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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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Adept Watershaper
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Suki, Courageous Rescuer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Desperate Plea
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
72%inclusion62 decks86 decks
70%synergy
Grateful Apparition
63%inclusion54 decks86 decks
61%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
59%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
63%inclusion51 decks81 decks
59%synergy
Karn's Bastion
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
56%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
60%inclusion52 decks86 decks
56%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
55%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
72%inclusion62 decks86 decks
52%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
52%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion58 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
64%inclusion55 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Skullclamp
60%inclusion52 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Esper Sentinel
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
48%inclusion41 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Drown in Ichor
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Inkshield
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Bitterblossom
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Ghoulcaller Gisa
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
42%inclusion32 decks77 decks
40%synergy
Sun Titan
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Teysa Karlov
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Witch Enchanter
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Voice of Victory
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Viscera Seer
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Selfless Spirit
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Spirited Companion
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Ophiomancer
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Daxos the Returned
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Company Commander
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Cathar Commando
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Woe Strider
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-16%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Flickerwisp
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Solitude
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Dalkovan Packbeasts
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Akroma's Will
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Ephemerate
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Despark
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Cloudshift
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Grand Crescendo
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Carrion
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Eerie Interlude
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Secure the Wastes
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Mortify
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Unbounded Potential
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Parting Gust
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Offering
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-17%synergy
Feign Death
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Mardu
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Damn
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Martial Coup
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
17%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Vat Emergence
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-8%synergy
Ondu Inversion
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-8%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Cut a Deal
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Lingering Souls
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Devotion
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Oketra's Monument
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Geth
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Halo Fountain
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Contagion Engine
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Relic Vial
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Anointed Procession
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Rabble Rousing
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Divine Visitation
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Call for Unity
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
16%inclusion12 decks77 decks
11%synergy
March of the Canonized
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Muster the Departed
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Intangible Virtue
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Grave Pact
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Court of Grace
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Monologue Tax
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Smile at Death
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Felidar Retreat
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Murder Investigation
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
SOLDIER Military Program
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Martyr's Cause
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
45%synergy
High Market
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Fountainport
19%inclusion15 decks77 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Field
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Arid Archway
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion68 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion66 decks86 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Glistening Sphere
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion86 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion86 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion76 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
86%inclusion74 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion62 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
70%inclusion60 decks86 decks
40%synergy
Vault of Champions
69%inclusion59 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Fabled Passage
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion41 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Silent Clearing
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
-15%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Scrubland
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
-14%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Arid Mesa
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-14%synergy
Ondu Inversion
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-13%synergy
Demolition Field
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-2%synergy