Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Core Experience Counters

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
Turbulent Moor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Grave Researcher
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Forum of Amity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Umbral Expanse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
72%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
66%synergy
Nested Shambler
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
64%synergy
Grateful Apparition
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
58%synergy
Drown in Ichor
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
58%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Karn's Bastion
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Dispute
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Village Rites
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Despark
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Morbid Opportunist
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Cathar Commando
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Viscera Seer
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Selfless Spirit
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Sun Titan
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Spirited Companion
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Accursed Marauder
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Daxos the Returned
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Corpse Knight
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Sarevok, Deathbringer
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Ophiomancer
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Teysa Karlov
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Circuit Mender
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Flickerwisp
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Proud Pack-Rhino
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Inkshield
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Ephemerate
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Cloudshift
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Mortify
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Fracture
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-0%synergy
Eerie Interlude
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Flicker of Fate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Unbounded Potential
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Scrollshift
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Erode
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Takedown
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Parting Gust
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Semester's End
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Grim Affliction
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Long Road Home
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Surge of Salvation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Personify
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Damn
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Plea
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Vat Emergence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Martial Coup
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Cut a Deal
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Final Vengeance
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Restoration Seminar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Launch the Fleet
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Money
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Summon Undead
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Precision
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Noble's Purse
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Blade of Selves
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Phantom Train
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Foot Chopper
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Shredder's Armor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Basilica Skullbomb
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Clasp
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Lantern
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Tolls of War
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
29%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Bitterblossom
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Far Traveler
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Teleportation Circle
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Ninja Teen
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Monologue Tax
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Muster the Departed
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-0%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-0%synergy
March of the Canonized
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Airbender Ascension
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Kaya, Ghost Assassin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fountainport
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Staff of Compleation
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Marble Diamond
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Glistening Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Replicating Ring
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Isolated Chapel
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Vault of Champions
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Scoured Barrens
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Escape Tunnel
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Silent Clearing
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Promising Vein
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Scrubland
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Kabira Takedown
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Esper Panorama
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-0%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy