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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
Deadly Precision
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rumble Arena
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
56%synergy
Spirited Companion
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
46%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
46%synergy
Grateful Apparition
48%inclusion41 decks86 decks
45%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
40%synergy
Cathar Commando
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Accursed Marauder
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Unbounded Potential
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Viscera Seer
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Doomed Traveler
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Bartolomé del Presidio
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Flickerwisp
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Infestation Sage
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Thraben Inspector
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Helpful Hunter
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
-13%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Priest of Ancient Lore
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Novice Inspector
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Skullport Merchant
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Sun Titan
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Hunted Witness
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Nefarious Imp
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Sanitarium Skeleton
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Dockside Chef
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Woe Strider
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Tabaxi Toucaneers
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Carrier Thrall
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Icewind Stalwart
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Hardened Tactician
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Kirin
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Kor Skyfisher
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Knight
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Defiant Salvager
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Fanatical Offering
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Flicker of Fate
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Grim Affliction
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Mortify
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Ephemerate
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Raise the Alarm
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Costly Plunder
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-15%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Scrollshift
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-52%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-13%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-39%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Utter End
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Thraben Charm
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
You're Confronted by Robbers
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Long Road Home
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Battle Menu
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Return to Dust
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Cast Down
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Truths
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Strands
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Destroy Evil
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Getaway Glamer
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Wanderer's Strike
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Drown in Ichor
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Final Vengeance
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Vat Emergence
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Unearth
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Bone Shards
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Worthy Cost
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Spread the Sickness
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Battle Screech
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Call to the Feast
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Bone Splinters
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Recruitment Drive
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Lingering Souls
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Back for Seconds
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Join the Maestros
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Cut a Deal
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Summon Undead
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Recommission
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Relic Vial
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Blood Fountain
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Geth
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Contagion Clasp
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Noble's Purse
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Tinker's Tote
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Saw
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Dispeller's Capsule
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Horn of Valhalla
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Far Traveler
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Call for Unity
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Muster the Departed
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Omen of the Sun
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Planar Disruption
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Seal of Doom
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Angelic Renewal
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Minimus Containment
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
First Response
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Scion of Halaster
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Veteran Soldier
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
13%synergy
The Dross Pits
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-29%synergy
The Fair Basilica
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Steppe
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Cradle of the Accursed
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-24%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
-25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion41 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Orzhov Signet
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
-14%synergy
Marble Diamond
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Sol Ring
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
-47%synergy
Orzhov Locket
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-43%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion86 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion86 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion60 decks86 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
65%inclusion56 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Scoured Barrens
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Obscura Storefront
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Field
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Silence
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Esper Panorama
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Promising Vein
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Forlorn Flats
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Shire Terrace
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-24%synergy
Escape Tunnel
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Silverquill Campus
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-42%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-56%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Capital City
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Opal Palace
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Brokers Hideout
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy