Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Core Aristocrats

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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Turbulent Moor
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Forum of Amity
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Acolyte
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Grave Researcher
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
71%inclusion52 decks73 decks
69%synergy
Grateful Apparition
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
64%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
55%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
55%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
54%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
52%synergy
Drown in Ichor
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
47%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
44%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Karn's Bastion
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Dispute
63%inclusion46 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Village Rites
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Viscera Seer
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Skullclamp
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Martyr for the Cause
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Teysa Karlov
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Cathar Commando
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Sun Titan
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Spirited Companion
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Marauder
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Doomed Traveler
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Ophiomancer
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Suki, Courageous Rescuer
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Skullport Merchant
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Daxos the Returned
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Flickerwisp
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Inkshield
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Ephemerate
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
-18%synergy
Cloudshift
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Mortify
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
-0%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Unbounded Potential
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Fracture
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Personify
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Interlude
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Flicker of Fate
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Grim Affliction
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-0%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Erode
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Parting Gust
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Carrion
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Scrollshift
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Austere Command
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Vat Emergence
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Damn
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Martial Coup
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Final Vengeance
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Worthy Cost
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Eaten Alive
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Back for Seconds
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Bone Splinters
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Bone Shards
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Daydream
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Fix What's Broken
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-0%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Relic Vial
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-12%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Blade of Selves
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Noble's Purse
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Contagion Clasp
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Oketra's Monument
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Saw
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Moonsilver Key
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Geth
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Shredder's Armor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Rites
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Tolls of War
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Call for Unity
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Far Traveler
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Rabble Rousing
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Muster the Departed
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Divine Visitation
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Retreat
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-0%synergy
Intangible Virtue
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
13%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
20%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Fountainport
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-0%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
The Fair Basilica
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion57 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Marble Diamond
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Staff of Compleation
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion73 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion73 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion64 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
70%inclusion51 decks73 decks
50%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Isolated Chapel
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Temple of Silence
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Caves of Koilos
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Obscura Storefront
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Godless Shrine
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
-23%synergy
Fetid Heath
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
-15%synergy
Scoured Barrens
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Mire
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
-18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Vault of Champions
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
-20%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Esper Panorama
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Promising Vein
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Umbral Expanse
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Brokers Hideout
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Silent Clearing
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy