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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Tolls of War
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
June, Bounty Hunter
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Callous Inspector
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
55%inclusion257 decks466 decks
53%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
46%inclusion216 decks466 decks
46%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
44%inclusion206 decks466 decks
42%synergy
Grateful Apparition
44%inclusion205 decks466 decks
42%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
45%inclusion211 decks466 decks
41%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
40%inclusion186 decks466 decks
39%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
38%inclusion177 decks466 decks
37%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
41%inclusion169 decks409 decks
37%synergy
Spirited Companion
42%inclusion194 decks466 decks
37%synergy
Cathar Commando
43%inclusion202 decks466 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
50%inclusion233 decks466 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Dispute
47%inclusion220 decks466 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
44%inclusion207 decks466 decks
30%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
39%inclusion184 decks466 decks
29%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
37%inclusion171 decks466 decks
36%synergy
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion166 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
35%inclusion165 decks466 decks
31%synergy
Accursed Marauder
33%inclusion136 decks408 decks
26%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
33%inclusion154 decks466 decks
30%synergy
Unbounded Potential
33%inclusion152 decks466 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Inspiring Overseer
31%inclusion145 decks466 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
30%inclusion139 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Doomed Traveler
29%inclusion137 decks466 decks
23%synergy
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
28%inclusion130 decks466 decks
27%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
24%inclusion105 decks436 decks
20%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
23%inclusion109 decks466 decks
-12%synergy
Sun Titan
23%inclusion106 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
22%inclusion102 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion102 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Flickerwisp
22%inclusion102 decks466 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
22%inclusion101 decks466 decks
19%synergy
Skullport Merchant
21%inclusion100 decks466 decks
21%synergy
Infestation Sage
20%inclusion66 decks322 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion95 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
20%inclusion92 decks466 decks
15%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
19%inclusion85 decks436 decks
14%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
19%inclusion89 decks466 decks
16%synergy
Priest of Ancient Lore
19%inclusion88 decks466 decks
18%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
18%inclusion86 decks466 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
18%inclusion86 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Thraben Inspector
18%inclusion83 decks466 decks
17%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
16%inclusion28 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
15%inclusion71 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Huntmaster
15%inclusion70 decks466 decks
15%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion66 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Tabaxi Toucaneers
14%inclusion66 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Sanitarium Skeleton
14%inclusion65 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
13%inclusion60 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Novice Inspector
13%inclusion59 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant
13%inclusion59 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Nefarious Imp
12%inclusion58 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion58 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
12%inclusion57 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Guardian Kirin
12%inclusion56 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
12%inclusion54 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Diregraf Horde
11%inclusion53 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Defiant Salvager
11%inclusion51 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Icewind Stalwart
11%inclusion49 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Hunted Witness
10%inclusion47 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
10%inclusion47 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Restoration Angel
10%inclusion46 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Corpse Knight
10%inclusion45 decks466 decks
-3%synergy
Carrier Thrall
10%inclusion45 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
9.4%inclusion44 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
9.4%inclusion44 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Circuit Mender
9.2%inclusion43 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Helpful Hunter
9.1%inclusion34 decks375 decks
7%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
9.0%inclusion16 decks177 decks
6%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
9.0%inclusion42 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
30%inclusion139 decks466 decks
25%synergy
Flicker of Fate
26%inclusion120 decks466 decks
23%synergy
Fanatical Offering
23%inclusion109 decks466 decks
21%synergy
Scrollshift
22%inclusion103 decks466 decks
21%synergy
Despark
21%inclusion100 decks466 decks
-10%synergy
Grim Affliction
19%inclusion90 decks466 decks
19%synergy
Mortify
19%inclusion90 decks466 decks
-3%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
18%inclusion85 decks466 decks
17%synergy
Costly Plunder
18%inclusion82 decks466 decks
15%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
16%inclusion76 decks466 decks
-48%synergy
Ephemerate
16%inclusion76 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
16%inclusion75 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
15%inclusion70 decks466 decks
13%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
14%inclusion63 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
13%inclusion61 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
11%inclusion47 decks409 decks
9%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion53 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
11%inclusion51 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion51 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Alarm
11%inclusion51 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Path to Exile
11%inclusion51 decks466 decks
-38%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion46 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
10%inclusion46 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion46 decks466 decks
-15%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
7.9%inclusion37 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.1%inclusion33 decks466 decks
3%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
5%synergy
You're Confronted by Robbers
6.0%inclusion28 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Cast Down
5.8%inclusion27 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
5.8%inclusion27 decks466 decks
-7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.4%inclusion25 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.4%inclusion25 decks466 decks
-18%synergy
Sorceries
Drown in Ichor
31%inclusion146 decks466 decks
29%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
28%inclusion130 decks466 decks
18%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
27%inclusion125 decks466 decks
27%synergy
Vat Emergence
24%inclusion113 decks466 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion103 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion93 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Final Vengeance
19%inclusion68 decks359 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion88 decks466 decks
1%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
18%inclusion86 decks466 decks
18%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion77 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Bone Shards
14%inclusion63 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion63 decks466 decks
-5%synergy
Call to the Feast
12%inclusion57 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Spread the Sickness
12%inclusion56 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion54 decks466 decks
-5%synergy
Bone Splinters
11%inclusion51 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion48 decks466 decks
3%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion45 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Lingering Souls
8.4%inclusion39 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Battle Screech
8.2%inclusion38 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.3%inclusion34 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.9%inclusion32 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.6%inclusion16 decks243 decks
6%synergy
Back for Seconds
6.4%inclusion30 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Late to Dinner
6.2%inclusion29 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Decode Transmissions
6.2%inclusion11 decks177 decks
5%synergy
Annihilating Glare
6.0%inclusion28 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Pointed Discussion
5.8%inclusion27 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.8%inclusion27 decks466 decks
3%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
5.6%inclusion10 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Recruitment Drive
5.6%inclusion26 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.4%inclusion25 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blood Fountain
15%inclusion68 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Contagion Clasp
12%inclusion56 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion52 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
11%inclusion50 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Noble's Purse
11%inclusion49 decks466 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Geth
10%inclusion46 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
8.6%inclusion40 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.5%inclusion35 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
7.1%inclusion33 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
7.1%inclusion33 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Metalspinner's Puzzleknot
5.6%inclusion26 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Armillary Sphere
5.6%inclusion26 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.4%inclusion25 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
26%inclusion122 decks466 decks
25%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
23%inclusion106 decks466 decks
20%synergy
Far Traveler
22%inclusion101 decks466 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Rites
20%inclusion94 decks466 decks
12%synergy
Muster the Departed
17%inclusion69 decks408 decks
15%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion64 decks466 decks
-4%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
14%inclusion63 decks466 decks
13%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
14%inclusion63 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Omen of the Sun
11%inclusion51 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
10%inclusion48 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion46 decks466 decks
0%synergy
Seal of Doom
8.8%inclusion41 decks466 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
8.4%inclusion39 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
7.3%inclusion34 decks466 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.1%inclusion25 decks410 decks
-2%synergy
First Response
5.6%inclusion26 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.2%inclusion14 decks267 decks
2%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.2%inclusion24 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
6.0%inclusion28 decks466 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
The Dross Pits
20%inclusion93 decks466 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion70 decks466 decks
-29%synergy
The Fair Basilica
15%inclusion70 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion70 decks466 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion69 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
12%inclusion58 decks466 decks
-21%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.5%inclusion35 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
6.9%inclusion32 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
6.2%inclusion29 decks466 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion29 decks466 decks
-2%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
6.0%inclusion28 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.8%inclusion27 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.6%inclusion26 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.4%inclusion25 decks466 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion254 decks466 decks
-26%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion227 decks466 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
47%inclusion217 decks466 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Signet
44%inclusion205 decks466 decks
-13%synergy
Sol Ring
36%inclusion166 decks466 decks
-49%synergy
Marble Diamond
33%inclusion153 decks466 decks
27%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion152 decks466 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Locket
15%inclusion72 decks466 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
13%inclusion59 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.6%inclusion40 decks466 decks
-12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.9%inclusion37 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
7.5%inclusion35 decks466 decks
-45%synergy
Chromatic Star
5.8%inclusion27 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion464 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion464 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
65%inclusion301 decks466 decks
-22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
65%inclusion301 decks466 decks
44%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
53%inclusion245 decks466 decks
38%synergy
Scoured Barrens
47%inclusion218 decks466 decks
23%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion217 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
36%inclusion169 decks466 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion126 decks466 decks
-14%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
26%inclusion119 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Field
25%inclusion115 decks466 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion113 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
22%inclusion101 decks466 decks
13%synergy
Esper Panorama
16%inclusion75 decks466 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
15%inclusion72 decks466 decks
-26%synergy
Forlorn Flats
14%inclusion62 decks436 decks
9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion66 decks465 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion66 decks466 decks
-10%synergy
Promising Vein
14%inclusion65 decks466 decks
13%synergy
Silverquill Campus
14%inclusion63 decks466 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
12%inclusion57 decks466 decks
-45%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion56 decks466 decks
-12%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion55 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
12%inclusion54 decks466 decks
11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
11%inclusion53 decks466 decks
-54%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion49 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Heath
9.0%inclusion42 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
8.8%inclusion41 decks466 decks
4%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
8.6%inclusion40 decks466 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.7%inclusion36 decks466 decks
5%synergy
Citadel Gate
7.3%inclusion34 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.4%inclusion30 decks466 decks
2%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
6.4%inclusion30 decks466 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.1%inclusion25 decks410 decks
-2%synergy