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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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Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Reaping Willow
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Emptiness
4.8%inclusion4 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Kinbinding
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
62%inclusion190 decks305 decks
60%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
61%inclusion185 decks305 decks
58%synergy
Grateful Apparition
59%inclusion181 decks305 decks
57%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
59%inclusion160 decks271 decks
55%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
58%inclusion176 decks305 decks
53%synergy
Drown in Ichor
54%inclusion166 decks305 decks
52%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
55%inclusion169 decks305 decks
51%synergy
Deadly Dispute
69%inclusion209 decks305 decks
47%synergy
Karn's Bastion
48%inclusion147 decks305 decks
43%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
45%inclusion136 decks305 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
63%inclusion193 decks305 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion186 decks305 decks
-4%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion174 decks305 decks
37%synergy
Viscera Seer
57%inclusion173 decks305 decks
36%synergy
Village Rites
54%inclusion164 decks305 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion152 decks305 decks
32%synergy
Skullclamp
50%inclusion151 decks305 decks
23%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
46%inclusion140 decks305 decks
42%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
46%inclusion140 decks305 decks
36%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion137 decks305 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
23%inclusion70 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion42 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion30 decks305 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Zulaport Cutthroat
44%inclusion134 decks305 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion132 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
43%inclusion131 decks305 decks
42%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
41%inclusion126 decks305 decks
24%synergy
Teysa Karlov
41%inclusion125 decks305 decks
25%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
40%inclusion121 decks305 decks
38%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
38%inclusion116 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
37%inclusion113 decks305 decks
35%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
37%inclusion113 decks305 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
36%inclusion109 decks305 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion108 decks305 decks
19%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
35%inclusion107 decks305 decks
31%synergy
Cathar Commando
32%inclusion98 decks305 decks
25%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
32%inclusion97 decks305 decks
17%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
31%inclusion75 decks240 decks
30%synergy
Sun Titan
31%inclusion94 decks305 decks
18%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
28%inclusion86 decks305 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Marauder
28%inclusion76 decks270 decks
21%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
28%inclusion84 decks305 decks
15%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
27%inclusion77 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
27%inclusion82 decks305 decks
20%synergy
Selfless Spirit
26%inclusion79 decks305 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
26%inclusion73 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
26%inclusion78 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
25%inclusion75 decks305 decks
19%synergy
Daxos the Returned
23%inclusion71 decks305 decks
22%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
23%inclusion70 decks305 decks
11%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Corpse Knight
22%inclusion67 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Spirited Companion
21%inclusion65 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
21%inclusion65 decks305 decks
20%synergy
Doomed Traveler
21%inclusion63 decks305 decks
14%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
19%inclusion58 decks305 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
18%inclusion56 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
18%inclusion54 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion53 decks305 decks
10%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion52 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion51 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
16%inclusion47 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Hunted Witness
15%inclusion46 decks305 decks
11%synergy
Warren Soultrader
14%inclusion38 decks271 decks
5%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion40 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
13%inclusion39 decks305 decks
10%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
13%inclusion39 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
12%inclusion37 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
12%inclusion15 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
37%inclusion114 decks305 decks
27%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion92 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
30%inclusion90 decks305 decks
28%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
30%inclusion90 decks305 decks
-11%synergy
Inkshield
28%inclusion84 decks305 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion69 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Mortify
22%inclusion68 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Ephemerate
21%inclusion63 decks305 decks
14%synergy
Fracture
17%inclusion52 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Unbounded Potential
16%inclusion50 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion43 decks305 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Affliction
14%inclusion42 decks305 decks
13%synergy
Cloudshift
14%inclusion42 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Akroma's Will
12%inclusion37 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion36 decks305 decks
10%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion36 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion35 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion30 decks271 decks
-1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion32 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion31 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
10%inclusion30 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.9%inclusion27 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.5%inclusion23 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.5%inclusion23 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.6%inclusion18 decks271 decks
-1%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.6%inclusion20 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Mardu
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Interlude
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Secure the Wastes
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Parting Gust
5.3%inclusion13 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Carrion
5.2%inclusion16 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.2%inclusion14 decks271 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
42%inclusion127 decks305 decks
32%synergy
Damn
28%inclusion86 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion73 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
22%inclusion67 decks305 decks
21%synergy
Final Vengeance
19%inclusion42 decks225 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion56 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion44 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion41 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion40 decks305 decks
-4%synergy
Martial Coup
13%inclusion39 decks305 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion36 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion32 decks305 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion30 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion29 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.2%inclusion28 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Desperate Plea
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.9%inclusion27 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.2%inclusion25 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Bone Shards
7.9%inclusion24 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
7.5%inclusion23 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
2%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Back for Seconds
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
6.6%inclusion20 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Lingering Souls
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Precision
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
39%inclusion118 decks305 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion97 decks305 decks
18%synergy
Relic Vial
20%inclusion60 decks305 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
18%inclusion54 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion47 decks305 decks
-10%synergy
Oketra's Monument
10%inclusion32 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion32 decks305 decks
-9%synergy
Contagion Clasp
10%inclusion29 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
9.2%inclusion28 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Geth
9.2%inclusion28 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.9%inclusion27 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
8.9%inclusion27 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Noble's Purse
8.2%inclusion25 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.9%inclusion24 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
5.2%inclusion16 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.2%inclusion16 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
44%inclusion135 decks305 decks
27%synergy
Call for Unity
27%inclusion83 decks305 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion72 decks305 decks
-6%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion71 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Bitterblossom
23%inclusion71 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion52 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
17%inclusion51 decks305 decks
11%synergy
Tolls of War
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion46 decks305 decks
10%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
12%inclusion38 decks305 decks
11%synergy
Grave Pact
12%inclusion38 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
11%inclusion33 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
11%inclusion33 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Muster the Departed
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
10%inclusion22 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
10%inclusion29 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Far Traveler
10%inclusion29 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Court of Grace
9.2%inclusion28 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
8.9%inclusion27 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.9%inclusion27 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Airbender Ascension
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Felidar Retreat
7.5%inclusion23 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.6%inclusion18 decks271 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.6%inclusion20 decks305 decks
-4%synergy
Rabble Rousing
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
5%synergy
March of the Canonized
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
6.2%inclusion19 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Blight Mound
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Teleportation Circle
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Intangible Virtue
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
7.9%inclusion24 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion44 decks305 decks
12%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
13%inclusion41 decks305 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
11%inclusion34 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
42%inclusion129 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion127 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion103 decks305 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
26%inclusion78 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
20%synergy
High Market
24%inclusion72 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion58 decks305 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion52 decks305 decks
-4%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion42 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
12%inclusion36 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion30 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion30 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
10%inclusion30 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion29 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.9%inclusion24 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Fountainport
7.9%inclusion19 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.6%inclusion20 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.2%inclusion16 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion16 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion242 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion242 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion174 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion132 decks305 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
36%inclusion109 decks305 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion88 decks305 decks
13%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion53 decks305 decks
-3%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion47 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion46 decks305 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion43 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion34 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.5%inclusion23 decks305 decks
-7%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.9%inclusion18 decks305 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion302 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion301 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion252 decks305 decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion188 decks305 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion179 decks305 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion153 decks305 decks
29%synergy
Caves of Koilos
47%inclusion144 decks305 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion143 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Field
46%inclusion139 decks305 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion135 decks305 decks
30%synergy
Godless Shrine
41%inclusion125 decks305 decks
-9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion120 decks305 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion110 decks305 decks
16%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion103 decks305 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Heath
29%inclusion89 decks305 decks
-10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
29%inclusion88 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
24%inclusion74 decks305 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion73 decks305 decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
24%inclusion72 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion66 decks305 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion64 decks305 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion58 decks305 decks
-3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
19%inclusion57 decks305 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion50 decks305 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion44 decks303 decks
-1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion44 decks305 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion44 decks305 decks
-9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion31 decks271 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion30 decks271 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion32 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion31 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion29 decks305 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.2%inclusion28 decks305 decks
-6%synergy
Scrubland
8.5%inclusion26 decks305 decks
-3%synergy
Esper Panorama
7.9%inclusion24 decks305 decks
7%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.5%inclusion23 decks305 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.2%inclusion22 decks305 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Promising Vein
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.6%inclusion18 decks271 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.2%inclusion16 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
-2%synergy