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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
Endless Foot Assault
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
3.6%inclusion4 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Ninja Teen
1.8%inclusion2 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Super Shredder
1.4%inclusion3 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Shredder, Unrelenting
1.4%inclusion1 decks70 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grateful Apparition
60%inclusion504 decks842 decks
58%synergy
Nested Shambler
59%inclusion497 decks842 decks
57%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
59%inclusion498 decks842 decks
55%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
58%inclusion487 decks842 decks
53%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
57%inclusion458 decks804 decks
53%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
52%inclusion442 decks842 decks
50%synergy
Drown in Ichor
51%inclusion431 decks842 decks
49%synergy
Karn's Bastion
49%inclusion411 decks842 decks
44%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
40%inclusion333 decks842 decks
37%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
36%inclusion303 decks842 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion486 decks842 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
56%inclusion469 decks842 decks
34%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion379 decks842 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
43%inclusion360 decks842 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
43%inclusion358 decks842 decks
-7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion337 decks842 decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion337 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
39%inclusion330 decks842 decks
20%synergy
Sun Titan
38%inclusion319 decks842 decks
26%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
37%inclusion311 decks842 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
7.6%inclusion64 decks842 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion307 decks842 decks
16%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
35%inclusion298 decks842 decks
31%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
35%inclusion293 decks842 decks
33%synergy
Cathar Commando
33%inclusion278 decks842 decks
26%synergy
Spirited Companion
33%inclusion276 decks842 decks
28%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
31%inclusion264 decks842 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion258 decks842 decks
19%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
30%inclusion249 decks842 decks
20%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
28%inclusion236 decks842 decks
27%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
27%inclusion230 decks842 decks
26%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
27%inclusion226 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion213 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
25%inclusion211 decks842 decks
21%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
25%inclusion72 decks292 decks
16%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
24%inclusion71 decks295 decks
23%synergy
Accursed Marauder
24%inclusion192 decks800 decks
16%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
22%inclusion189 decks842 decks
17%synergy
Flickerwisp
22%inclusion188 decks842 decks
19%synergy
Daxos the Returned
22%inclusion186 decks842 decks
21%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
22%inclusion182 decks842 decks
18%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
21%inclusion157 decks748 decks
20%synergy
Company Commander
20%inclusion171 decks842 decks
18%synergy
Teysa Karlov
20%inclusion170 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion155 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
18%inclusion154 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
18%inclusion153 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
18%inclusion149 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion148 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
17%inclusion144 decks842 decks
17%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
17%inclusion143 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion142 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion142 decks842 decks
-5%synergy
Restoration Angel
17%inclusion141 decks842 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion139 decks842 decks
-9%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion134 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion131 decks842 decks
-15%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
15%inclusion130 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion130 decks842 decks
13%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
15%inclusion127 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion125 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion125 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion120 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion120 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
14%inclusion119 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Charming Prince
14%inclusion118 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion41 decks296 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion115 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
13%inclusion36 decks271 decks
13%synergy
Skullport Merchant
13%inclusion111 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Doomed Traveler
13%inclusion111 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
36%inclusion300 decks842 decks
28%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion281 decks842 decks
23%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion254 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
28%inclusion238 decks842 decks
27%synergy
Cloudshift
27%inclusion230 decks842 decks
22%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion192 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion191 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
22%inclusion184 decks842 decks
-18%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
17%inclusion140 decks842 decks
15%synergy
Unbounded Potential
16%inclusion138 decks842 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion133 decks842 decks
-3%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion131 decks842 decks
-7%synergy
Eerie Interlude
15%inclusion125 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Flicker of Fate
14%inclusion118 decks842 decks
11%synergy
Grim Affliction
12%inclusion100 decks842 decks
11%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
11%inclusion95 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion94 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion91 decks842 decks
-3%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion84 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion83 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion81 decks842 decks
-14%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion80 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Semester's End
9.0%inclusion76 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
8.9%inclusion67 decks756 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.4%inclusion68 decks805 decks
-4%synergy
Scrollshift
8.2%inclusion69 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
8.0%inclusion67 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.7%inclusion65 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.9%inclusion58 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
6.5%inclusion55 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.4%inclusion54 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.3%inclusion51 decks805 decks
-1%synergy
Long Road Home
6.3%inclusion53 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.1%inclusion51 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.8%inclusion47 decks804 decks
4%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.5%inclusion46 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.2%inclusion44 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion44 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
5.2%inclusion44 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.1%inclusion43 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
31%inclusion264 decks842 decks
13%synergy
Damn
24%inclusion205 decks842 decks
-9%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion201 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
20%inclusion172 decks842 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion146 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion99 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion98 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion96 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion74 decks689 decks
9%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
10%inclusion86 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion83 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.8%inclusion74 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.3%inclusion70 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.0%inclusion67 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
7.5%inclusion63 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.4%inclusion62 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
7.4%inclusion62 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Lingering Souls
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.3%inclusion10 decks190 decks
5%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.1%inclusion43 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.1%inclusion43 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
5.1%inclusion43 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
35%inclusion295 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion164 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion121 decks842 decks
-11%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion119 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion114 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Contagion Clasp
13%inclusion112 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion102 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion90 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion80 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.7%inclusion73 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
8.1%inclusion68 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.1%inclusion68 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.9%inclusion58 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.8%inclusion57 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.5%inclusion55 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.4%inclusion54 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.4%inclusion54 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.4%inclusion54 decks842 decks
-14%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.1%inclusion51 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.6%inclusion35 decks622 decks
5%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
5.1%inclusion43 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
31%inclusion257 decks842 decks
30%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion189 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion165 decks842 decks
-10%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion135 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion134 decks842 decks
11%synergy
Far Traveler
16%inclusion134 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion129 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion119 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
14%inclusion114 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Muster the Departed
13%inclusion100 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
12%inclusion102 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
11%inclusion94 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Tolls of War
10%inclusion20 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Felidar Retreat
10%inclusion81 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Rabble Rousing
9.4%inclusion79 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.2%inclusion74 decks805 decks
1%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.7%inclusion73 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion70 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.2%inclusion69 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Court of Grace
7.8%inclusion66 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.4%inclusion62 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Airbender Ascension
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.0%inclusion59 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.8%inclusion57 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.4%inclusion54 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.3%inclusion12 decks190 decks
5%synergy
Legion Loyalty
6.1%inclusion51 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
5.8%inclusion49 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.7%inclusion48 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.6%inclusion47 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.5%inclusion46 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Life Insurance
5.5%inclusion46 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
5.5%inclusion38 decks697 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
8.8%inclusion74 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
17%inclusion145 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion100 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion83 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.7%inclusion48 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.2%inclusion44 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion329 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion303 decks842 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion229 decks842 decks
7%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion166 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
19%inclusion55 decks296 decks
13%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
15%inclusion126 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion118 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion117 decks842 decks
-9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion94 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
9.3%inclusion78 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
7.8%inclusion33 decks424 decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.2%inclusion61 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.2%inclusion61 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion60 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.8%inclusion57 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.8%inclusion57 decks842 decks
-14%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.3%inclusion53 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Fountainport
6.3%inclusion47 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.2%inclusion52 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.1%inclusion51 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.8%inclusion49 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.1%inclusion43 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion658 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion638 decks842 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion464 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion414 decks842 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion343 decks842 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion259 decks842 decks
15%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
18%inclusion92 decks522 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion137 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion128 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion127 decks842 decks
-5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion124 decks842 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion122 decks842 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.2%inclusion69 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.3%inclusion53 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion834 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion832 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion713 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion498 decks842 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion494 decks842 decks
38%synergy
Isolated Chapel
53%inclusion448 decks842 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion396 decks842 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Field
47%inclusion394 decks842 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion382 decks842 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Silence
41%inclusion346 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion313 decks842 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion294 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
30%inclusion252 decks842 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
29%inclusion241 decks842 decks
-22%synergy
Fetid Heath
23%inclusion194 decks842 decks
-17%synergy
Vault of Champions
23%inclusion193 decks842 decks
-17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion185 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
20%inclusion171 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion163 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion157 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion157 decks842 decks
-16%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion151 decks842 decks
-12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
16%inclusion138 decks842 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion122 decks842 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion109 decks842 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion102 decks805 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion100 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
12%inclusion98 decks842 decks
-11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
12%inclusion97 decks842 decks
-9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion96 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion88 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
10%inclusion53 decks523 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion83 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.3%inclusion78 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.2%inclusion74 decks805 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.7%inclusion73 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.4%inclusion68 decks805 decks
-4%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.3%inclusion70 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.7%inclusion65 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion63 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Promising Vein
7.4%inclusion62 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion57 decks800 decks
0%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.2%inclusion15 decks242 decks
5%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.8%inclusion49 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.8%inclusion49 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.3%inclusion45 decks842 decks
0%synergy