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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
Fix What's Broken
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Daydream
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Conciliator's Duelist
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
4.5%inclusion6 decks134 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grateful Apparition
61%inclusion511 decks842 decks
59%synergy
Nested Shambler
59%inclusion498 decks842 decks
57%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
60%inclusion503 decks842 decks
56%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
58%inclusion489 decks842 decks
54%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
57%inclusion468 decks816 decks
53%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
53%inclusion449 decks842 decks
51%synergy
Drown in Ichor
51%inclusion431 decks842 decks
49%synergy
Karn's Bastion
49%inclusion410 decks842 decks
44%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
40%inclusion339 decks842 decks
38%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
36%inclusion304 decks842 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion489 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
56%inclusion475 decks842 decks
34%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion378 decks842 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
43%inclusion361 decks842 decks
-7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
43%inclusion360 decks842 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion338 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
40%inclusion335 decks842 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion332 decks842 decks
24%synergy
Sun Titan
38%inclusion321 decks842 decks
26%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
37%inclusion315 decks842 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
7.4%inclusion62 decks842 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
37%inclusion309 decks842 decks
16%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
36%inclusion302 decks842 decks
32%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
35%inclusion294 decks842 decks
33%synergy
Cathar Commando
33%inclusion277 decks842 decks
26%synergy
Spirited Companion
33%inclusion274 decks842 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion265 decks842 decks
20%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
31%inclusion265 decks842 decks
27%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
30%inclusion252 decks842 decks
21%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
28%inclusion235 decks842 decks
26%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
28%inclusion235 decks842 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
27%inclusion226 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
26%inclusion216 decks842 decks
22%synergy
Selfless Spirit
26%inclusion216 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
25%inclusion79 decks312 decks
24%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
25%inclusion78 decks309 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Marauder
24%inclusion196 decks812 decks
17%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
23%inclusion190 decks842 decks
17%synergy
Daxos the Returned
22%inclusion189 decks842 decks
21%synergy
Flickerwisp
22%inclusion189 decks842 decks
19%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
21%inclusion179 decks842 decks
17%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
21%inclusion160 decks760 decks
20%synergy
Teysa Karlov
21%inclusion173 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Company Commander
20%inclusion169 decks842 decks
18%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
19%inclusion157 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
18%inclusion154 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
18%inclusion152 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
18%inclusion150 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Knight
17%inclusion147 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion144 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion143 decks842 decks
-5%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
17%inclusion143 decks842 decks
16%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
17%inclusion141 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion140 decks842 decks
-9%synergy
Restoration Angel
16%inclusion138 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion136 decks842 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion130 decks842 decks
-15%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
15%inclusion130 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
15%inclusion128 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion127 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion125 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion125 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion122 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion120 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
14%inclusion119 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion118 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
14%inclusion40 decks288 decks
13%synergy
Charming Prince
14%inclusion116 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion43 decks313 decks
11%synergy
Doomed Traveler
13%inclusion112 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Skullport Merchant
13%inclusion110 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
35%inclusion297 decks842 decks
28%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion282 decks842 decks
23%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion257 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
29%inclusion240 decks842 decks
27%synergy
Cloudshift
27%inclusion227 decks842 decks
21%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion192 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
22%inclusion187 decks842 decks
-18%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion187 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Unbounded Potential
17%inclusion142 decks842 decks
16%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
16%inclusion134 decks842 decks
15%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion134 decks842 decks
-3%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion131 decks842 decks
-7%synergy
Eerie Interlude
14%inclusion122 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Flicker of Fate
14%inclusion116 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Grim Affliction
12%inclusion103 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
11%inclusion95 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
11%inclusion91 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion90 decks842 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion83 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion82 decks842 decks
-15%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion81 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion80 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Parting Gust
9.0%inclusion69 decks768 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.4%inclusion69 decks817 decks
-4%synergy
Semester's End
8.4%inclusion71 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
8.0%inclusion67 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Scrollshift
7.5%inclusion63 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.5%inclusion63 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
6.5%inclusion55 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.4%inclusion52 decks817 decks
-1%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.3%inclusion53 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.2%inclusion52 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Long Road Home
6.1%inclusion51 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.9%inclusion48 decks816 decks
4%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.5%inclusion46 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.2%inclusion44 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion44 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
5.2%inclusion44 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
5.1%inclusion43 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
32%inclusion268 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion210 decks842 decks
-8%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion203 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Vat Emergence
21%inclusion173 decks842 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion146 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion100 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion99 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion96 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion75 decks701 decks
9%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
10%inclusion86 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion82 decks842 decks
-3%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.6%inclusion72 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.1%inclusion68 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.8%inclusion66 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
7.5%inclusion63 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.5%inclusion63 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
7.1%inclusion60 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Lingering Souls
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
35%inclusion298 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion163 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion121 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion119 decks842 decks
-11%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion114 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Contagion Clasp
13%inclusion111 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion102 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion94 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.3%inclusion78 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.6%inclusion72 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
8.0%inclusion67 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.8%inclusion66 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.8%inclusion57 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.8%inclusion57 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.4%inclusion54 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.4%inclusion54 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion53 decks842 decks
-14%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.7%inclusion48 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.7%inclusion36 decks635 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
31%inclusion258 decks842 decks
30%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion190 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion166 decks842 decks
-9%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion137 decks842 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion136 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Far Traveler
16%inclusion133 decks842 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
16%inclusion131 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion122 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
13%inclusion113 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Muster the Departed
13%inclusion101 decks808 decks
11%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
12%inclusion100 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
12%inclusion97 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Tolls of War
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.3%inclusion76 decks817 decks
1%synergy
Felidar Retreat
9.1%inclusion77 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Rabble Rousing
9.0%inclusion76 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.9%inclusion75 decks842 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.4%inclusion71 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.1%inclusion68 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Airbender Ascension
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Court of Grace
8.0%inclusion67 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.4%inclusion62 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.8%inclusion57 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.7%inclusion56 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.3%inclusion53 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.9%inclusion50 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Legion Loyalty
5.9%inclusion50 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
5.7%inclusion48 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
5.5%inclusion39 decks709 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
5.5%inclusion46 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.5%inclusion46 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.5%inclusion46 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
8.9%inclusion75 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
17%inclusion145 decks842 decks
15%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion102 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion83 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.6%inclusion47 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.2%inclusion44 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion333 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion303 decks842 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion226 decks842 decks
7%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion170 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
19%inclusion60 decks313 decks
14%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
15%inclusion125 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion121 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion120 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
8.7%inclusion31 decks356 decks
3%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.2%inclusion36 decks437 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.4%inclusion62 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.2%inclusion61 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.1%inclusion60 decks842 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion58 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.3%inclusion53 decks842 decks
6%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.3%inclusion53 decks842 decks
6%synergy
Fountainport
6.2%inclusion47 decks761 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.2%inclusion52 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.2%inclusion52 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.8%inclusion49 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.7%inclusion48 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion659 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion639 decks842 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion469 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion413 decks842 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion342 decks842 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion258 decks842 decks
15%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
18%inclusion97 decks535 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion134 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion129 decks842 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion125 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion124 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion122 decks842 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion67 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.2%inclusion52 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion834 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion832 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion714 decks842 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
59%inclusion500 decks842 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion493 decks842 decks
38%synergy
Isolated Chapel
54%inclusion456 decks842 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion396 decks842 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Field
47%inclusion396 decks842 decks
-4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion380 decks842 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Silence
41%inclusion342 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion314 decks842 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion299 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
30%inclusion253 decks842 decks
27%synergy
Godless Shrine
29%inclusion246 decks842 decks
-22%synergy
Fetid Heath
24%inclusion200 decks842 decks
-17%synergy
Vault of Champions
23%inclusion196 decks842 decks
-17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion184 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
20%inclusion172 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion165 decks842 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion164 decks842 decks
-16%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion156 decks842 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion152 decks842 decks
-7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
17%inclusion143 decks842 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion121 decks842 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion113 decks842 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion105 decks817 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
12%inclusion102 decks842 decks
-11%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion99 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion98 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
12%inclusion98 decks842 decks
-9%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion88 decks842 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
10%inclusion56 decks536 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion83 decks842 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.4%inclusion79 decks842 decks
-6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.3%inclusion76 decks817 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.4%inclusion69 decks817 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.4%inclusion71 decks842 decks
0%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.3%inclusion70 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.8%inclusion66 decks842 decks
3%synergy
Promising Vein
7.5%inclusion63 decks842 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
7.5%inclusion63 decks842 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.3%inclusion59 decks812 decks
0%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.4%inclusion54 decks842 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.9%inclusion50 decks842 decks
1%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.8%inclusion49 decks842 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.6%inclusion47 decks842 decks
0%synergy