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Julia Maddalena
Dec 26, 2025
Julia Maddalena
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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100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
88xlift
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Grateful Apparition
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
175xlift
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63xlift
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Akroma's Will
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
13xlift
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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Victimize
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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Drown in Ichor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
140xlift
Karn's Bastion
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
88xlift
Disciple of Bolas
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
47xlift
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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Rite of Oblivion
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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Anointed Procession
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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Vault of the Archangel
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
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Teysa Karlov
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
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Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
The Queen of Dale
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
3.4xlift
The Sackville-Bagginses
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
15xlift
Accursed Marauder
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
4.6xlift
Zulaport Cutthroat
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Denethor, Ruling Steward
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
15xlift
Martyr for the Cause
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
131xlift
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Mirkwood Bats
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Daxos the Returned
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
175xlift
Blightbelly Rat
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
75xlift
Pitiless Plunderer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Nested Shambler
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
9.2xlift
Esper Sentinel
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Selfless Spirit
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
4.9xlift
Ghoulcaller Gisa
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26xlift
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
6.2xlift
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
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Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
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Odric, Lunarch Marshal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
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Reassembling Skeleton
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Pawn of Ulamog
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Hammers of Moradin
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
117xlift
Charismatic Conqueror
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Ruthless Technomancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
39xlift
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18xlift
Avenger of the Fallen
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
42xlift
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Charming Prince
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29xlift
Patrolling Peacemaker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
49xlift
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
175xlift
Viscera Seer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Bartolomé del Presidio
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Restoration Angel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
35xlift
Elenda's Hierophant
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.0xlift
Merchant of Venom
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
55xlift
Reveillark
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
Hoard Robber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Dalek Squadron
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.7xlift
Easterling Vanguard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7.3xlift
Maha, Its Feathers Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
15xlift
Gravecrawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Archivist of Oghma
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
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Path to Exile
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Deadly Dispute
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Anguished Unmaking
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Swords to Plowshares
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Despark
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Enlightened Tutor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Inkshield
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Ephemerate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17xlift
Village Rites
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Flawless Maneuver
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.0xlift
Fracture
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
Rootborn Defenses
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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Plunge into Darkness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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Force of Despair
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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Lapse of Certainty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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Whisper of the Dross
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Orim's Chant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Entomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
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Orcish Medicine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Semester's End
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
44xlift
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
29xlift
Grim Affliction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
88xlift
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.3xlift
Abstruse Appropriation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9.2xlift
Cloudshift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13xlift
Ad Nauseam
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.0xlift
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Secure the Wastes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Will of the Mardu
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.7xlift
Unbounded Potential
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Saw in Half
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
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Diabolic Intent
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Martial Coup
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16xlift
Blasphemous Edict
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.0xlift
Final Vengeance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27xlift
Austere Command
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Spark Harvest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
25xlift
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.0xlift
Bleeding Edge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Toll of the Invasion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Mordor Muster
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Winds of Abandon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.0xlift
Farewell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Death Cloud
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
88xlift
Increasing Devotion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Smallpox
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
29xlift
Buried Alive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
The Torment of Gollum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Reanimate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
In Garruk's Wake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
44xlift
Damn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Beseech the Queen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.8xlift
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
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Skullclamp
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Ashnod's Altar
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
My Precious
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33xlift
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Whip of Erebos
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19xlift
Sword of Truth and Justice
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
117xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.9xlift
Oketra's Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.3xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11xlift
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
58xlift
Contagion Engine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
88xlift
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
58xlift
Wand of Orcus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
58xlift
The Golden Throne
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10xlift
Animation Module
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6.0xlift
Eldrazi Monument
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
22xlift
Powder Keg
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Dolmen Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
58xlift
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
88xlift
Enchantments
Smothering Tithe
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Gleaming Splendor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
4.9xlift
Bastion of Remembrance
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Bitterblossom
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Land Tax
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Hidden Stockpile
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11xlift
Darksteel Mutation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Skrelv's Hive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Black Market
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Legion Loyalty
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
25xlift
Call for Unity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
58xlift
Noble Heritage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
88xlift
Fanatical Devotion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.0xlift
Criminal Past
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Grave Pact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
March from the Black Gate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Necropotence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
March of the Canonized
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Lethal Vapors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
58xlift
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Cultist of the Absolute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
29xlift
Revel in Riches
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.1xlift
Intangible Virtue
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7.6xlift
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13xlift
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.1xlift
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13xlift
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
117xlift
The Eternal Wanderer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
50xlift
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.6xlift
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
The Wandering Emperor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
44xlift
Kaya the Inexorable
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7.3xlift
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
175xlift
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.9xlift
Lolth, Spider Queen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9.2xlift
Liliana, Death Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
58xlift
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Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Phyrexian Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Cabal Coffers
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7.4xlift
Westvale Abbey
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Volrath's Stronghold
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4.7xlift
Command Beacon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5.7xlift
Barad-dûr
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8.6xlift
Field of the Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.8xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19xlift
Access Tunnel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
44xlift
Wasteland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11xlift
Dalkovan Encampment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.8xlift
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.5xlift
Vesuva
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
16xlift
Blinkmoth Nexus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
44xlift
Shambling Vent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.7xlift
Accursed Duneyard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6.5xlift
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Inkmoth Nexus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
44xlift
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.3xlift
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.3xlift
Unholy Grotto
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
88xlift
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.2xlift
Strip Mine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.7xlift
Rishadan Port
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
88xlift
Great Arashin City
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6.3xlift
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.5xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Aetheric Amplifier
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
174xlift
Staff of Compleation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
50xlift
Orzhov Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9.2xlift
Crowded Crypt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.2xlift
Talisman of Hierarchy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.2xlift
White Auracite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
53xlift
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Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Plains
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Command Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Caves of Koilos
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Godless Shrine
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Vault of Champions
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Isolated Chapel
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Shineshadow Snarl
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Brightclimb Pathway
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0.7xlift
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.2xlift
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2.7xlift
Bleachbone Verge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.8xlift
Fetid Heath
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Orzhov Basilica
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Shattered Sanctum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Scrubland
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.0xlift
Eclipsed Steppe
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1.6xlift
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
44xlift
Lazotep Quarry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.4xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.8xlift
Shadowy Backstreet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.5xlift
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Tainted Field
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.3xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.9xlift
Orzhov Guildgate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4.3xlift
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6.7xlift
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.7xlift
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2.5xlift
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.6xlift
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.4xlift
Obscura Storefront
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.3xlift
City of Brass
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0.4xlift
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