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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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Suki, Courageous Rescuer
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Tolls of War
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
8.9%inclusion16 decks179 decks
9%synergy
Sandbender Scavengers
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grateful Apparition
61%inclusion526 decks858 decks
59%synergy
Nested Shambler
58%inclusion500 decks858 decks
56%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
59%inclusion510 decks858 decks
55%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
57%inclusion489 decks858 decks
53%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
55%inclusion407 decks736 decks
51%synergy
Drown in Ichor
52%inclusion448 decks858 decks
50%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
51%inclusion434 decks858 decks
48%synergy
Karn's Bastion
46%inclusion398 decks858 decks
41%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
39%inclusion332 decks858 decks
37%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
36%inclusion313 decks858 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion495 decks858 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
55%inclusion475 decks858 decks
34%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion383 decks858 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion363 decks858 decks
28%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion358 decks858 decks
-7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion345 decks858 decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion343 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Sun Titan
39%inclusion334 decks858 decks
27%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
39%inclusion333 decks858 decks
19%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
38%inclusion322 decks858 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
37%inclusion316 decks858 decks
15%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
36%inclusion306 decks858 decks
31%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
35%inclusion301 decks858 decks
33%synergy
Spirited Companion
34%inclusion288 decks858 decks
29%synergy
Cathar Commando
32%inclusion273 decks858 decks
24%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
31%inclusion267 decks858 decks
27%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
30%inclusion254 decks858 decks
20%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
30%inclusion254 decks858 decks
29%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
28%inclusion240 decks858 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
28%inclusion239 decks858 decks
17%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
25%inclusion193 decks776 decks
21%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
25%inclusion213 decks858 decks
23%synergy
Flickerwisp
25%inclusion212 decks858 decks
22%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion211 decks858 decks
13%synergy
Accursed Marauder
24%inclusion176 decks732 decks
17%synergy
Daxos the Returned
23%inclusion199 decks858 decks
22%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
23%inclusion198 decks858 decks
19%synergy
Company Commander
22%inclusion189 decks858 decks
20%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
21%inclusion182 decks858 decks
16%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
21%inclusion144 decks680 decks
20%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
20%inclusion174 decks858 decks
12%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
19%inclusion40 decks208 decks
18%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
19%inclusion163 decks858 decks
16%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
19%inclusion160 decks858 decks
-1%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
19%inclusion38 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion158 decks858 decks
3%synergy
Teysa Karlov
18%inclusion157 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion156 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Restoration Angel
18%inclusion154 decks858 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
18%inclusion152 decks858 decks
-9%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
18%inclusion151 decks858 decks
17%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
17%inclusion149 decks858 decks
15%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion148 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion147 decks858 decks
-6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion137 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
16%inclusion136 decks858 decks
0%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion134 decks858 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
16%inclusion120 decks774 decks
4%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion132 decks858 decks
-16%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion131 decks858 decks
11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion130 decks858 decks
10%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
15%inclusion127 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
15%inclusion113 decks774 decks
9%synergy
Charming Prince
14%inclusion124 decks858 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion124 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
14%inclusion123 decks858 decks
13%synergy
Skullport Merchant
14%inclusion119 decks858 decks
13%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion29 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Doomed Traveler
14%inclusion116 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
13%inclusion115 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
36%inclusion310 decks858 decks
30%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
32%inclusion275 decks858 decks
21%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion267 decks858 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
30%inclusion254 decks858 decks
28%synergy
Cloudshift
28%inclusion240 decks858 decks
23%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion204 decks858 decks
-1%synergy
Inkshield
21%inclusion183 decks858 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
20%inclusion175 decks858 decks
-19%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
17%inclusion148 decks858 decks
16%synergy
Unbounded Potential
17%inclusion147 decks858 decks
17%synergy
Eerie Interlude
16%inclusion133 decks858 decks
11%synergy
Fracture
15%inclusion132 decks858 decks
-4%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion132 decks858 decks
-7%synergy
Flicker of Fate
15%inclusion130 decks858 decks
13%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion109 decks858 decks
10%synergy
Grim Affliction
13%inclusion109 decks858 decks
12%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
11%inclusion97 decks858 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion96 decks858 decks
-3%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion86 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion85 decks858 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion85 decks858 decks
-1%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion83 decks858 decks
3%synergy
Parting Gust
9.2%inclusion63 decks688 decks
5%synergy
Semester's End
9.1%inclusion78 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
8.9%inclusion76 decks858 decks
8%synergy
Scrollshift
8.6%inclusion74 decks858 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion57 decks737 decks
-5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.7%inclusion66 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.1%inclusion61 decks858 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
7.1%inclusion61 decks858 decks
-6%synergy
Long Road Home
6.8%inclusion58 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.5%inclusion56 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.2%inclusion46 decks737 decks
-1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.1%inclusion45 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
5.8%inclusion50 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.6%inclusion48 decks858 decks
4%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.5%inclusion47 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.5%inclusion47 decks858 decks
3%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.4%inclusion46 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.4%inclusion46 decks858 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
5.1%inclusion44 decks858 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.1%inclusion44 decks858 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
31%inclusion263 decks858 decks
13%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion212 decks858 decks
-9%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion208 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
21%inclusion183 decks858 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion157 decks858 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion107 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion101 decks858 decks
-5%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion100 decks858 decks
9%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
11%inclusion95 decks858 decks
11%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion68 decks621 decks
9%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion88 decks858 decks
-2%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
9.0%inclusion77 decks858 decks
5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.7%inclusion75 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.2%inclusion70 decks858 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.9%inclusion68 decks858 decks
0%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
7.8%inclusion67 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
7.6%inclusion65 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
7.6%inclusion65 decks858 decks
-5%synergy
Lingering Souls
7.2%inclusion62 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.1%inclusion61 decks858 decks
-1%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.8%inclusion50 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
5.4%inclusion46 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Spread the Sickness
5.2%inclusion45 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.1%inclusion44 decks858 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
34%inclusion291 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion162 decks858 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion130 decks858 decks
-11%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion123 decks858 decks
12%synergy
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion123 decks858 decks
13%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion118 decks858 decks
13%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion103 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion93 decks858 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion82 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.9%inclusion76 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.9%inclusion76 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.8%inclusion67 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.1%inclusion61 decks858 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
7.0%inclusion60 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.9%inclusion59 decks858 decks
-13%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.4%inclusion55 decks858 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.4%inclusion55 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.1%inclusion52 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.1%inclusion52 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.0%inclusion33 decks552 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.1%inclusion44 decks858 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
32%inclusion276 decks858 decks
31%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion191 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion152 decks858 decks
-12%synergy
Far Traveler
17%inclusion149 decks858 decks
16%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion140 decks858 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion129 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion125 decks858 decks
-7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
14%inclusion122 decks858 decks
10%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
14%inclusion118 decks858 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion113 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Muster the Departed
13%inclusion93 decks728 decks
11%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
11%inclusion95 decks858 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Retreat
11%inclusion91 decks858 decks
8%synergy
Rabble Rousing
10%inclusion89 decks858 decks
9%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.0%inclusion77 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.0%inclusion77 decks858 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Grace
8.9%inclusion76 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.7%inclusion75 decks858 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.1%inclusion60 decks737 decks
0%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.3%inclusion63 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.2%inclusion62 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.9%inclusion59 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion58 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.6%inclusion57 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Legion Loyalty
5.9%inclusion51 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
5.9%inclusion51 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
5.7%inclusion36 decks629 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
5.6%inclusion48 decks858 decks
-2%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.3%inclusion21 decks397 decks
2%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5.2%inclusion45 decks858 decks
3%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.1%inclusion44 decks858 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
9.1%inclusion78 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
17%inclusion145 decks858 decks
14%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion101 decks858 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
9.3%inclusion80 decks858 decks
4%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.0%inclusion43 decks858 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion327 decks858 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion305 decks858 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion237 decks858 decks
8%synergy
High Market
19%inclusion161 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
16%inclusion135 decks858 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion118 decks858 decks
-9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion110 decks858 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion99 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
9.2%inclusion79 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.2%inclusion62 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
7.2%inclusion25 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.0%inclusion60 decks858 decks
-14%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.9%inclusion18 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.8%inclusion58 decks858 decks
-1%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.8%inclusion58 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion58 decks858 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.5%inclusion56 decks858 decks
3%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.5%inclusion56 decks858 decks
6%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.5%inclusion56 decks858 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.4%inclusion55 decks858 decks
0%synergy
Fountainport
6.2%inclusion42 decks681 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.5%inclusion47 decks858 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.1%inclusion44 decks858 decks
-5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.0%inclusion43 decks858 decks
3%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.0%inclusion43 decks858 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion671 decks858 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion648 decks858 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion477 decks858 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion435 decks858 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion355 decks858 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion276 decks858 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion144 decks858 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion138 decks858 decks
-5%synergy
Marble Diamond
16%inclusion136 decks858 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion123 decks858 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion120 decks858 decks
11%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
14%inclusion62 decks448 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion69 decks858 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.4%inclusion55 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion849 decks858 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion847 decks858 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion718 decks858 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion502 decks858 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion496 decks858 decks
37%synergy
Isolated Chapel
50%inclusion433 decks858 decks
-15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion399 decks858 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
46%inclusion397 decks858 decks
-6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion383 decks858 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Silence
43%inclusion366 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion329 decks858 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
34%inclusion294 decks858 decks
-7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
30%inclusion256 decks858 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
26%inclusion223 decks858 decks
-23%synergy
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion192 decks858 decks
-18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
21%inclusion182 decks858 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion180 decks858 decks
-17%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
21%inclusion179 decks858 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion164 decks858 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion160 decks858 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
18%inclusion154 decks858 decks
-15%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion146 decks858 decks
-13%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion128 decks858 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion121 decks858 decks
-10%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
13%inclusion109 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
12%inclusion102 decks858 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion91 decks807 decks
-4%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion93 decks838 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion81 decks737 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11%inclusion90 decks841 decks
-11%synergy
Esper Panorama
11%inclusion91 decks858 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion85 decks858 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.7%inclusion75 decks858 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.7%inclusion39 decks449 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.6%inclusion74 decks858 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.1%inclusion60 decks737 decks
0%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.0%inclusion69 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion57 decks737 decks
-5%synergy
Promising Vein
7.7%inclusion66 decks858 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.6%inclusion59 decks776 decks
2%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.1%inclusion61 decks858 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.9%inclusion59 decks858 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion49 decks732 decks
0%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.7%inclusion49 decks858 decks
5%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.6%inclusion48 decks858 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.1%inclusion44 decks858 decks
-1%synergy