Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Budget

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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Forum of Amity
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Daydream
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Silverquill Charm
4.7%inclusion3 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Imperious Inkmage
4.3%inclusion2 decks47 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
56%inclusion287 decks517 decks
53%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
46%inclusion239 decks517 decks
46%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
47%inclusion242 decks517 decks
45%synergy
Grateful Apparition
45%inclusion231 decks517 decks
43%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
45%inclusion235 decks517 decks
42%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
40%inclusion209 decks517 decks
39%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
40%inclusion205 decks517 decks
39%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
42%inclusion218 decks517 decks
38%synergy
Cathar Commando
44%inclusion230 decks517 decks
38%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
36%inclusion188 decks517 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
49%inclusion254 decks517 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
48%inclusion250 decks517 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
45%inclusion232 decks517 decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
39%inclusion201 decks517 decks
28%synergy
Spirited Companion
39%inclusion200 decks517 decks
34%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
37%inclusion192 decks517 decks
35%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
35%inclusion179 decks517 decks
31%synergy
Unbounded Potential
33%inclusion173 decks517 decks
33%synergy
Viscera Seer
33%inclusion172 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Marauder
33%inclusion169 decks517 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Inspiring Overseer
31%inclusion162 decks517 decks
28%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
30%inclusion153 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Doomed Traveler
28%inclusion146 decks517 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion136 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
26%inclusion136 decks517 decks
26%synergy
Sun Titan
24%inclusion125 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
24%inclusion125 decks517 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion116 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
22%inclusion116 decks517 decks
20%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
22%inclusion116 decks517 decks
-11%synergy
Flickerwisp
22%inclusion112 decks517 decks
18%synergy
Skullport Merchant
21%inclusion111 decks517 decks
21%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
20%inclusion105 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
20%inclusion102 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
19%inclusion98 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion92 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Priest of Ancient Lore
18%inclusion92 decks517 decks
17%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion77 decks433 decks
15%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
17%inclusion90 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
17%inclusion89 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Thraben Inspector
17%inclusion87 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant
15%inclusion76 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion72 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
14%inclusion38 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Tabaxi Toucaneers
13%inclusion68 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Huntmaster
13%inclusion67 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
13%inclusion66 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Nefarious Imp
12%inclusion64 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Sanitarium Skeleton
12%inclusion63 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
12%inclusion63 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
12%inclusion62 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Hunted Witness
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion56 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Selfless Spirit
11%inclusion55 decks517 decks
0%synergy
Icewind Stalwart
11%inclusion55 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Carrier Thrall
10%inclusion53 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Corpse Knight
10%inclusion52 decks517 decks
-2%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
10%inclusion52 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
10%inclusion52 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
10%inclusion28 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
9.3%inclusion48 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
9.3%inclusion48 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Novice Inspector
9.3%inclusion48 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Restoration Angel
9.3%inclusion48 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
9.1%inclusion47 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Whitemane Lion
9.1%inclusion47 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Sarevok, Deathbringer
8.9%inclusion46 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Circuit Mender
8.7%inclusion45 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
8.7%inclusion45 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
26%inclusion133 decks517 decks
20%synergy
Flicker of Fate
25%inclusion129 decks517 decks
22%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion123 decks517 decks
-6%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
21%inclusion109 decks517 decks
20%synergy
Mortify
21%inclusion107 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
20%inclusion105 decks517 decks
18%synergy
Scrollshift
20%inclusion105 decks517 decks
19%synergy
Grim Affliction
19%inclusion100 decks517 decks
19%synergy
Costly Plunder
18%inclusion93 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
18%inclusion91 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
16%inclusion85 decks517 decks
-47%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
16%inclusion84 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
14%inclusion74 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Ephemerate
14%inclusion70 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Altar's Reap
13%inclusion67 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion62 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
11%inclusion56 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion54 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Path to Exile
10%inclusion53 decks517 decks
-39%synergy
Nasty End
10%inclusion52 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Alarm
10%inclusion50 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
9.3%inclusion48 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
9.1%inclusion47 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
8.7%inclusion45 decks517 decks
-14%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
7.4%inclusion38 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
7.0%inclusion25 decks359 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.6%inclusion34 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Fracture
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
-14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.8%inclusion30 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
4%synergy
You're Confronted by Robbers
5.4%inclusion28 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.4%inclusion28 decks517 decks
-8%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.4%inclusion28 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Personify
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Utter End
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Drown in Ichor
32%inclusion167 decks517 decks
30%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
27%inclusion140 decks517 decks
27%synergy
Vat Emergence
25%inclusion129 decks517 decks
24%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
25%inclusion128 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion119 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion97 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion96 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Final Vengeance
18%inclusion83 decks467 decks
16%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
16%inclusion84 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion74 decks517 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion71 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion71 decks517 decks
-4%synergy
Call to the Feast
13%inclusion69 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Spread the Sickness
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Bone Shards
11%inclusion56 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Bone Splinters
10%inclusion53 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.3%inclusion48 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Martial Coup
8.1%inclusion42 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.1%inclusion42 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Battle Screech
7.9%inclusion41 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Lingering Souls
7.7%inclusion40 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Decode Transmissions
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
0%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.8%inclusion30 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Annihilating Glare
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Recruitment Drive
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Pointed Discussion
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.2%inclusion27 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion71 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Blood Fountain
14%inclusion71 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion56 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Noble's Purse
11%inclusion56 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Geth
10%inclusion51 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
9.5%inclusion49 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
7.9%inclusion41 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.4%inclusion38 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.1%inclusion31 decks435 decks
6%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
6.4%inclusion33 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Foot Chopper
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Carrot Cake
5.3%inclusion27 decks509 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
26%inclusion134 decks517 decks
25%synergy
Far Traveler
22%inclusion113 decks517 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Rites
21%inclusion111 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
21%inclusion108 decks517 decks
18%synergy
Tolls of War
19%inclusion38 decks197 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion82 decks517 decks
-2%synergy
Muster the Departed
16%inclusion82 decks517 decks
14%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
14%inclusion70 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
13%inclusion66 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Omen of the Sun
11%inclusion55 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Seal of Doom
10%inclusion51 decks517 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion50 decks517 decks
0%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
8.7%inclusion45 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.1%inclusion19 decks375 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
The Dross Pits
19%inclusion100 decks517 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion93 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
The Fair Basilica
16%inclusion84 decks517 decks
16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion81 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion80 decks517 decks
-29%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
15%inclusion76 decks517 decks
-18%synergy
Karn's Bastion
9.1%inclusion47 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.2%inclusion37 decks517 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.6%inclusion29 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.4%inclusion28 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion290 decks517 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion239 decks517 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion230 decks517 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Signet
44%inclusion226 decks517 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
38%inclusion195 decks517 decks
-46%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion165 decks517 decks
26%synergy
Marble Diamond
32%inclusion165 decks517 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Locket
14%inclusion74 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
12%inclusion62 decks517 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.5%inclusion49 decks517 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
8.7%inclusion45 decks517 decks
-44%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
6.8%inclusion27 decks395 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion516 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion516 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion344 decks517 decks
-20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
62%inclusion320 decks517 decks
42%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
51%inclusion262 decks517 decks
36%synergy
Scoured Barrens
49%inclusion251 decks517 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion237 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
33%inclusion171 decks517 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion152 decks517 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Field
27%inclusion138 decks517 decks
-24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion127 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
23%inclusion119 decks517 decks
15%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
23%inclusion117 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
17%inclusion90 decks517 decks
-25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion82 decks517 decks
-7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
15%inclusion79 decks517 decks
-52%synergy
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion73 decks517 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion72 decks517 decks
-12%synergy
Esper Panorama
14%inclusion72 decks517 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
13%inclusion69 decks517 decks
-44%synergy
Forlorn Flats
12%inclusion63 decks517 decks
7%synergy
Promising Vein
12%inclusion62 decks517 decks
11%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion62 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Silverquill Campus
11%inclusion59 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
11%inclusion55 decks517 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
9.1%inclusion47 decks517 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.7%inclusion45 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.3%inclusion43 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
-1%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
7.4%inclusion38 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Foot Headquarters
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.1%inclusion17 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
7.0%inclusion36 decks517 decks
-11%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.8%inclusion35 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.6%inclusion34 decks517 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
6.2%inclusion32 decks517 decks
-36%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.0%inclusion31 decks517 decks
2%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.6%inclusion26 decks468 decks
3%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
5.1%inclusion16 decks311 decks
3%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
5.0%inclusion26 decks517 decks
5%synergy