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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
Toph, Earthbending Master
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Raven Eagle
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Plea
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Badgermole Cub
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Super Shredder
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Eternal Witness
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
72%synergy
Grim Haruspex
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Entomb
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Spore Frog
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Accursed Marauder
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Reanimate
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Plaguecrafter
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Victimize
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Haywire Mite
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Birds of Paradise
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Buried Alive
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Crop Rotation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Protean Hulk
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Blood Artist
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Fiend Artisan
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Llanowar Elves
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Carrion Feeder
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Elvish Mystic
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Wurm
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Cankerbloom
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Warren Soultrader
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Reclamation Sage
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Fauna Shaman
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Midnight Reaper
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Wood Elves
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Underrealm Lich
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Delighted Halfling
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Gravecrawler
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Honest Rutstein
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Insidious Fungus
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Skull Prophet
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Triskelion
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Collector Ouphe
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Beast Within
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Saw in Half
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Abrupt Decay
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Putrefy
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Noxious Revival
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Veil of Summer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Grisly Salvage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Force of Vigor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Sacrifice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Arachnogenesis
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Obscuring Haze
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Culling Ritual
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Farseek
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Lively Dirge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Finale of Devastation
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Primal Growth
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Jarad's Orders
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Growth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
Life // Death
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Chain of Smog
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Altar of Dementia
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Birthing Pod
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
12%synergy
The Great Henge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Grave Pact
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Necromancy
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Guardian Project
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sylvan Library
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Journey to Eternity
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Insidious Roots
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Birthing Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Pernicious Deed
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Greater Good
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Defense of the Heart
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Out of the Tombs
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
15%synergy
High Market
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Shifting Woodland
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Coffers
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Dryad Arbor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Grim Backwoods
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Bayou
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
78%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Twilight Mire
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Underground Mortuary
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Tainted Wood
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Wastewood Verge
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Deathcap Glade
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Blooming Marsh
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Vernal Fen
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-14%synergy