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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
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
56%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
49%inclusion41 decks84 decks
48%synergy
Grateful Apparition
49%inclusion41 decks84 decks
47%synergy
Spirited Companion
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
45%synergy
Cathar Commando
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
44%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
43%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
44%inclusion35 decks79 decks
40%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
39%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Dispute
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
36%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Accursed Marauder
38%inclusion30 decks79 decks
30%synergy
Unbounded Potential
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
34%synergy
Viscera Seer
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Doomed Traveler
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-11%synergy
Flickerwisp
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Skullport Merchant
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Thraben Inspector
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Helpful Hunter
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Priest of Ancient Lore
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Nefarious Imp
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Sun Titan
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Novice Inspector
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Hunted Witness
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Icewind Stalwart
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Carrier Thrall
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Tabaxi Toucaneers
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-12%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Dockside Chef
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Hardened Tactician
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Sandbender Scavengers
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Sanitarium Skeleton
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Kor Skyfisher
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Corpse Knight
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Woe Strider
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Kirin
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Flicker of Fate
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Cloudshift
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Fanatical Offering
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Grim Affliction
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Ephemerate
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Scrollshift
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Costly Plunder
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-14%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-50%synergy
Nasty End
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Raise the Alarm
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Path to Exile
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-38%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-13%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
You're Confronted by Robbers
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Thraben Charm
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Long Road Home
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Utter End
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Parting Gust
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Cast Down
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Strands
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Battle Menu
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Wanderer's Strike
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Drown in Ichor
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Final Vengeance
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Vat Emergence
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Spread the Sickness
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Bone Shards
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Call to the Feast
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Battle Screech
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Bone Splinters
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Back for Seconds
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Recruitment Drive
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Lingering Souls
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Cut a Deal
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Desperate Plea
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Precision
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Graceful Restoration
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Macabre Waltz
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Blood Fountain
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Relic Vial
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Geth
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Saw
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Fire Nation Warship
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Basilica Skullbomb
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Dispeller's Capsule
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Noble's Purse
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Far Traveler
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Call for Unity
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Tolls of War
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Muster the Departed
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Omen of the Sun
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Seal of Doom
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Planar Disruption
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Minimus Containment
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Omen of the Dead
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Angelic Renewal
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Canonized in Blood
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-27%synergy
The Dross Pits
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
The Fair Basilica
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-22%synergy
Cradle of the Accursed
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Realm of Koh
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion41 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Orzhov Signet
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
-13%synergy
Marble Diamond
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Sol Ring
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
-49%synergy
Orzhov Locket
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-43%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion84 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion84 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion59 decks84 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion56 decks84 decks
46%synergy
Scoured Barrens
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
36%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
44%inclusion37 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Obscura Storefront
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Field
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-38%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Silverquill Campus
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Shire Terrace
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Esper Panorama
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Promising Vein
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Escape Tunnel
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-53%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Heath
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Rumble Arena
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Capital City
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy