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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
Sandbender Scavengers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Azula, On the Hunt
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
62%synergy
Grateful Apparition
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
62%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
52%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
50%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
47%synergy
Drown in Ichor
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Dispute
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Village Rites
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Teysa Karlov
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Sun Titan
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Spirited Companion
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Cathar Commando
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Marauder
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Doomed Traveler
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Selfless Spirit
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Skullport Merchant
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Flickerwisp
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Corpse Knight
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Company Commander
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Infestation Sage
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Despark
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Generous Gift
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-16%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Fracture
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Inkshield
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Ephemerate
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Cloudshift
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Unbounded Potential
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Eerie Interlude
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Fanatical Offering
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Nasty End
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Murder
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Utter End
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Flicker of Fate
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Parting Gust
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Desperate Measures
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Austere Command
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Martial Coup
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Vat Emergence
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-15%synergy
Final Vengeance
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Eaten Alive
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Back for Seconds
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Decode Transmissions
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Bone Shards
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Cut a Deal
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Blade of Selves
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Noble's Purse
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Geth
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Saw
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Moonsilver Key
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Clasp
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Rites
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Call for Unity
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Far Traveler
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Court of Grace
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Rabble Rousing
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Muster the Departed
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Felidar Retreat
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Divine Visitation
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-15%synergy
Teleportation Circle
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
True Conviction
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Summoner's Sending
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
1%synergy
High Market
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
The Dross Pits
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Guildless Commons
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion55 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion50 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Marble Diamond
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Staff of Compleation
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion64 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion64 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion55 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
70%inclusion45 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Silence
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Isolated Chapel
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Field
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Obscura Storefront
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-23%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Vault of Champions
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-24%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Escape Tunnel
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Esper Panorama
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-21%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Promising Vein
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-14%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Brokers Hideout
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy