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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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Adept Watershaper
3.1%inclusion2 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Kinbinding
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.2%inclusion4 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Blighted Blackthorn
1.6%inclusion1 decks64 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grateful Apparition
60%inclusion516 decks857 decks
58%synergy
Nested Shambler
59%inclusion504 decks857 decks
57%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
59%inclusion509 decks857 decks
55%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
57%inclusion492 decks857 decks
53%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
56%inclusion436 decks777 decks
52%synergy
Drown in Ichor
51%inclusion440 decks857 decks
49%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
51%inclusion440 decks857 decks
49%synergy
Karn's Bastion
48%inclusion415 decks857 decks
43%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
40%inclusion339 decks857 decks
37%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
36%inclusion310 decks857 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion496 decks857 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
56%inclusion480 decks857 decks
35%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion388 decks857 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion363 decks857 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion363 decks857 decks
-7%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion344 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion343 decks857 decks
24%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
39%inclusion335 decks857 decks
19%synergy
Sun Titan
39%inclusion331 decks857 decks
26%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
38%inclusion322 decks857 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
7.8%inclusion67 decks857 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
37%inclusion314 decks857 decks
15%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
35%inclusion304 decks857 decks
31%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
35%inclusion298 decks857 decks
33%synergy
Spirited Companion
33%inclusion284 decks857 decks
28%synergy
Cathar Commando
32%inclusion278 decks857 decks
25%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
32%inclusion271 decks857 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion251 decks857 decks
18%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
29%inclusion250 decks857 decks
20%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
28%inclusion241 decks857 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
28%inclusion238 decks857 decks
10%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
26%inclusion222 decks857 decks
24%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion214 decks857 decks
14%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
25%inclusion203 decks817 decks
21%synergy
Flickerwisp
23%inclusion201 decks857 decks
20%synergy
Accursed Marauder
23%inclusion181 decks773 decks
16%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
23%inclusion59 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
22%inclusion192 decks857 decks
19%synergy
Daxos the Returned
22%inclusion192 decks857 decks
21%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
22%inclusion56 decks258 decks
20%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
22%inclusion185 decks857 decks
16%synergy
Company Commander
21%inclusion180 decks857 decks
19%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
20%inclusion146 decks721 decks
19%synergy
Teysa Karlov
19%inclusion167 decks857 decks
3%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
19%inclusion162 decks857 decks
11%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion158 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
18%inclusion157 decks857 decks
-2%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
18%inclusion156 decks857 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion154 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
18%inclusion152 decks857 decks
-8%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
18%inclusion150 decks857 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion147 decks857 decks
-5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion145 decks857 decks
1%synergy
Restoration Angel
17%inclusion144 decks857 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
16%inclusion141 decks857 decks
14%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
16%inclusion140 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion137 decks857 decks
-15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion137 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion137 decks857 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
15%inclusion124 decks815 decks
3%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion128 decks857 decks
11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion126 decks857 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion125 decks857 decks
2%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
15%inclusion125 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Charming Prince
14%inclusion124 decks857 decks
11%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion117 decks815 decks
9%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion36 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
14%inclusion116 decks857 decks
12%synergy
Skullport Merchant
13%inclusion115 decks857 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
13%inclusion115 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Doomed Traveler
13%inclusion114 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
36%inclusion308 decks857 decks
29%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
32%inclusion277 decks857 decks
22%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion266 decks857 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
28%inclusion242 decks857 decks
27%synergy
Cloudshift
28%inclusion239 decks857 decks
23%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion201 decks857 decks
-1%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion193 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
21%inclusion184 decks857 decks
-19%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
17%inclusion149 decks857 decks
16%synergy
Unbounded Potential
17%inclusion144 decks857 decks
16%synergy
Eerie Interlude
16%inclusion135 decks857 decks
11%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion134 decks857 decks
-7%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion133 decks857 decks
-4%synergy
Flicker of Fate
15%inclusion125 decks857 decks
11%synergy
Grim Affliction
12%inclusion105 decks857 decks
12%synergy
Fanatical Offering
12%inclusion103 decks857 decks
9%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
12%inclusion100 decks857 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion89 decks857 decks
-4%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion88 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion85 decks857 decks
-13%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion83 decks857 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion80 decks857 decks
-2%synergy
Semester's End
9.0%inclusion77 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
8.9%inclusion65 decks729 decks
5%synergy
Scrollshift
8.3%inclusion71 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
8.2%inclusion70 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion60 decks778 decks
-5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.7%inclusion66 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.9%inclusion59 decks857 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
6.8%inclusion58 decks857 decks
-6%synergy
Long Road Home
6.3%inclusion54 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.2%inclusion53 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.2%inclusion48 decks778 decks
-1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.8%inclusion50 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.8%inclusion45 decks777 decks
4%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.6%inclusion48 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
5.5%inclusion47 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.4%inclusion46 decks857 decks
1%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.4%inclusion46 decks857 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
5.3%inclusion45 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion45 decks857 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
30%inclusion260 decks857 decks
12%synergy
Damn
24%inclusion207 decks857 decks
-9%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion205 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
21%inclusion176 decks857 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion153 decks857 decks
0%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion106 decks857 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion101 decks857 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion99 decks857 decks
-6%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion73 decks662 decks
9%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
11%inclusion91 decks857 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion87 decks857 decks
-2%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.9%inclusion76 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.8%inclusion75 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
7.8%inclusion67 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.7%inclusion66 decks857 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion63 decks857 decks
2%synergy
Lingering Souls
7.1%inclusion61 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.1%inclusion61 decks857 decks
0%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.9%inclusion59 decks857 decks
-1%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.7%inclusion49 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
5.3%inclusion45 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.3%inclusion45 decks857 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
34%inclusion293 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion162 decks857 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion125 decks857 decks
-11%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion117 decks857 decks
12%synergy
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion117 decks857 decks
13%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion117 decks857 decks
13%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion102 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion93 decks857 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.5%inclusion81 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.9%inclusion76 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.4%inclusion72 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
8.1%inclusion69 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.1%inclusion61 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
7.0%inclusion60 decks857 decks
2%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.7%inclusion57 decks857 decks
3%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.4%inclusion55 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion54 decks857 decks
-14%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.3%inclusion54 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.1%inclusion52 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.7%inclusion34 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
31%inclusion266 decks857 decks
30%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion194 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion158 decks857 decks
-11%synergy
Far Traveler
17%inclusion142 decks857 decks
15%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion134 decks857 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion131 decks857 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion130 decks857 decks
-6%synergy
Teleportation Circle
14%inclusion118 decks857 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion117 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion112 decks857 decks
8%synergy
Muster the Departed
12%inclusion96 decks769 decks
11%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
12%inclusion99 decks857 decks
8%synergy
Tolls of War
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Rabble Rousing
10%inclusion88 decks857 decks
9%synergy
Felidar Retreat
10%inclusion86 decks857 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.0%inclusion77 decks857 decks
3%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.9%inclusion76 decks857 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.8%inclusion75 decks857 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.7%inclusion68 decks778 decks
1%synergy
Court of Grace
8.3%inclusion71 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.1%inclusion61 decks857 decks
2%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.1%inclusion61 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.9%inclusion59 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.5%inclusion10 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.4%inclusion55 decks857 decks
2%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
6.3%inclusion54 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
5.8%inclusion50 decks857 decks
2%synergy
Legion Loyalty
5.7%inclusion49 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.7%inclusion49 decks857 decks
-1%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
5.7%inclusion38 decks670 decks
4%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.5%inclusion47 decks857 decks
3%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.3%inclusion23 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.3%inclusion45 decks857 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
9.3%inclusion80 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
17%inclusion147 decks857 decks
14%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion102 decks857 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion83 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.5%inclusion47 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion330 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion308 decks857 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion235 decks857 decks
8%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion168 decks857 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
17%inclusion45 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
16%inclusion133 decks857 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion119 decks857 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion113 decks857 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion98 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
9.0%inclusion77 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
7.9%inclusion31 decks390 decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.5%inclusion64 decks857 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.0%inclusion60 decks857 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion60 decks857 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.9%inclusion21 decks303 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.9%inclusion59 decks857 decks
-14%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.7%inclusion57 decks857 decks
6%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.5%inclusion56 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.5%inclusion56 decks857 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.4%inclusion55 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.3%inclusion54 decks857 decks
0%synergy
Fountainport
6.2%inclusion45 decks722 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.1%inclusion52 decks857 decks
-1%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.1%inclusion44 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion666 decks857 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion645 decks857 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion474 decks857 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion430 decks857 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion352 decks857 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion268 decks857 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion146 decks857 decks
11%synergy
Marble Diamond
16%inclusion138 decks857 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion136 decks857 decks
-5%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
15%inclusion74 decks489 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion121 decks857 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion121 decks857 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.2%inclusion70 decks857 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.4%inclusion55 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion848 decks857 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion846 decks857 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion721 decks857 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion502 decks857 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion501 decks857 decks
38%synergy
Isolated Chapel
52%inclusion446 decks857 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion402 decks857 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Field
46%inclusion397 decks857 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion385 decks857 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion360 decks857 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion326 decks857 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
34%inclusion295 decks857 decks
-7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
30%inclusion257 decks857 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
27%inclusion232 decks857 decks
-23%synergy
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion190 decks857 decks
-18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion189 decks857 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
22%inclusion186 decks857 decks
-17%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
20%inclusion174 decks857 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion163 decks857 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion159 decks857 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
18%inclusion158 decks857 decks
-16%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion146 decks857 decks
-13%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion132 decks857 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion124 decks857 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion105 decks847 decks
-3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion104 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion92 decks778 decks
0%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion100 decks857 decks
10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
11%inclusion96 decks857 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11%inclusion95 decks857 decks
-11%synergy
Esper Panorama
11%inclusion90 decks857 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
10%inclusion47 decks490 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion80 decks857 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.2%inclusion79 decks857 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.8%inclusion75 decks857 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.7%inclusion68 decks778 decks
1%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.2%inclusion70 decks857 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.8%inclusion64 decks817 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion60 decks778 decks
-5%synergy
Promising Vein
7.5%inclusion64 decks857 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion64 decks857 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.2%inclusion62 decks857 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion55 decks773 decks
0%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.8%inclusion50 decks857 decks
1%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.8%inclusion50 decks857 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.0%inclusion43 decks857 decks
-1%synergy