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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Silverquill, the Disputant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Drown in Ichor
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
83%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
73%synergy
Grateful Apparition
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Karn's Bastion
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Vat Emergence
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Priests of Norn
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Plague Stinger
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Vraska's Fall
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Norn's Choirmaster
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Nested Shambler
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Whispering Specter
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Core Prowler
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Sun Titan
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Ichor Rats
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Flensermite
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Corpse Cur
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Proud Pack-Rhino
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Marauder
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Contagious Nim
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Plague Myr
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Shriek Raptor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Crawling Chorus
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Digester
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Flickerwisp
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Tine Shrike
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Vector Asp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Jawbone Duelist
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Blackcleave Goblin
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Filigree Vector
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Stinging Hivemaster
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Grim Hireling
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Chittering Skitterling
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Daxos the Returned
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Spirited Companion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Nim
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Lost Leonin
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Strike
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Path to Exile
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Unbounded Potential
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-31%synergy
Village Rites
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Grim Affliction
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Cloudshift
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Fracture
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Ephemerate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Inkshield
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Charge of the Mites
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Mortify
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Personify
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Eerie Interlude
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Boon of Safety
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Scrollshift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Long Road Home
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-34%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Destroy Evil
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Flicker of Fate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
On the Job
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Overkill
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Protection Magic
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Mardu
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Phyresis Outbreak
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Damn
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Spread the Sickness
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Geth's Summons
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Lively Dirge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Auntie's Sentence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Citywide Bust
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Vindicate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Remember the Fallen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cut a Deal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Decode Transmissions
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Contagion Clasp
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Contagion Engine
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Skullclamp
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Throne of Geth
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Noble's Purse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Foot Chopper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Magnifying Glass
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Basilica Skullbomb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Prosthetic Injector
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Blade of Selves
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Blood Fountain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Infested Fleshcutter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Scrap Compactor
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Glistening Oil
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Phyresis
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Necrogen Communion
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Call for Unity
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Retreat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Norn's Decree
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Tolls of War
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Far Traveler
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Flaming Fist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
The Wanderer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Diamond City
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
War Room
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Access Tunnel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Orzhov Signet
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
-25%synergy
Glistening Sphere
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-27%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Locket
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Buried Treasure
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Atlas
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Isolated Chapel
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-30%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Field
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-25%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Heath
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Escape Tunnel
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Silence
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Mirrex
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Scoured Barrens
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-31%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Desolate Mire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Captivating Cave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Opal Palace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy