Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Aristocrats

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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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Aang, Airbending Master
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Tolls of War
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Suki, Courageous Rescuer
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Airbender Ascension
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
62%inclusion189 decks304 decks
60%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
61%inclusion186 decks304 decks
59%synergy
Grateful Apparition
60%inclusion181 decks304 decks
57%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
58%inclusion153 decks263 decks
54%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
58%inclusion175 decks304 decks
53%synergy
Drown in Ichor
55%inclusion166 decks304 decks
52%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
55%inclusion168 decks304 decks
51%synergy
Deadly Dispute
68%inclusion207 decks304 decks
47%synergy
Karn's Bastion
49%inclusion148 decks304 decks
43%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
43%inclusion130 decks304 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
63%inclusion192 decks304 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion189 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
58%inclusion175 decks304 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
56%inclusion171 decks304 decks
35%synergy
Village Rites
53%inclusion162 decks304 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion153 decks304 decks
32%synergy
Skullclamp
50%inclusion151 decks304 decks
23%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
46%inclusion141 decks304 decks
37%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
45%inclusion137 decks304 decks
41%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion136 decks304 decks
-5%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
24%inclusion74 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion40 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion30 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Bolas
44%inclusion134 decks304 decks
42%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
44%inclusion133 decks304 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion130 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Teysa Karlov
40%inclusion122 decks304 decks
24%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
40%inclusion122 decks304 decks
23%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
40%inclusion121 decks304 decks
38%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
38%inclusion116 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
37%inclusion113 decks304 decks
26%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
36%inclusion109 decks304 decks
32%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
36%inclusion108 decks304 decks
34%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion107 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
35%inclusion107 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
32%inclusion97 decks304 decks
17%synergy
Cathar Commando
32%inclusion96 decks304 decks
24%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
31%inclusion73 decks232 decks
30%synergy
Sun Titan
31%inclusion94 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Marauder
28%inclusion74 decks262 decks
21%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
28%inclusion85 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
27%inclusion76 decks277 decks
24%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
27%inclusion81 decks304 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
26%inclusion73 decks277 decks
14%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
26%inclusion80 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion80 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion77 decks304 decks
14%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
24%inclusion73 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Daxos the Returned
24%inclusion72 decks304 decks
23%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
24%inclusion72 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Corpse Knight
22%inclusion67 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
21%inclusion65 decks304 decks
20%synergy
Doomed Traveler
20%inclusion62 decks304 decks
14%synergy
Spirited Companion
20%inclusion62 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
19%inclusion59 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
18%inclusion54 decks304 decks
16%synergy
Ophiomancer
18%inclusion54 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion53 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion53 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Esper Sentinel
17%inclusion53 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
16%inclusion44 decks277 decks
10%synergy
Hunted Witness
15%inclusion45 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Warren Soultrader
14%inclusion36 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
13%inclusion41 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion41 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
13%inclusion38 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
12%inclusion37 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Woe Strider
12%inclusion37 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
12%inclusion36 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
37%inclusion112 decks304 decks
26%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion91 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
30%inclusion90 decks304 decks
28%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
29%inclusion89 decks304 decks
-11%synergy
Inkshield
27%inclusion81 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion69 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Mortify
21%inclusion65 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Ephemerate
20%inclusion61 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion50 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Unbounded Potential
16%inclusion49 decks304 decks
16%synergy
Grim Affliction
13%inclusion41 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion41 decks304 decks
-10%synergy
Cloudshift
13%inclusion39 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion36 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion36 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion35 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Akroma's Will
12%inclusion35 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion29 decks263 decks
-1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion33 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion31 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
10%inclusion30 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.6%inclusion26 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.8%inclusion18 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Interlude
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Secure the Wastes
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Mardu
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.7%inclusion15 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Carrion
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Flicker of Fate
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Parting Gust
5.1%inclusion12 decks237 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
42%inclusion127 decks304 decks
32%synergy
Damn
27%inclusion83 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion73 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
22%inclusion67 decks304 decks
21%synergy
Final Vengeance
19%inclusion41 decks217 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion56 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion44 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion40 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Martial Coup
13%inclusion39 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion39 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion35 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion32 decks304 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
-5%synergy
Dread Return
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.9%inclusion27 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.2%inclusion25 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Bone Shards
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
-5%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Plea
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Back for Seconds
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Precision
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Lingering Souls
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
39%inclusion119 decks304 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion99 decks304 decks
18%synergy
Relic Vial
19%inclusion59 decks304 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion53 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion47 decks304 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion31 decks304 decks
-10%synergy
Oketra's Monument
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Geth
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Clasp
8.9%inclusion27 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
8.9%inclusion27 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Noble's Purse
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Contagion Engine
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
43%inclusion132 decks304 decks
26%synergy
Call for Unity
27%inclusion81 decks304 decks
26%synergy
Bitterblossom
25%inclusion75 decks304 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion71 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion67 decks304 decks
-7%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
18%inclusion56 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
16%inclusion50 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion45 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
13%inclusion39 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Grave Pact
13%inclusion39 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
11%inclusion34 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
11%inclusion33 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
10%inclusion22 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Muster the Departed
10%inclusion26 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Open the Graves
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Far Traveler
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Court of Grace
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
8.6%inclusion26 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.6%inclusion26 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Felidar Retreat
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
7.8%inclusion17 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Rabble Rousing
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
March of the Canonized
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Blight Mound
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.1%inclusion16 decks263 decks
-2%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Teleportation Circle
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion42 decks304 decks
12%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
13%inclusion41 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
12%inclusion36 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
42%inclusion129 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion123 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion100 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
25%inclusion76 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
24%inclusion24 decks102 decks
19%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion71 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion59 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion51 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion41 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
12%inclusion37 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Fountainport
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion242 decks304 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion241 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
58%inclusion176 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion134 decks304 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
36%inclusion108 decks304 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion87 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
20%inclusion31 decks153 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion53 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion45 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion45 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion44 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion34 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.2%inclusion25 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion301 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion300 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion252 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
61%inclusion185 decks304 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion179 decks304 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion157 decks304 decks
31%synergy
Caves of Koilos
47%inclusion143 decks304 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion142 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
45%inclusion137 decks304 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Field
45%inclusion137 decks304 decks
-7%synergy
Godless Shrine
41%inclusion126 decks304 decks
-8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion120 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion108 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion103 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Heath
30%inclusion90 decks304 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
28%inclusion85 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
25%inclusion76 decks304 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion74 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion68 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion64 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion64 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
18%inclusion56 decks303 decks
-4%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
18%inclusion56 decks304 decks
-9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion51 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion48 decks304 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion43 decks296 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion42 decks304 decks
-10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion31 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion29 decks263 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
11%inclusion32 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion31 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion30 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.9%inclusion27 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Esper Panorama
8.2%inclusion25 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.2%inclusion20 decks277 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Promising Vein
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.1%inclusion16 decks263 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
-1%synergy