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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Badgermole Cub
4.2%inclusion10 decks237 decks
2%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
3.4%inclusion8 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Avatar Destiny
2.7%inclusion6 decks224 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
80%inclusion591 decks737 decks
74%synergy
Protean Hulk
70%inclusion518 decks737 decks
65%synergy
Entomb
71%inclusion523 decks737 decks
63%synergy
Eternal Witness
87%inclusion644 decks737 decks
63%synergy
Buried Alive
69%inclusion511 decks737 decks
61%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion556 decks737 decks
60%synergy
Plaguecrafter
66%inclusion489 decks737 decks
57%synergy
Reanimate
77%inclusion564 decks737 decks
57%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
60%inclusion440 decks737 decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
66%inclusion490 decks737 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
80%inclusion590 decks737 decks
51%synergy
Skullclamp
70%inclusion515 decks737 decks
39%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
70%inclusion515 decks737 decks
25%synergy
Birds of Paradise
61%inclusion449 decks737 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
61%inclusion448 decks737 decks
41%synergy
Accursed Marauder
60%inclusion442 decks734 decks
51%synergy
Haywire Mite
60%inclusion441 decks737 decks
43%synergy
Victimize
58%inclusion430 decks737 decks
39%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
58%inclusion426 decks737 decks
38%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
58%inclusion425 decks737 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
58%inclusion429 decks737 decks
43%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion334 decks737 decks
34%synergy
Worldly Tutor
38%inclusion278 decks737 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion217 decks737 decks
23%synergy
Opposition Agent
24%inclusion176 decks737 decks
21%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion175 decks737 decks
20%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
23%inclusion173 decks737 decks
21%synergy
Necropotence
19%inclusion143 decks737 decks
16%synergy
Crop Rotation
17%inclusion126 decks737 decks
9%synergy
Natural Order
17%inclusion123 decks737 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
57%inclusion419 decks737 decks
49%synergy
Carrion Feeder
56%inclusion412 decks737 decks
48%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
55%inclusion405 decks737 decks
42%synergy
Llanowar Elves
54%inclusion400 decks737 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
53%inclusion387 decks737 decks
31%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
50%inclusion369 decks737 decks
36%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
48%inclusion357 decks737 decks
30%synergy
Grim Haruspex
47%inclusion345 decks737 decks
43%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
46%inclusion337 decks737 decks
42%synergy
Warren Soultrader
45%inclusion331 decks734 decks
35%synergy
Elvish Mystic
45%inclusion332 decks737 decks
19%synergy
Cankerbloom
40%inclusion296 decks737 decks
26%synergy
Reclamation Sage
38%inclusion278 decks737 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
34%inclusion254 decks737 decks
29%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
34%inclusion247 decks737 decks
17%synergy
Fauna Shaman
33%inclusion246 decks737 decks
28%synergy
Walking Ballista
32%inclusion234 decks737 decks
30%synergy
Fiend Artisan
31%inclusion232 decks737 decks
27%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
30%inclusion221 decks737 decks
28%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
30%inclusion221 decks737 decks
24%synergy
Massacre Wurm
30%inclusion219 decks737 decks
21%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
29%inclusion215 decks737 decks
25%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
29%inclusion210 decks735 decks
18%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
28%inclusion204 decks737 decks
26%synergy
Wood Elves
27%inclusion202 decks737 decks
19%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
27%inclusion202 decks737 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion202 decks737 decks
13%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
26%inclusion195 decks737 decks
25%synergy
Insidious Fungus
24%inclusion175 decks729 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion102 decks426 decks
18%synergy
Shriekmaw
24%inclusion174 decks737 decks
20%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
23%inclusion172 decks737 decks
16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
23%inclusion171 decks737 decks
20%synergy
Gravecrawler
21%inclusion153 decks737 decks
19%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
21%inclusion152 decks737 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion150 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
20%inclusion145 decks737 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion137 decks734 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion136 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Merciless Executioner
18%inclusion136 decks737 decks
16%synergy
Endurance
18%inclusion136 decks737 decks
17%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
18%inclusion134 decks737 decks
12%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
18%inclusion134 decks737 decks
14%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
17%inclusion94 decks545 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion126 decks737 decks
6%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
17%inclusion125 decks737 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
17%inclusion124 decks737 decks
16%synergy
Delighted Halfling
16%inclusion120 decks737 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Reaper
16%inclusion119 decks737 decks
14%synergy
Triskelion
16%inclusion117 decks737 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion349 decks737 decks
30%synergy
Abrupt Decay
38%inclusion282 decks737 decks
22%synergy
Beast Within
32%inclusion235 decks737 decks
-5%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion182 decks737 decks
21%synergy
Saw in Half
20%inclusion146 decks737 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion140 decks737 decks
8%synergy
Veil of Summer
17%inclusion128 decks737 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion126 decks737 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion124 decks737 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion120 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Putrefy
16%inclusion119 decks737 decks
-19%synergy
Noxious Revival
16%inclusion119 decks737 decks
11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion116 decks737 decks
-15%synergy
Grisly Salvage
15%inclusion113 decks737 decks
4%synergy
Force of Vigor
14%inclusion102 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Chord of Calling
12%inclusion88 decks737 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion84 decks734 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion82 decks737 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.2%inclusion60 decks734 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.1%inclusion52 decks737 decks
-3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.9%inclusion51 decks737 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.6%inclusion49 decks737 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.6%inclusion49 decks737 decks
-10%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.5%inclusion48 decks737 decks
-9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.2%inclusion38 decks737 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.2%inclusion38 decks737 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
54%inclusion396 decks737 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion390 decks737 decks
32%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
39%inclusion286 decks737 decks
35%synergy
Living Death
38%inclusion279 decks737 decks
31%synergy
Culling Ritual
35%inclusion261 decks737 decks
15%synergy
Unmarked Grave
28%inclusion209 decks737 decks
26%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
25%inclusion186 decks737 decks
19%synergy
Life // Death
22%inclusion164 decks737 decks
19%synergy
Chain of Smog
18%inclusion134 decks737 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion132 decks737 decks
14%synergy
Finale of Devastation
18%inclusion131 decks737 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion128 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Lore
17%inclusion122 decks737 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion116 decks737 decks
6%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion115 decks737 decks
-3%synergy
Cultivate
14%inclusion100 decks737 decks
-27%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion87 decks737 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion87 decks737 decks
0%synergy
Rampant Growth
11%inclusion82 decks737 decks
-23%synergy
Farseek
11%inclusion82 decks737 decks
-7%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
11%inclusion80 decks737 decks
-2%synergy
Jarad's Orders
11%inclusion79 decks737 decks
8%synergy
Life from the Loam
10%inclusion76 decks737 decks
3%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion73 decks737 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
8.8%inclusion65 decks737 decks
6%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
8.7%inclusion64 decks737 decks
8%synergy
Primal Growth
8.1%inclusion60 decks737 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
7.3%inclusion54 decks737 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.8%inclusion50 decks737 decks
3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
6.6%inclusion49 decks737 decks
-18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.4%inclusion46 decks722 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.4%inclusion40 decks737 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.1%inclusion32 decks624 decks
2%synergy
Final Parting
5.0%inclusion37 decks737 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Birthing Pod
44%inclusion325 decks737 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
43%inclusion314 decks737 decks
34%synergy
Altar of Dementia
38%inclusion283 decks737 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion231 decks737 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion121 decks737 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion82 decks737 decks
-14%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion75 decks737 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
54%inclusion396 decks737 decks
45%synergy
Grave Pact
39%inclusion285 decks737 decks
30%synergy
Sylvan Library
37%inclusion272 decks737 decks
27%synergy
Necromancy
26%inclusion194 decks737 decks
23%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
26%inclusion194 decks737 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion142 decks737 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
17%inclusion127 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Journey to Eternity
16%inclusion116 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
12%inclusion92 decks737 decks
-11%synergy
Birthing Ritual
12%inclusion91 decks734 decks
11%synergy
Wild Growth
12%inclusion91 decks737 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion91 decks737 decks
-2%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
11%inclusion82 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
11%inclusion80 decks737 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion78 decks734 decks
3%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
10%inclusion76 decks737 decks
7%synergy
Insidious Roots
10%inclusion75 decks737 decks
-2%synergy
Greater Good
8.8%inclusion65 decks737 decks
3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.7%inclusion64 decks737 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.9%inclusion58 decks737 decks
-6%synergy
Awakening Zone
7.9%inclusion58 decks737 decks
3%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.5%inclusion55 decks737 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.4%inclusion47 decks737 decks
-2%synergy
Attrition
6.4%inclusion47 decks737 decks
5%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.7%inclusion42 decks737 decks
-1%synergy
Contamination
5.7%inclusion42 decks737 decks
5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.5%inclusion35 decks635 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.4%inclusion40 decks735 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
5.4%inclusion40 decks737 decks
2%synergy
Pernicious Deed
5.4%inclusion40 decks737 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
15%inclusion107 decks737 decks
9%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14%inclusion103 decks737 decks
4%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
5.6%inclusion41 decks737 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion385 decks737 decks
29%synergy
High Market
50%inclusion370 decks737 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion321 decks737 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
42%inclusion310 decks737 decks
14%synergy
Dryad Arbor
37%inclusion273 decks737 decks
28%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
37%inclusion270 decks737 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion217 decks737 decks
18%synergy
Shifting Woodland
27%inclusion198 decks734 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion188 decks737 decks
16%synergy
Grim Backwoods
17%inclusion124 decks737 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion88 decks737 decks
-11%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
11%inclusion80 decks737 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion75 decks737 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
9.5%inclusion70 decks737 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.5%inclusion63 decks737 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.0%inclusion59 decks734 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.9%inclusion58 decks737 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.5%inclusion55 decks737 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.8%inclusion50 decks737 decks
2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.5%inclusion48 decks737 decks
5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6.0%inclusion44 decks737 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.8%inclusion43 decks737 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.4%inclusion28 decks515 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.4%inclusion23 decks429 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion671 decks737 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion371 decks737 decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Signet
20%inclusion145 decks737 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19%inclusion138 decks737 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion93 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion73 decks737 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.6%inclusion26 decks395 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.2%inclusion46 decks737 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
5.3%inclusion39 decks737 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion727 decks737 decks
1%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion723 decks737 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion691 decks737 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
82%inclusion602 decks737 decks
37%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
72%inclusion528 decks737 decks
20%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
70%inclusion517 decks737 decks
9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
66%inclusion483 decks737 decks
27%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
65%inclusion477 decks737 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Wood
46%inclusion342 decks737 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Mire
46%inclusion339 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
43%inclusion316 decks737 decks
22%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
40%inclusion297 decks737 decks
27%synergy
Deathcap Glade
40%inclusion295 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
39%inclusion291 decks737 decks
20%synergy
Wastewood Verge
29%inclusion208 decks714 decks
12%synergy
Blooming Marsh
28%inclusion207 decks737 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
27%inclusion200 decks737 decks
-15%synergy
Bayou
26%inclusion195 decks737 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion187 decks737 decks
18%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
25%inclusion186 decks737 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion183 decks737 decks
19%synergy
Wooded Foothills
24%inclusion180 decks737 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malady
24%inclusion175 decks737 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion172 decks737 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion171 decks737 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion159 decks737 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion137 decks734 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion136 decks734 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion136 decks737 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion132 decks737 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion124 decks737 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion120 decks734 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion118 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion112 decks737 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion109 decks737 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion94 decks737 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion94 decks737 decks
-15%synergy
Jungle Hollow
12%inclusion92 decks737 decks
-12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion87 decks737 decks
0%synergy
Vernal Fen
12%inclusion49 decks426 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion84 decks734 decks
-8%synergy
Viridescent Bog
11%inclusion81 decks737 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion73 decks737 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Mire
8.5%inclusion63 decks737 decks
-8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.5%inclusion55 decks737 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion52 decks737 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
6.2%inclusion46 decks737 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.0%inclusion44 decks737 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.8%inclusion43 decks737 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
5.2%inclusion38 decks737 decks
-2%synergy