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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
Grateful Apparition
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Nested Shambler
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Worthy Cost
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
46%synergy
Doomed Traveler
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Dispute
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Nasty End
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Cathar Commando
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Celebrant
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Skullport Merchant
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Carrier Thrall
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Accursed Marauder
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Spirited Companion
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Infestation Sage
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
26%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Hunted Witness
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Nightblade Brigade
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
High-Society Hunter
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Crawling Chorus
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Sun Titan
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Dragonback Lancer
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Teysa Karlov
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dockside Chef
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Corpse Knight
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sarevok, Deathbringer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Dreg Recycler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Voracious Vermin
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Garrison Cat
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Kin-Tree Nurturer
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Helpful Hunter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Unbounded Potential
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Fanatical Offering
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Mortify
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-39%synergy
Sudden Strike
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Raise the Alarm
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Costly Plunder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Altar's Reap
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-33%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Truths
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Coordinated Maneuver
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Desperate Measures
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Grim Affliction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Cloudshift
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Cast Down
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Parting Gust
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Scrollshift
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Another Chance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rally the Monastery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ephemerate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Cut Down
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Break Ties
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Family Reunion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%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
Rowan's Grim Search
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Drown in Ichor
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Read the Bones
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Vat Emergence
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Final Vengeance
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Back for Seconds
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Lingering Souls
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Bone Splinters
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Unearth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Bone Shards
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Eaten Alive
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Precision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Helping Hand
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Cut a Deal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Salt Road Skirmish
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Captain's Call
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Chainer's Edict
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%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
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
25%synergy
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
Tarrian's Journal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Noble's Purse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Saw
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Contagion Clasp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Lantern
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Geth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-17%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
Dusk Rose Reliquary
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
World Map
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Coin of Fate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Phoenix Down
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mephitic Draught
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dispeller's Capsule
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Horn of Valhalla
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Renegade Map
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Ghoulish Procession
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Rites
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Call for Unity
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Far Traveler
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Open the Graves
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Life Insurance
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Muster the Departed
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Tolls of War
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Omen of the Sun
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Canonized in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Summoner's Sending
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Champions from Beyond
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Static Snare
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
First Response
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Legion Loyalty
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Malevolent Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Font of Return
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
The Dross Pits
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
The Fair Basilica
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Restless Fortress
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Foul Roads
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
High Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Memorial to Glory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-27%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
-33%synergy
Orzhov Signet
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Marble Diamond
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-36%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
White Auracite
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Honored Heirloom
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Scoured Barrens
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Obscura Storefront
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Field
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-47%synergy
Caves of Koilos
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-41%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Citadel Gate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Heap Gate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Promising Vein
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy