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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
Endless Foot Assault
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Ninja Teen
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Shredder, Unrelenting
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dream Beavers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
76%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Nested Shambler
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Karn's Bastion
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Grateful Apparition
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Drown in Ichor
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Dispute
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Despark
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Village Rites
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
37%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Selfless Spirit
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Cathar Commando
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Viscera Seer
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
38%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Sun Titan
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
31%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Daxos the Returned
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Spirited Companion
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Corpse Knight
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sarevok, Deathbringer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Ophiomancer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Esper Sentinel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Teysa Karlov
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Circuit Mender
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Plaguecrafter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Flickerwisp
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Suki, Courageous Rescuer
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Inspired Insurgent
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Woe Strider
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Company Commander
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Inkshield
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Cloudshift
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Mortify
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Interlude
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Flicker of Fate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Scrollshift
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Unbounded Potential
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Restoration Magic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Semester's End
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Long Road Home
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Surge of Salvation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Utter End
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Cast Down
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Damn
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Desperate Plea
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Cut a Deal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Martial Coup
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Final Vengeance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Vat Emergence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Vindicate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Money
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Precision
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Decode Transmissions
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Blade of Selves
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Noble's Purse
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Phantom Train
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Basilica Skullbomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Contagion Clasp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Engine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Lantern
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Hot Dog Cart
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Tolls of War
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Bitterblossom
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Far Traveler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Teleportation Circle
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Airbender Ascension
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Monologue Tax
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Muster the Departed
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Web Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Kaya, Ghost Assassin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
25%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
The Dross Pits
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Staff of Compleation
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Sphere
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Evolving Wilds
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Isolated Chapel
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Caves of Koilos
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Silence
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Champions
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Heath
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Obscura Storefront
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Silent Clearing
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Heath
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Silverquill Campus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Esper Panorama
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Promising Vein
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy