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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
Nested Shambler
57%inclusion49 decks86 decks
55%synergy
Grateful Apparition
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
47%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
46%synergy
Spirited Companion
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
45%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Cathar Commando
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Dispute
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Accursed Marauder
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Viscera Seer
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Unbounded Potential
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Doomed Traveler
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Bartolomé del Presidio
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Flickerwisp
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Thraben Inspector
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Priest of Ancient Lore
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Skullport Merchant
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Helpful Hunter
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Sun Titan
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Novice Inspector
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Hunted Witness
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Nefarious Imp
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Icewind Stalwart
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Tabaxi Toucaneers
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Carrier Thrall
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Sanitarium Skeleton
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
10%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
Hardened Tactician
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Knight
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Woe Strider
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Scrounger
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Kor Skyfisher
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Huntmaster
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Kirin
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Flicker of Fate
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Grim Affliction
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Fanatical Offering
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Ephemerate
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Costly Plunder
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Scrollshift
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-15%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Raise the Alarm
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-52%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Path to Exile
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-38%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-14%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Thraben Charm
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Murder
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Parting Gust
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Utter End
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
You're Confronted by Robbers
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Long Road Home
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Cast Down
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Battle Menu
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Strands
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Getaway Glamer
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Wanderer's Strike
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Drown in Ichor
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Final Vengeance
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Vat Emergence
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Spread the Sickness
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Bone Shards
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Battle Screech
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
13%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
Back for Seconds
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-8%synergy
Recruitment Drive
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Lingering Souls
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Precision
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Join the Maestros
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Cut a Deal
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Graceful Restoration
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Captain's Call
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Relic Vial
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Geth
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Blood Fountain
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Contagion Clasp
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Fire Nation Warship
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Noble's Purse
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Saw
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Metalspinner's Puzzleknot
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Dispeller's Capsule
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Tinker's Tote
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Valhalla
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Bagel and Schmear
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Far Traveler
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Call for Unity
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Muster the Departed
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Tolls of War
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Omen of the Sun
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Seal of Doom
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Planar Disruption
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Angelic Renewal
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Minimus Containment
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
First Response
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Veteran Soldier
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Canonized in Blood
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Spirit Bonds
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Scion of Halaster
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-27%synergy
The Dross Pits
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
16%synergy
The Fair Basilica
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-24%synergy
Barren Moor
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Cradle of the Accursed
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Realm of Koh
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion47 decks86 decks
-26%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Signet
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
38%synergy
Marble Diamond
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Sol Ring
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
-48%synergy
Orzhov Locket
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-43%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion86 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion86 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion59 decks86 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
64%inclusion55 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Scoured Barrens
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Field
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Shire Terrace
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Esper Panorama
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Promising Vein
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-24%synergy
Escape Tunnel
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-41%synergy
Silverquill Campus
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-55%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Rumble Arena
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Capital City
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy