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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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Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Foggy Bottom Swamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Ba Sing Se
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Buried Alive
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Victimize
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Plaguecrafter
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Spore Frog
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Accursed Marauder
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Eternal Witness
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Massacre Wurm
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Protean Hulk
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Putrefy
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Viscera Seer
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Haywire Mite
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Wood Elves
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Cankerbloom
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Reclamation Sage
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Acidic Slime
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Shriekmaw
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Llanowar Elves
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Carrion Feeder
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Demon's Disciple
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Woe Strider
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Insidious Fungus
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Fauna Shaman
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Skull Prophet
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Girl
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Savra, Queen of the Golgari
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Fiend Artisan
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Viridian Emissary
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Ophiomancer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Melira, Sylvok Outcast
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Merciless Executioner
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Terastodon
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Vile Entomber
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Lesser Masticore
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Grave Titan
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Elvish Mystic
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Honest Rutstein
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Foundation Breaker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Thug
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Reaper
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Brawn
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Eater of Hope
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Grisly Salvage
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Golgari Charm
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Village Rites
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Altar's Reap
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-31%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tribute to the Wild
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mortality Spear
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Naturalize
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Doom Blade
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Fog
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Price of Fame
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Atomize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Deathsprout
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Corpse Churn
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Wretched Confluence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Culling Ritual
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Primal Growth
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Lively Dirge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Mulch
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Lore
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Spider Spawning
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Summons
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Jarad's Orders
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Terror Tide
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Farseek
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Casualties of War
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Barter in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Life from the Loam
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Eaten Alive
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Life // Death
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Kodama's Reach
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Rise from the Grave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Ichor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Treasured Find
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Winding Way
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bone Shards
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Dig Up
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Brew
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Zombify
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Bonehoard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bow of Nylea
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Collector's Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Birthing Pod
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Insidious Roots
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Awakening Zone
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Gutter Grime
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Germination
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Crawling Infestation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Greed
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Journey to Eternity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Crawling Sensation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Shadows of the Past
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Greater Good
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Servitude
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Grim Backwoods
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
32%synergy
High Market
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Khalni Garden
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Slippery Karst
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Mire
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Signet
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Tainted Wood
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malady
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Jungle Hollow
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Viridescent Bog
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Twilight Mire
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Haunted Mire
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Foul Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Vivid Grove
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Vivid Marsh
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-38%synergy
Woodland Chasm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy