Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Infect

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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Nita, Forum Conciliator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Acolyte
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Silverquill, the Disputant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Drown in Ichor
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
81%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
76%synergy
Grateful Apparition
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
68%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
61%synergy
Karn's Bastion
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Plague Stinger
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Vat Emergence
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Dispute
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Vraska's Fall
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Nested Shambler
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Priests of Norn
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Norn's Choirmaster
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Ichor Rats
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
31%synergy
Whispering Specter
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Core Prowler
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Crawling Chorus
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Viscera Seer
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Flensermite
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Corpse Cur
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Flickerwisp
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Sun Titan
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Proud Pack-Rhino
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Plague Myr
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Shriek Raptor
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Esper Sentinel
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Selfless Spirit
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Cathar Commando
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Lost Leonin
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Tine Shrike
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Surge Conductor
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Voice of Victory
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Contagious Nim
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-24%synergy
Tainted Strike
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Path to Exile
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Unbounded Potential
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Cloudshift
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Ephemerate
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Grim Affliction
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Despark
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Personify
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-31%synergy
Flicker of Fate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Charge of the Mites
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Mardu
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Interlude
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Scrollshift
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Long Road Home
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Destroy Evil
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utter End
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
On the Job
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Szat's Will
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Nasty End
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Overkill
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Protection Magic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Spread the Sickness
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Damn
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Geth's Summons
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Citywide Bust
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Vindicate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Remember the Fallen
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Cut a Deal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Auntie's Sentence
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Morningtide's Light
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Decode Transmissions
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Contagion Clasp
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Skullclamp
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Geth
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Contagion Engine
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Noble's Purse
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Magnifying Glass
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Foot Chopper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Basilica Skullbomb
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Relic Vial
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Prosthetic Injector
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Oven
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Phyresis
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Glistening Oil
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Necrogen Communion
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Call for Unity
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Decree
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Gift of Immortality
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Zealot's Conviction
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Far Traveler
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Flaming Fist
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Tolls of War
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
The Wanderer
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Vault
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
War Room
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Diamond City
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Access Tunnel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
-20%synergy
Staff of Compleation
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Glistening Sphere
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-23%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Buried Treasure
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Atlas
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
-24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Marsh Flats
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Field
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-17%synergy
Vault of Champions
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Obscura Storefront
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Silence
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-22%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-29%synergy
Silent Clearing
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Mirrex
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Mire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-0%synergy