
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
25%synergy
Nature's Lore
24%inclusion44 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Finale of Devastation
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Life from the Loam
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
-22%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Cultivate
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
-28%synergy
Jarad's Orders
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Primal Growth
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Persist
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Brew
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Casualties of War
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Birthing Pod
43%inclusion81 decks187 decks
40%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
41%inclusion76 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Altar of Dementia
34%inclusion63 decks187 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion47 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion45 decks187 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
-16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
52%inclusion98 decks187 decks
44%synergy
Sylvan Library
30%inclusion56 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Grave Pact
29%inclusion54 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Necromancy
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Birthing Ritual
18%inclusion31 decks171 decks
17%synergy
Guardian Project
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Insidious Roots
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
-8%synergy
Wild Growth
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Journey to Eternity
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.0%inclusion14 decks175 decks
6%synergy
Greater Good
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Awakening Zone
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Pernicious Deed
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
17%inclusion31 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
61%inclusion114 decks187 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion91 decks187 decks
9%synergy
High Market
48%inclusion90 decks187 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion89 decks187 decks
25%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
42%inclusion78 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Dryad Arbor
41%inclusion76 decks187 decks
31%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
39%inclusion73 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Woodland
29%inclusion49 decks171 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion49 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
21%inclusion36 decks171 decks
17%synergy
Grim Backwoods
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
-14%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Garden
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Kishla Village
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion159 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
41%inclusion77 decks187 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
-16%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion183 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion180 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion180 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
75%inclusion141 decks187 decks
30%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
74%inclusion138 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
68%inclusion128 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
66%inclusion123 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
63%inclusion117 decks187 decks
33%synergy
Twilight Mire
53%inclusion99 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Wood
50%inclusion93 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
45%inclusion85 decks187 decks
33%synergy
Underground Mortuary
45%inclusion84 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Deathcap Glade
42%inclusion78 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
40%inclusion75 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Wastewood Verge
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
34%inclusion63 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Bayou
30%inclusion57 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
30%inclusion56 decks187 decks
-12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion54 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion51 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
27%inclusion46 decks171 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Windswept Heath
26%inclusion49 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Blooming Marsh
25%inclusion47 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
24%inclusion41 decks170 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion40 decks187 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion38 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Vernal Fen
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
18%inclusion30 decks171 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Mire
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Viridescent Bog
15%inclusion27 decks184 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion22 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
-17%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Festering Thicket
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
9.4%inclusion16 decks170 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
-12%synergy
Jungle Hollow
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
-16%synergy