Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Infect

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Aang, Airbending Master
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Drown in Ichor
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
81%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
67%synergy
Karn's Bastion
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Grateful Apparition
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
65%synergy
Plague Stinger
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Vraska's Fall
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Vat Emergence
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Priests of Norn
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Norn's Choirmaster
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Ichor Rats
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Whispering Specter
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Core Prowler
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Flensermite
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Nested Shambler
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Voice of Victory
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Contagious Nim
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Plague Myr
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Shriek Raptor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Daxos the Returned
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Corpse Cur
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Tine Shrike
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Crawling Chorus
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Viscera Seer
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Blackcleave Goblin
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Vector Asp
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Myr Convert
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Chittering Skitterling
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Basilica Shepherd
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Spirited Companion
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Digester
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Lost Leonin
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Jawbone Duelist
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Stinging Hivemaster
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Grafted Butcher
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Grim Hireling
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Nim
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Flickerwisp
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sun Titan
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Septic Rats
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Strike
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Grim Affliction
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Unbounded Potential
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Ephemerate
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Cloudshift
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Inkshield
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Charge of the Mites
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Scrollshift
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Flicker of Fate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Will of the Mardu
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Eerie Interlude
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Sugar Rush
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Long Road Home
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Despark
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
On the Job
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mortify
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Sorceries
White Sun's Twilight
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Spread the Sickness
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Victimize
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Damn
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Geth's Summons
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Decode Transmissions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Gift of Estates
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Infection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Vindicate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sunfall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Starfall Invocation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Contagion Engine
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Skullclamp
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Geth
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Infested Fleshcutter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Noble's Purse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Magnifying Glass
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Scrap Compactor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Basilica Skullbomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Prosthetic Injector
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Shrine of Loyal Legions
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Spawning Pit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyresis
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Necrogen Communion
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Glistening Oil
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Call for Unity
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Decree
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Retreat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Smuggler's Share
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Far Traveler
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Gift of Immortality
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Zealot's Conviction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Land Tax
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Into the Pit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
The Wanderer
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Minas Tirith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
The Dross Pits
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
The Fair Basilica
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Great Arashin City
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Diamond City
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
War Room
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Compleation
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Locket
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Atlas
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Replicating Ring
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Godless Shrine
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-36%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Vault of Champions
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Heath
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Mirrex
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Silence
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Escape Tunnel
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Field
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-36%synergy
Silent Clearing
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Obscura Storefront
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Windswept Heath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Opal Palace
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy