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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
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Tolls of War
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Sandbender Scavengers
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Grateful Apparition
61%inclusion526 decks865 decks
59%synergy
Nested Shambler
58%inclusion504 decks865 decks
56%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
59%inclusion511 decks865 decks
55%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
57%inclusion495 decks865 decks
53%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
56%inclusion424 decks760 decks
52%synergy
Drown in Ichor
52%inclusion448 decks865 decks
49%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
51%inclusion439 decks865 decks
48%synergy
Karn's Bastion
47%inclusion407 decks865 decks
42%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
39%inclusion338 decks865 decks
37%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
36%inclusion314 decks865 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion496 decks865 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
56%inclusion483 decks865 decks
35%synergy
Village Rites
45%inclusion390 decks865 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion366 decks865 decks
28%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion363 decks865 decks
-7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion348 decks865 decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion342 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
39%inclusion338 decks865 decks
19%synergy
Sun Titan
38%inclusion333 decks865 decks
26%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
38%inclusion325 decks865 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion314 decks865 decks
15%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
35%inclusion306 decks865 decks
31%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
35%inclusion301 decks865 decks
33%synergy
Spirited Companion
34%inclusion291 decks865 decks
29%synergy
Cathar Commando
32%inclusion279 decks865 decks
25%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
32%inclusion273 decks865 decks
27%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
30%inclusion256 decks865 decks
20%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
29%inclusion250 decks865 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
28%inclusion246 decks865 decks
18%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
28%inclusion240 decks865 decks
10%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion219 decks865 decks
14%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
25%inclusion218 decks865 decks
24%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
25%inclusion198 decks800 decks
21%synergy
Flickerwisp
24%inclusion207 decks865 decks
21%synergy
Accursed Marauder
24%inclusion179 decks756 decks
16%synergy
Daxos the Returned
23%inclusion201 decks865 decks
22%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
23%inclusion197 decks865 decks
19%synergy
Company Commander
21%inclusion184 decks865 decks
19%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
21%inclusion182 decks865 decks
16%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
21%inclusion146 decks704 decks
20%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
20%inclusion48 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
20%inclusion47 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
20%inclusion173 decks865 decks
12%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
19%inclusion162 decks865 decks
16%synergy
Teysa Karlov
19%inclusion162 decks865 decks
3%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
19%inclusion161 decks865 decks
-1%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion157 decks865 decks
3%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion152 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
18%inclusion152 decks865 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion150 decks865 decks
-9%synergy
Restoration Angel
17%inclusion149 decks865 decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
17%inclusion147 decks865 decks
15%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion146 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion145 decks865 decks
-6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion140 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
16%inclusion139 decks865 decks
0%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion134 decks865 decks
11%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
15%inclusion134 decks865 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion132 decks865 decks
-16%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
15%inclusion121 decks798 decks
3%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion130 decks865 decks
10%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
15%inclusion127 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion126 decks865 decks
2%synergy
Charming Prince
14%inclusion125 decks865 decks
11%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion34 decks237 decks
11%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion114 decks798 decks
9%synergy
Callous Bloodmage
14%inclusion121 decks865 decks
13%synergy
Skullport Merchant
13%inclusion116 decks865 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
13%inclusion116 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Doomed Traveler
13%inclusion114 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
36%inclusion311 decks865 decks
29%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
32%inclusion279 decks865 decks
22%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion267 decks865 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
29%inclusion251 decks865 decks
28%synergy
Cloudshift
28%inclusion240 decks865 decks
23%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion203 decks865 decks
-1%synergy
Inkshield
22%inclusion190 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
20%inclusion176 decks865 decks
-20%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
17%inclusion149 decks865 decks
16%synergy
Unbounded Potential
17%inclusion144 decks865 decks
16%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion135 decks865 decks
-7%synergy
Fracture
15%inclusion132 decks865 decks
-4%synergy
Eerie Interlude
15%inclusion132 decks865 decks
10%synergy
Flicker of Fate
15%inclusion130 decks865 decks
12%synergy
Fanatical Offering
12%inclusion108 decks865 decks
10%synergy
Grim Affliction
12%inclusion105 decks865 decks
12%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
11%inclusion99 decks865 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion93 decks865 decks
-3%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion86 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion84 decks865 decks
-13%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion84 decks865 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion83 decks865 decks
-2%synergy
Semester's End
9.0%inclusion78 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
9.0%inclusion64 decks712 decks
5%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
8.7%inclusion75 decks865 decks
8%synergy
Scrollshift
8.6%inclusion74 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.7%inclusion67 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.5%inclusion57 decks761 decks
-5%synergy
Utter End
6.9%inclusion60 decks865 decks
-6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.8%inclusion59 decks865 decks
1%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.5%inclusion56 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.4%inclusion49 decks761 decks
-1%synergy
Long Road Home
6.4%inclusion55 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.2%inclusion47 decks760 decks
4%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.7%inclusion49 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.7%inclusion49 decks865 decks
4%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
5.7%inclusion49 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.4%inclusion47 decks865 decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.3%inclusion46 decks865 decks
1%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.2%inclusion45 decks865 decks
2%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion45 decks865 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
31%inclusion264 decks865 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion210 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Damn
24%inclusion210 decks865 decks
-9%synergy
Vat Emergence
21%inclusion180 decks865 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion157 decks865 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion103 decks865 decks
2%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion102 decks865 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion101 decks865 decks
-5%synergy
Final Vengeance
11%inclusion72 decks645 decks
10%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
11%inclusion93 decks865 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion89 decks865 decks
-2%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.9%inclusion77 decks865 decks
5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.9%inclusion77 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
8.0%inclusion69 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.9%inclusion68 decks865 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.6%inclusion66 decks865 decks
0%synergy
Farewell
7.5%inclusion65 decks865 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion64 decks865 decks
2%synergy
Lingering Souls
7.3%inclusion63 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.8%inclusion59 decks865 decks
-1%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.7%inclusion49 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
5.3%inclusion46 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.2%inclusion45 decks865 decks
3%synergy
Spread the Sickness
5.1%inclusion44 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
34%inclusion292 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion164 decks865 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion127 decks865 decks
-11%synergy
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion121 decks865 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion121 decks865 decks
12%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion119 decks865 decks
13%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion103 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion94 decks865 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion83 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.7%inclusion75 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.7%inclusion75 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.9%inclusion68 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.1%inclusion61 decks865 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.8%inclusion59 decks865 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion58 decks865 decks
-13%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.6%inclusion57 decks865 decks
3%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.4%inclusion55 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.2%inclusion54 decks865 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.1%inclusion53 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.9%inclusion34 decks576 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
32%inclusion275 decks865 decks
31%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion194 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion155 decks865 decks
-12%synergy
Far Traveler
17%inclusion147 decks865 decks
15%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion140 decks865 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion133 decks865 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion128 decks865 decks
-7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
14%inclusion119 decks865 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion118 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion114 decks865 decks
8%synergy
Muster the Departed
13%inclusion94 decks752 decks
11%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
11%inclusion97 decks865 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Retreat
10%inclusion88 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Rabble Rousing
10%inclusion88 decks865 decks
9%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.1%inclusion79 decks865 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.8%inclusion76 decks865 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.7%inclusion66 decks761 decks
1%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.4%inclusion73 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Court of Grace
8.4%inclusion73 decks865 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.4%inclusion9 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.3%inclusion63 decks865 decks
2%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.9%inclusion60 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.8%inclusion59 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
6.6%inclusion57 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.6%inclusion57 decks865 decks
2%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
6.0%inclusion52 decks865 decks
2%synergy
Legion Loyalty
5.8%inclusion50 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.5%inclusion48 decks865 decks
-2%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
5.5%inclusion36 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.3%inclusion46 decks865 decks
3%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.2%inclusion22 decks421 decks
2%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.1%inclusion44 decks865 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
9.4%inclusion81 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
17%inclusion147 decks865 decks
14%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12%inclusion103 decks865 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
9.5%inclusion82 decks865 decks
4%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.3%inclusion46 decks865 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion333 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion308 decks865 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion236 decks865 decks
7%synergy
High Market
19%inclusion161 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
17%inclusion41 decks237 decks
12%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
16%inclusion137 decks865 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion121 decks865 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion113 decks865 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion97 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
9.5%inclusion82 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.3%inclusion31 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.4%inclusion64 decks865 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.9%inclusion60 decks865 decks
-14%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.9%inclusion60 decks865 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion59 decks865 decks
-1%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.7%inclusion58 decks865 decks
6%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.7%inclusion58 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.7%inclusion58 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
6.4%inclusion45 decks705 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.4%inclusion55 decks865 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.4%inclusion55 decks865 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.7%inclusion49 decks865 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.4%inclusion47 decks865 decks
-5%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.2%inclusion45 decks865 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion673 decks865 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion651 decks865 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion476 decks865 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion436 decks865 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion356 decks865 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion278 decks865 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion146 decks865 decks
11%synergy
Marble Diamond
16%inclusion137 decks865 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion137 decks865 decks
-5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion123 decks865 decks
11%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
14%inclusion67 decks472 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion121 decks865 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion69 decks865 decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.4%inclusion55 decks865 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion856 decks865 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion853 decks865 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion726 decks865 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
58%inclusion505 decks865 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion504 decks865 decks
37%synergy
Isolated Chapel
51%inclusion439 decks865 decks
-15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion404 decks865 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
46%inclusion395 decks865 decks
-6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
44%inclusion384 decks865 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion360 decks865 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion327 decks865 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
34%inclusion295 decks865 decks
-7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
30%inclusion259 decks865 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
27%inclusion230 decks865 decks
-23%synergy
Vault of Champions
22%inclusion193 decks865 decks
-18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
22%inclusion187 decks865 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion185 decks865 decks
-17%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
20%inclusion174 decks865 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion163 decks865 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion161 decks865 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
18%inclusion157 decks865 decks
-16%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion147 decks865 decks
-13%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion131 decks865 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion124 decks865 decks
-9%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion107 decks865 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion100 decks831 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion90 decks761 decks
0%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
12%inclusion100 decks865 decks
-9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion97 decks862 decks
10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11%inclusion93 decks865 decks
-11%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion90 decks865 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion83 decks865 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.9%inclusion77 decks865 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.9%inclusion42 decks473 decks
-13%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.7%inclusion66 decks761 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.7%inclusion75 decks865 decks
0%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.1%inclusion70 decks865 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.6%inclusion61 decks800 decks
2%synergy
Promising Vein
7.5%inclusion65 decks865 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.5%inclusion57 decks761 decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion61 decks865 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.1%inclusion61 decks865 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.0%inclusion53 decks756 decks
0%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.8%inclusion50 decks865 decks
5%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.7%inclusion49 decks865 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.2%inclusion45 decks865 decks
-1%synergy