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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Joo Dee, One of Many
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hidden Stockpile
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Grateful Apparition
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Nested Shambler
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Skullport Merchant
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Dispute
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Doomed Traveler
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Viscera Seer
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Cathar Commando
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Infestation Sage
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Accursed Marauder
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Hunted Witness
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Spirited Companion
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Carrier Thrall
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Nightblade Brigade
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Plaguecrafter
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Sun Titan
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dreg Recycler
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Teysa Karlov
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Crawling Chorus
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Dockside Chef
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
High-Society Hunter
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Woe Strider
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sarevok, Deathbringer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Voracious Vermin
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Ancient Lore
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Flickerwisp
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Garrison Cat
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Dragonback Lancer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Kin-Tree Nurturer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Luxknight Breacher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Nasty End
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Unbounded Potential
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Mortify
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Fanatical Offering
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-35%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Raise the Alarm
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Costly Plunder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Sudden Strike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grim Affliction
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Altar's Reap
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-33%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Cruel Truths
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Coordinated Maneuver
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Desperate Measures
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Parting Gust
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Cloudshift
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Scrollshift
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Cast Down
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Another Chance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rally the Monastery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ephemerate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Return to Dust
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Graceful Reprieve
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Family Reunion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Tithe
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Long Road Home
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Join the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Stab
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Drown in Ichor
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Worthy Cost
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Read the Bones
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Vat Emergence
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Austere Command
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Final Vengeance
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Back for Seconds
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Bone Shards
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Eaten Alive
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lingering Souls
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bone Splinters
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cut a Deal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Salt Road Skirmish
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Helping Hand
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Martial Coup
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Pointed Discussion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Shadow Summoning
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Summon Undead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Relic Vial
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Noble's Purse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Saw
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Ghost Lantern
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Geth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blood Fountain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Tinker's Tote
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mephitic Draught
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Contagion Clasp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Horn of Valhalla
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Renegade Map
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Unidentified Hovership
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ghoulish Procession
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Rites
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Call for Unity
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Far Traveler
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Open the Graves
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Life Insurance
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Muster the Departed
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Omen of the Sun
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Static Snare
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
First Response
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Greed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Legion Loyalty
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Malevolent Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Font of Return
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Canonized in Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Court of Grace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Snack
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Secluded Steppe
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
The Dross Pits
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
The Fair Basilica
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Foul Roads
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Drifting Meadow
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Memorial to Glory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Sol Ring
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
-33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Signet
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Marble Diamond
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-30%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
White Auracite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Scoured Barrens
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Silence
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Obscura Storefront
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Field
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-41%synergy
Isolated Chapel
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-49%synergy
Silverquill Campus
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Esper Panorama
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Heap Gate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Promising Vein
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Grotto
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy